International Cooperation for Enhancing Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards and Non-proliferation (eBook)

Luciano Maiani holds the Enrico Fermi Chair at Sapienza University of Rome and is a former Director General of CERN. Prof. Maiani predicted the existence and properties of charged particles (GIM mechanism) crucial to the formulation of a gauge theory of electroweak interactions. Currently, his work is focused on the formation of quark–gluon plasma in heavy ion collisions. Prof. Maiani chaired the XIX Edoardo Amaldi Conference.Said Abousahl is Head of the Nuclear Safety and Security Unit, European Commission – Joint Research Centre (JRC), and is responsible for the work program implemented by the JRC institutes (monitoring and evaluation) in the field of nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and non-proliferation. Dr. Abousahl was Co-Chair of the XIX Edoardo Amaldi Conference. Wolfango Plastino is Scientific Coordinator in the framework of the virtual Data Exploitation Centre (vDEC) of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) for testing and evaluation of algorithms and datasets in support of the verification mission on radionuclide event screening categorization for the International Monitoring System (IMS) and International Noble Gas Experiment (INGE). Prof. Plastino was Scientific Secretary of the XIX Edoardo Amaldi Conference.

Foreword I 6
Foreword II 8
Foreword III 11
Foreword IV 14
Preface 16
Contents 19
Contributors 21
1 Perspectives on Nuclear Safety and Security 23
Introduction 23
Nuclear Safety as Addressed by the Euratom Treaty Provisions and by the Directives Adopted After the EU ``Stress Test'' 24
International Community Actions to Shape Global Perspectives Towards Nuclear Security Current and Future Challenges 27
Views of an EU Member State on the Evolution of Nuclear Safety 33
2 Nuclear Safeguards and Non-proliferation 37
Introduction 37
Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Accident 38
IAEA Nuclear Safeguards for Deterring the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and for Detecting Any Misuse of Nuclear Material or Technology 42
Export Control Regime 48
3 Scientific Community Actions to Shape National Perspectives Towards a Better Synergy Between Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards 53
Introduction 53
The French National Perspective on Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards 56
The USA National Perspective on Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards 61
The Russia National Perspective on Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards 67
The Chinese National Perspective on Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards 71
The Israeli National Perspective on Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards 79
Acknowledgments 81
References 82
4 Scientific Community Actions to Shape National Perspectives Towards Nuclear Security Current and Future Challenges 83
Introduction 83
The Indian National Perspective in Promoting Nuclear Security 84
The Pakistani National Perspective in Promoting Nuclear Security 90
The Iranian National Perspective in Promoting Nuclear Security 94
5 Scientific Community Actions to Shape Enhanced Nuclear Safeguards and Non-proliferation Policies 98
Introduction 98
Scientific and Technological Developments Supporting Nuclear Safeguards and Non-proliferation 99
The Case of SESAME, a Scientific Regional Collaboration Which Can Lay a Basis to Increased Security 101
The Role of Science-Based NGOs in Promoting Perspectives Towards Nuclear Non-proliferation 104
References 109
6 Scientific and Technical Challenges to the Effective Implementation of the ``3S'' (Safety, Security and Safeguards) Approach 110
Introduction 110
Communication Between Technical and Policy Communities for Reconciling Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards Approaches 113
Challenges to the Effective Implementation of the 3S-Safety, Security and Safeguards---Approach with Some Practical Experiences 116
The Euratom Supply Agency (ESA) as a Tool to Maintain Security of Supply in the European Union (EU) 126
7 Role of International Cooperation and Scientific Community Actions for Enhancing Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards and Non-proliferation 128
Introduction 128
Scientific and Technological Challenges to the Continued Development of a Safe Nuclear Energy 130
Peace and Security of a World Without Nuclear Weapons 133
The European Commission Joint Research Centre Strategies on Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards and Non-proliferation 137
Reference 139
AppendixProgram of the XIX Edoardo AmaldiConference 140
Index 146