ISCN's activities to promote universalization of INFCIRC/225/Rev.5

Noro, Naoko; Matsuzawa, Reina; Nakamura, Yo

As a regional Center of Excellence (COE) on nuclear security in Asia, Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of Japan Atomic Energy Agency has been supporting IAEA and international community to promote universalization of IAEA's nuclear security recommendations (INFCIRC/225/Revision 5 or Nuclear Security Series 13 (NSS 13)) through its activities. ISCN provided its workshop materials which ISCN developed jointly with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to IAEA; ISCN contributed to develop the first 5-day training course of IAEA; ISCN developed the training tools such as Physical Protection Exercise Field and Virtual Reality system at ISCN to enhance the effectiveness of the training and promote understanding of NSS 13 recommendations; and ISCN complements IAEA's activities by assisting other Member States in Asia to build their own capacity for implementing recommendations of NSS 13.