Current status and future prospects on nuclear forensics technology development in ISCN-JAEA

Kimura, Yoshiki  ; Okubo, Ayako; Tomikawa, Hirofumi; Matsumoto, Tetsuya*; Umino, Yuji*; Hosoi, Masaharu*

In accordance with Japan's national statement at the Washington Nuclear Security Summit (2010), development of technology related to measurement and detection of nuclear material and nuclear forensics has been initiated in Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) based on international cooperation for the contribution to the identification of origin and history of nuclear and other radioactive materials out of regulatory control (MORC) or materials used in terrorist attacks. Japan has made increased contributions to the international community by establishing these technologies with more precise and accurate capabilities in detection and forensics and sharing the fruits of these new technologies with the international community. In this paper, current status and future prospects on nuclear forensics technology development in ISCN-JAEA are discussed.