2017 | Global Nuclear Security

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2017　Global Nuclear Security

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Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering

Instructor(s): Sagara Hiroshi Hayashizaki Noriyosu Saito Masaki Senzaki Masao Kikuchi Masahiro

Class Format: Lecture

Media-enhanced courses

Day/Period(Room No.): Tue1-2(原講571, North No.2, 5F-571) Fri7-8(原講571, North No.2, 5F-571)

Group: -

Course number: NCL.F403

Credits: 2

Academic year: 2017

Offered quarter: 4Q

Syllabus updated: 2017/4/9

Lecture notes updated: 2017/12/8

Language used: English

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Course description and aims

Severe accidents of nuclear systems by natural disasters, nuclear terrorism and proliferation of nuclear weapon devices by nations are the global threats to human beings. The course discusses the measures of nuclear security including physical protection from multiple aspects of legal and international frameworks as well as their supporting technologies. The course also explains the measures of nuclear non-proliferation including safeguards, comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty, proliferation resistance from multiple aspects of legal and international frameworks as well as their supporting technologies. This course aims that students understand the fundamentals of nuclear safety, security and safeguards and their integration for bird-eye view of nuclear system against global threats.

Student learning outcomes

This course aims that students understand the fundamentals of nuclear safety, security and safeguards and their integration for bird-eye view of nuclear system against global threats.

Keywords

Non-proliferation, Nuclear Security, Safeguards, Proliferation Resistance

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills

Intercultural skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking skills

Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

In lecture format. The instructor explains the measures of nuclear security including physical protection from multiple aspects of legal and international frameworks as well as their supporting technologies. The instructor also discusses the measures of nuclear non-proliferation including safeguards, comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty, proliferation resistance from multiple aspects of legal and international frameworks as well as their supporting technologies.

Course schedule/Required learning

	Course schedule	Required learning
Class 1	Lecture overview: Nuclear Non-proliferation and security	Explaining nuclear non-proliferation and security and their overview
Class 2	Non-proliferation (1): History and legal framework review	Explaining history and legal framework of non-proliferation
Class 3	Non-proliferation (2): Overview of Safeguards	Explaining overview of Safeguards
Class 4	Non-proliferation (3): Safeguards and its science and technology	Explaining Safeguards and its science and technology
Class 5	Non-proliferation (4): Nuclear material accounting and control	Acquireing nuclear material accounting and control
Class 6	Non-proliferation (5): Japan's effort	Explaining Japan's effort in nuclear non-proliferation
Class 7	Non-proliferation (6): Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and its implementation	Explaining Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and its implementation
Class 8	Non-proliferation (7): Next generation nuclear system with the higher Proliferation Resistance	Explaining next generation nuclear system with the higher Proliferation Resistance
Class 9	Nuclear Security (1): History and legal framework review	Explaining history and legal framework of Nuclear Security
Class 10	Nuclear Security (2): Evaluation of threats for Physical Protection system design	Understanding of evaluation of threats for Physical Protection system design
Class 11	Nuclear Security (3): Design of Physical Protection System	Acquireingf how to design Physical Protection System
Class 12	Nuclear Security (4): Evaluation of Physical Protection System design	Understanding of how to evaluate Physical Protection System design based on probabilistic risk analysis
Class 13	Nuclear Security (5): Nuclear Safety and Security culture	Explaining nuclear Safety and Security culture
Class 14	Integration of nuclear safety, security and non-proliferation measures	Discussion of nuclear safety, security and non-proliferation measures integration
Class 15	Overall discussion	Overall discussion of the lecture and quiz to deepen the understanding nuclear non-proliferation and security with bird-eye-view

Textbook(s)

None.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

For nuclear safeguards, “IAEA, INFCIRC 153 and 540”
https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/infcircs/1972/infcirc153.pdf
https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/infcirc540.pdf

For nuclear security "IAEA INFCIRC/225/Rev.5"
http://www-ns.iaea.org/security/nss-publications.asp?s=5

Assessment criteria and methods

Quiz and report

Related courses

NCL.N407 ： Nuclear Safety Engineering

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

「NCL.N407 ： Nuclear Safety Engineering」 is desired to be taken in advance

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

sagara[at]nr.titech.ac.jp

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