JAEA’s Efforts for Safeguards Technology Development

Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) is the only governmental nuclear research and development institute in Japan, established in October 2005 after the merger of Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) and Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC). JAEA and its predecessors including JAERI and JNC have the experiences of the R&D, operation and safeguards developments and implementations of a series of new type of the nuclear facilities for peaceful use. Technology development for the nuclear nonproliferation has been a key mission of JAEA, then Nuclear Nonproliferation Science and Technology Center (NPSTC) has been established along with the establishment of JAEA. This paper presents the efforts and contributions of JAEA and its predecessors to the safeguards technology development, through international cooperation such as Tokai Advanced Safeguards Technology Exercise (TASTEX), Japan Support Program for Agency Safeguards (JASPAS), and JAEA (including JAERI and JNC) – Department of Energy (DOE), U.S.A. This paper also presents the summary of Integrated Safeguards implemented to JAEA facilities in Tokai site. The results show the contributions and role of JAEA in the development safeguards technologies, and the future perspectives.