A message from the APSN Chair, Mr. Jae-Sik Uhm of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The ROK was appointed Chair during the 7th APSN Plenary in Tokyo, Japan in November 2016.
During 2017, the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan, conducted a survey on the training needs of states with Small Quantities Protocols (SQPs) to their safeguards agreements.This Report, compiled by th
During the latter half of 2015, the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan,1 conducted, on behalf of the APSN, surveys on training needs and providers in the Asia-Pacific region.
The IAEA holds a Symposium on International Safeguards every four years in order to engage the broader safeguards community in addressing challenges and seizing opportunities to strengthen the effectiveness of safeguards implementation.
The 8th Asia Pacific Safeguards Network (APSN) Annual Meeting and accompanying Working Group sessions took place October 30 - November 2, 2017 in Busan, the Republic of Korea.
On September 18-22, DOE/NNSA Nuclear Safeguards Engagement Program (INSEP), with participation from the Indonesian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, BAPETEN, conducted a training course for the Vietnam Agency on Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) on the Conduct of National Inspections.
This paper considers historical, legal and technical bases for including “control” of nuclear material as part of a State’s system of accounting for and control of nuclear material (SSAC) and its role in the fulfillment of safeguards obligations.
Each non-nuclear-weapon State party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is required to conclude a comprehensive safeguards agreement (CSA) with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Fundamentals of Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) for International Safeguards Implementation in States with Limited Nuclear Activities
Dates: September 25-29, 2017
Location: Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA
Application deadline: May 15, 2017
This workshop is intended to assist S.E Asian countries with Small Quantities Protocols (SQP) in carrying out international commitments associated with the implementation of safeguards agreements in their country.
In order to simplify certain procedures under IAEA Comprehensive Safeguards Agreements (CSA) for States that have little or no nuclear material and no nuclear material in a facility, the IAEA began making available, in 1971, a ‘Small Quantities Protocol’ (SQP), which held in abeyance the...
The Handbook on Internation Safeguards consolidates the many International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards publications and resources into one single reference guide to serve as a training aid at safeguards training courses.
The Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office (ASNO) hosted an IAEA Regional Training Course on Safeguards and Nuclear Security for Countries with Small Quantity Protocols December 12-16, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia for approximately 30 participants.
November 5-16, 2016, 13 senior level safeguards representatives from 6 countries (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam) participated in the NNSA "U.S.
The 7th Asia Pacific Safeguards Network (APSN) Annual Meeting and accompanying Working Group sessions took place in Tokyo, Japan on October 18-19, 2016.
Volume II, Number 2 of the DNN Sentinel features an article on the Asia-Pacific Safeguards Network (APSN). The article provides and overview of the founding, purpose, and activities of APSN.
APSN Members attended the 60th IAEA General Conference
During the American Nuclear Society’s (ANS) Conference on Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology & Policy (ANNTPC), Jaime Vidaurre-Henry from the Japan Atomic Energy Agency presented Focusing NMA&C Training on the precise group of practitioners.
From September 5 – 8, 2016, the National Nuclear Security Administration/Department of Energy (NNSA/DOE) brought together twenty-six experts from countries across Southeast Asia for a ‘Regional Workshop on Safeguards’ in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rob Floyd, Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Nonproliferation Office (ASNO), Australia and former APSN Chair was one of the keynote speakers during the opening plenary of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM).
The Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN), with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Japan, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan, and United States Department of Energy (DOE), held the above seminar at the Shwe San Eain Hotel meeting room in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, from July 12 to 14, 2016.
The Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) held the above seminar in the conference room of the Viet Nam Electricity Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Projects Management Board (EVNNPB) from January 26 to 28, 2016 in Ninh Thuan, Viet Nam, on which a new...
The Republic of Korea, Republic of the Philippines, Kingdom of Thailand, and Socialist Republic of Vietnam received the Atoms for Peace Award at the 2016 Nuclear Industry Summit (NIS 2016).
The Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) held the above seminar in the conference room of the Viet Nam Electricity Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Projects Management Board (EVNNPB) from January 26 to 28, 2016 in Ninh Thuan, Viet Nam, on which a new nuclear site is located.
