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Information sharing framework among experts for facilitating development of fast reactors and fuel cycles

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.

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Development of an information sharing framework; Communication strategies

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.

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Survey on experiences and needs for sharing nonproliferation-relevant information among experts within JAEA

Kawakubo, Yoko; Inoue, Naoko; Mongiello, R.*; Baldwin, G.*; Lee, N.-Y.*; Chung, J.*; Kwon, E.-H.*

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Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) is carrying out a project to design and establish an Information Sharing Framework (ISF) for enhancing nuclear transparency in the Asia Pacific region. This project is a cooperative effort with Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), the Korean Institute for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control (KINAC), and Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). In order to design and establish the ISF as a meaningful and sustainable mechanism, it is essential to identify the needs of the potential aparticipants including their expectations and concerns. Therefore partner organizations have conducted on-line surveys and/or face-to-face interviews with the nonproliferation experts within their own organizations that were identified as primary participants of ISF. JAEA carried out several face-to-face interviews with its experts including those who are in charge of nonproliferation R&D, nuclear security implementation coordinator, and training for capacity building and infrastructure development. They were queried as to past experiences and future needs for information exchanges. The survey results indicated that there are various experiences of information sharing in each nonproliferation mission or activity, and there continues to be a need for further information sharing. Findings from the survey will be reflected to the establishment and demonstration of ISF.

Oral presentation

Development of information sharing requirements for regional nuclear transparency

Kawakubo, Yoko; Inoue, Naoko; Mongiello, R.*; Baldwin, G.*; Lee, N.-Y.*; Chung, J.*; Kwon, E.-H.*

no journal, , 

Nuclear transparency has been discussed in various contexts even within nuclear nonproliferation. Due to the wide range of the contexts, the similar discussions have been repeated. With this background, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), US Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Korean Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control (KINAC), and Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) initiated a new phase of study to develop "requirements" for information sharing framework (ISF) focusing on regional nonproliferation experts. The "requirements" in this study is defined as to implement Plan-Do-Check-Adjust (PDCA) cycle for each specific category of information to be shared. "Plan" should be made by defining seven essential elements of ISF. In "Do" stage, the participants will collect the information and initiate a sharing process. "Check" is to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the ISF using the metrics and methodologies identified in "Plan". The feedback obtained from the "Check" will be reflected to the "Plan" for the second cycle, then the second cycle will be implemented. Because the nuclear transparency is a voluntary process, sustainability is a key challenge. "Requirements" were developed so that if the planning and implementation of ISF is carried out following the "requirements", ISF can automatically work in a sustainable and useful manner. This paper addresses the requirements for ISF that were developed by JAEA, SNL, KINAC, and KAERI, and demonstrates how they can work with showing the example planning.

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