Activities at the integrated support center for nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security, and trilateral harmonization among Japan, ROK, and China

Naoi, Yosuke ; Kobayashi, Naoki ; Senzaki, Masao

Within the Asian region, China and ROK also committed at the 2010 Security Summit to establishing similar training centers. ROK established one in February 2014, and China started construction on its center in October 2013, aiming to commence activities in 2015. In 2013, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) started discussions with these three countries for the harmonization of the contents of their centers' training activities. The purpose of these discussions is to avoid duplication of effort, since three centers of a similar kind will be established in the Asian region. In these discussions, ISCN has taken the lead to find ways to make this harmonization a reality. This paper will present the result of ISCN's activities over the past three and a half years; the current situation of the cooperation among the three countries, Japan, China, and ROK; and the future efforts to be made.