Capacity building support for nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security; Challenges and prospects

Hamada, Kazuko

The Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) is promoting capacity building support internationally in the aras of nuclear nonproliferation and security. While this kind of capacity building support is accelerating, it is increasingly recognized that many challenges exist to achieve effective capacity building support, such as gaps between needs and support contents and possible redundancies in various support activities. As a result, the effectiveness of capacity building support is seriously questioned, and greater importance is now attached to the harmonization among support activities. This paper will introduce the concepts and approache of ISCN's capacity building support, discuss the challenges for this support to serve for enduring efforts toward the enhanvement of nuclear nonproliferation and security and possible ways to overcome these challenges.