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Sekine, Megumi; Ishikawa, Yuki; Kai, Sachiyo*; Sukegawa, Hidetoshi; Motokawa, Risa*; Kato, Akane; Obata, Takashi; Motome, Yuiko; Siregar, V.; Hayakawa, Tsuyoshi*; et al.
Dai-46-Kai Nihon Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Nenji Taikai Kaigi Rombunshu (Internet), 3 Pages, 2025/12
no abstracts in English
Nakamura, Yo; Mizuedani, Miku; Kobayashi, Takuya; Sekine, Megumi; Kato, Akane; Ashima, Junko*; Noro, Naoko
Dai-45-Kai Nihon Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Nenji Taikai Kaigi Rombunshu (Internet), 3 Pages, 2024/11
Since 2012, the ISCN has been conducting a "Physical Protection Training Course for Nuclear Materials and Facilities" for domestic power companies, government agencies, and other relevant organizations as part of its human resource development support programs related to nuclear security. From the beginning, the training course utilized a hypothetical research institute as training material in line with the IAEA training course on physical protection systems. However, in response to the needs of domestic stakeholders, a new training tool featuring a hypothetical nuclear power plant was newly developed to deliver higher-quality courses. This paper outlines the content of the newly developed training tool and discusses its potential future applications.
Kobayashi, Takuya; Nakamura, Yo; Mizuedani, Miku; Sukegawa, Hidetoshi; Hosokawa, Yasuhiro; Hasegawa, Nobuhiko*; Komori, Yuko*; Inoue, Naoko; Noro, Naoko; Sekine, Megumi
Dai-45-Kai Nihon Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Nenji Taikai Kaigi Rombunshu (Internet), 4 Pages, 2024/11
no abstracts in English
Sekine, Megumi; Tatsuno, Takaharu; Mizuedani, Miku; Siregar, V.; Hayakawa, Tsuyoshi; Kawakubo, Yoko; Noro, Naoko; Inoue, Naoko
Dai-44-Kai Nihon Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Nenji Taikai Kaigi Rombunshu (Internet), 4 Pages, 2023/11
no abstracts in English
Yamamoto, Masahiko; Kono, Soma; Saegusa, Yu; Kuno, Takehiko; Sekine, Megumi; Inoue, Naoko; Noro, Naoko; Rodriguez, D. C.; Yamaguchi, Tomoki; Stinett, J.*
Proceedings of INMM & ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting 2023 (Internet), 10 Pages, 2023/05
The gamma-ray measurement part of the Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) course of safeguards and nuclear material accountancy was developed to focus on gamma-ray measurement allotting two days out of five days. The lectures on the basic characteristics and detection methods and mechanism of gamma-ray detectors were provided as e-learnings which were developed. The part for hands-on exercises were implemented in JAEA facility. Participants have set up each gamma-ray detector, and performed measurements of uranium and the other gamma-ray emitting nuclides. Also, uranium-235 enrichment measurements have been performed. In addition, the participants trained with a handheld gamma-ray spectrometer, HM-5, that is popular for IAEA safeguards as the preparation in the measurement exercise of fresh fuel assemblies in JRR-3, a research reactor facility of JAEA. This paper reports on the development, implementation, and feedback from participants on gamma-ray measurement part of the NDA course.
Noro, Naoko; Sekine, Megumi; Inoue, Naoko; Scharmer, C.*; Orr, A.*
Proceedings of INMM & ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting 2023 (Internet), 9 Pages, 2023/05
During the COVID-19 pandemics, ISCN has developed several online training courses on nuclear security for the regional participants to minimize the impact of global travel restriction. ISCN resumed its regional training as in-person in summer 2022. By combining in-person and virtual methodologies, ISCN and successfully designed the regional training to optimize its curriculum to optimize the effectiveness of the course. This paper reports on the development, implementation of the course to share ISCN's experience, and contribute to further enhancing effectiveness of capacity building in nuclear security.
Naoi, Yosuke; Noro, Naoko
Dai-43-Kai Nihon Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Nenji Taikai Kaigi Rombunshu (Internet), 4 Pages, 2022/11
States are responsible for establishing, implementing and operating nuclear security regimes. There are a wide range of competent authorities and users of nuclear materials involved in the system, and it is necessary for these parties to work together to strengthen the system. Proposal of a "Nuclear Security Stakeholder Matrix" that contributes to the strengthening of the nuclear security system by identifying stakeholders for each element that constitutes the nuclear security regime, and making a matrix of their roles, responsibilities, and the knowledge and skills required to fulfill their responsibilities will be reported.
Kawakubo, Yoko; Sekine, Megumi; Noro, Naoko; Inoue, Naoko
Dai-42-Kai Nihon Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Nenji Taikai Kaigi Rombunshu (Internet), 5 Pages, 2021/11
no abstracts in English
Sekine, Megumi; Sukegawa, Hidetoshi; Ishikuro, Yasuhiro; Obata, Takashi; Oyama, Koji; Kawakubo, Yoko; Noro, Naoko; Inoue, Naoko
Dai-42-Kai Nihon Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Nenji Taikai Kaigi Rombunshu (Internet), 4 Pages, 2021/11
In order to provide high quality online training, it was a challenge to make exercises using actual facilities available online. To address this, a virtual tour (VT) of a research reactor facility was developed and a Design Information Questioner (DIQ) exercise using VT in the world's first online national measurement control system international course was implemented. It was also applied to and developed for a Complementary Access (CA) exercise. In this paper, we report on the development of the exercise using VT, feedback from participants, and prospects for VT use.
Okuda, Masahiro; Inoue, Naoko; Noro, Naoko; Sugiyama, Rieko*; Kawakubo, Yoko; Sekine, Megumi
Dai-42-Kai Nihon Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Nenji Taikai Kaigi Rombunshu (Internet), 4 Pages, 2021/11
ISCN/JAEA has held the theater type of workshop in collaboration with World Institute of Nuclear SEcurity (WINS) since 2012, as part of fostering activity for national nuclear security culture. In 2020, it was held with online format developing of the short films on the supply chain risk. The paper describes the good practices on the implementation, the results of discussion in the workshop, and future possibilities of application.
Okuda, Masahiro; Van Dassen, L.*; Lock, B.*; Inoue, Naoko; Noro, Naoko; Kawakubo, Yoko; Sekine, Megumi
Proceedings of INMM & ESARDA Joint Virtual Annual Meeting (Internet), 9 Pages, 2021/08
Inoue, Naoko; Noro, Naoko; Kawakubo, Yoko; Sekine, Megumi; Okuda, Masahiro; Hasegawa, Nobuhiko*; Naoi, Yosuke
Proceedings of INMM & ESARDA Joint Virtual Annual Meeting (Internet), 10 Pages, 2021/08
Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) celebrated its 10th anniversary in December 2020. One of its pillars is capacity building support mainly to Asian countries. 183 trainings were implemented with more than 4,600 participants since its establishment, however, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted in the implementation of the trainings. ISCN/JAEA has started to develop the online trainings since April 2020, and implemented two regional trainings, Physical Protection and State System of Accounting for and Control (SSAC) for IAEA Safeguards in October and November 2020, respectively. The efforts continue in further development of trainings/workshops, including the regional training on Additional Protocol for IAEA Safeguards Agreement Commodity Identification Training, and other two national workshops with foreign instructors. Online training can provide not only training opportunities for those who have difficulty in traveling for security and safety reasons including under the travel restriction by COVID-19 pandemic, but also could serve in making them more effective and efficient, especially by the combination with in-person trainings. The pandemic, as a result, accelerate ISCN/JAEA to develop and implement the online trainings, which key is the international collaboration with the partners including IAEA, DOE/NNSA and Sandia National Laboratories and International Nuclear Nonproliferation and Security Academy (INSA) of the Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control (KINAC). This paper will provide the efforts of ISCN/JAEA how to address the online training development and implementation, current status, lesson learned, and future plan.
Kawakubo, Yoko; Stevens, R.*; Pickett, S.*; Sekine, Megumi; Noro, Naoko; Inoue, Naoko
Proceedings of INMM & ESARDA Joint Virtual Annual Meeting (Internet), 10 Pages, 2021/08
Noro, Naoko; Scharmer, C.*; Kawakubo, Yoko; Sekine, Megumi; Okuda, Masahiro; Inoue, Naoko
Proceedings of INMM & ESARDA Joint Virtual Annual Meeting (Internet), 10 Pages, 2021/08
In the amid of COVID-19 pandemic, Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) developed and conducted regional training course on physical protection of nuclear materials and facility (PP RTC) for Asian countries in October 19-30, 2020 as an online course. Maintaining the quality of in-person two-week training through online platforms was a big challenge. For effective learning, ISCN combined e-learning (self-study) and interactive learning (virtual classroom) for its online PP RTC, and engaged participants through group exercise via Zoom meeting. The paper will describe efforts of ISCN and SNL to develop the online curriculum of PP RTC and share lessons learned and good practices for course development and course implementation. The paper will also explore future application of online contents in nuclear security capacity building even after the pandemic.
Nakagawa, Yosuke; Sukegawa, Hidetoshi; Naoi, Yosuke; Inoue, Naoko; Noro, Naoko; Okuda, Masahiro
Dai-41-Kai Nihon Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Nenji Taikai Kaigi Rombunshu (Internet), 4 Pages, 2020/11
The physical protection exercise field, a facility equipped with various types of equipment such as sensors, cameras and fences that are used at nuclear facilities, is an effective tool for training on nuclear security at ISCN/JAEA, if it is carried out in-person. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the virtual tour of the facility is developed for the online training courses so that they could be more effective. The article explains the initial development of the virtual tour with some improvement inspired by using it on some occasions as well as a prospect of effective use of the virtual tour based on its characteristics.
Naoi, Yosuke; Hori, Masato; Noro, Naoko
Proceedings of INMM 61st Annual Meeting (Internet), 9 Pages, 2020/07
As a COE of HRD on nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear security in the Asian region, good practices during the nine years since its establishment in 2010 will be presented.
Naoi, Yosuke; Noro, Naoko; Kobayashi, Naoki; Robertson, K.
Proceedings of INMM 58th Annual Meeting (Internet), 10 Pages, 2017/07
More than six years have passed since the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) was established under the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) in December 2010 and started its activities, in response to the commitment of Japan at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington D.C.. ISCN has been vigorously involved in the capacity building assistance on nuclear nonproliferation (safeguards) and nuclear security, mainly in the Asian region. It has provided 120 training courses with 3,257 participants in total up to January 2017. ISCN has been playing a major role in strengthening nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security in this region, and this can be considered as one of the great results of the Nuclear Security Summit process. Particularly, ISCN's nuclear security training courses, primarily two-week course on physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear facilities, have been building up its own instructors in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration and Sandia National Laboratories. It has also been providing the courses with emphasis on universalization of the IAEA INFCIRC/225/Rev.5 and nuclear security culture. Furthermore, ISCN has provided the training courses for the experts in Japan making the best use of our knowledge and experience of organizing international training courses. The total number of the Japanese experts participating in ISCN courses reached to more than 1200. In addition to that ISCN conducted a special lecture on nuclear security culture at the thirteen-nuclear power plant (NPP) sites in Japan, and three thousand workers at NPPs joined the lecture. This shows that the ISCN has been recognized as an expert organization of nuclear security training support in Japan. This paper will describe the good practices at ISCN through six years activities mainly the progress in our nuclear security training.
Noro, Naoko; Nakamura, Yo; Hirai, Mizuki; Kobayashi, Naoki; Kawata, Norio; Naoi, Yosuke
Modern Environmental Science and Engineering, 3(5), p.309 - 313, 2017/05
The paper introduces methodologies of ISCN for nuclear security training curricula development. The paper focuses on the contribution of ISCN for curriculum development of IAEA transport security training course which ISCN hosted in 2015.
Naoi, Yosuke; Robertson, K.; Noro, Naoko
International Journal of Nuclear Security (Internet), 2(1), p.1 - 9, 2016/11
International cooperation is essential to support states in building the human resources necessary for maintaining and strengthening nuclear security. The ISCN provides assistance with capacity building to states throughout Asia and some other regions. The objective of this article is to describe the contribution of the ISCN to human resources development in the field of nuclear security, using its contributions to regional physical protection training and computer security training as illustrative examples. This article also considers the lessons learned from the ISCN's experience that may benefit other nuclear security training and support centers.
Noro, Naoko
Kokusai Anzen Hosho, (173), p.14 - 31, 2016/09
Through the Nuclear Security Summit Process since 2010, the international community accomplished significantly in the area of nuclear security. The paper identifies those achievements as well as challenges beyond the last Nuclear Security Summit in 2016.
