Integrated safeguards for the plutonium fuel production facility (RFPF); Development of approach and applications

Nagatani, Taketeru ; Asano, Takashi ; Fujiwara, Shigeo ; Takahashi, Saburo

Safeguards implementation in Japan was transferred to an integrated safeguards (IS) scheme in September 2004. Around that time, IS approach was implemented for all of the light water reactors and LEU fuel fabrication facilities. Based on the SAGSI advice, the JAEA developed an IS approach for Plutonium Fuel Production Facility (PFPF) and proposed to the IAEA. Based on the JAEA proposal, the IAEA proposed the IS approach for not only PFPF but also for other facilities in the JNC-1 site in May 2005. The concept for this approach was agreed upon between the IAEA and the Japan side in November 2006. The IAEA has a target to start implementation of the IS approach for the JNC-1 site in January 2008. This report introduces the IS approach for MOX fuel fabrication facilities in the JNC-1 site and considers the perspective for the future.