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Hoffheins, B.; Kawakubo, Yoko; Inoue, Naoko
JAEA-Review 2013-006, 47 Pages, 2014/03
JAEA-Review-2013-006.pdf:2.65MB
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has undertaken a joint R&D project entitled "Development of an Information Sharing Framework for Regional Nonproliferation Cooperation" with Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) under the arrangement with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA). This project is carried out as an informal, multilateral cooperation among JAEA, KINAC, KAERI and SNL to develop requirements for an ISF that will ensure nonproliferation transparency success and sustainability. The project partners have identified the compelling reason for establishing an ISF, needs and particular audience, and developed and refined requirements through discussions at workshops, face-to-face meetings, and regular teleconferences. Project activities have included drafting and conducting a survey to identify stakeholder information needs and requirements for an ISF, launching a website to practice information sharing concepts, and presenting papers at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Material Management (INMM) and other venues. This paper provides the historical context of the current project, and reports the progress to date and speculates on future directions.
Kawakubo, Yoko; Hoffheins, B.; Inoue, Naoko; Mongiello, R.*; Baldwin, G.*; Lee, N. Y.*
Proceedings of International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles; Safe Technologies and Sustainable Scenarios (FR-13) (USB Flash Drive), 8 Pages, 2013/03
Transparency in the peaceful use of nuclear energy is important as a measure to complement and reinforce International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards and promote international/ regional confidence building. Moreover, information sharing, a key component of confidence building, is essential for promoting the development of fast reactors and associated fuel cycles by enhancing transparency and encouraging understanding among non-proliferation experts. Currently, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) is carrying out a joint project to design and establish an Information-Sharing Framework (ISF) for supporting and promoting nuclear transparency in the Asia Pacific region, in cooperation with Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), the Korean Institute for Nonproliferation and Control (KINAC), and Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). At present, requirements for planning and implementing ISF are under discussion to address inherent challenges that are recognized among project partners. This paper describes the current status of the development of requirements for ISF. The effort of the development is still underway, however; the requirements will be determined and demonstrated in the near future by project partners.
Hoffheins, B.; Miyaji, Noriko; Asano, Takashi; Nagatani, Taketeru; Ishiyama, Koichi; Kimura, Takashi; Kodani, Yoshiki
Proceedings of INMM 52nd Annual Meeting (CD-ROM), 10 Pages, 2011/07
Following Japan's conclusion of the Additional Protocol and the IAEA's broader conclusion regarding the peaceful nature of Japan's nuclear activities, the Japan government and facility operators have worked with the IAEA to apply integrated safeguards to increase inspection efficiency and to ensure verification correctness and completeness. These safeguards approaches rely heavily on the implementation of advanced technologies such as unattended surveillance and non-destructive assay measurement, automated nuclear material accounting, solution monitoring and remote monitoring. These technologies have enabled random interim inspections; they have also reduced the level of effort required for nuclear material accounting and inspection activities. A more comprehensive understanding of the impact of advanced technologies on operation and inspection processes would be useful for developing methodologies to support better system design and evaluation of existing systems.
Suzuki, Mitsutoshi; Izumi, Yoshinori; Kimoto, Toru; Naoi, Yosuke; Inoue, Takeshi; Hoffheins, B.
IAEA-CN-184/64 (Internet), 8 Pages, 2010/11
In support of the 3S initiative, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has been conducting detailed analyses of the R&D programs and cultures of each of the S areas to identify overlaps where synergism and efficiencies might be realized, to determine where there are gaps in the development of a mature 3S culture, and to coordinate efforts with other Japanese and international organizations. Lessons learned in these activities can be applied to developing more efficient and effective 3S infrastructures for incorporating into Safeguards by Design methodologies. In this presentation, a risk-informed approach regarding integration of 3S will be introduced. An initial examination of incident probability and postulated consequence analyses, which are tools familiar to the nuclear safety culture, will be applied to predict and evaluate inherent uncertainties of proliferation and security risks.
Kawakubo, Yoko; Hoffheins, B.; Inoue, Naoko; Mongiello, R.*; Baldwin, G.*
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The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), in cooperation with the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), has conducted research and development of transparency concepts and tools to support and promote regional nuclear non-proliferation transparency. Their cooperative efforts are ongoing and the most recent activity was the workshop held in Tokai, Japan, December 1-2, 2011, "Transparency Workshop: Development of an Information Sharing Framework". Among other things, the workshop discussed various ways of information sharing and highlighted two mechanisms: "face-to-face" and "web-based". This paper analyzed both "face-to-face" and "web-based" mechanisms to support establishing the information sharing framework for regional transparency. The analysis showed that each mechanism has different advantages and disadvantages therefore it is essential to find the optimum combination of these two mechanisms depending on the goals and needs of the framework. The challenges to web-based mechanism such as information security and possible structures of multi-party participation framework would be also described.
Inoue, Naoko; Hoffheins, B.; Kawakubo, Yoko
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This presentation is invited by KINAC (Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control), and presented at 2012 International Nuclear Non-proliferation and Security Symposium hosted by KINAC. It reviews the efforts for nuclear transparency by JAEA, JNC and PNC. It also presents the contents of information sharing framework study collaborated by Japan-US-Korea, and proposes the JAEA-SNL-KINAC/KAERI demonstration of the framework.
