1. Nuclear Security Courses
2. Safeguards and SSAC Courses
3. International Nonproliferation Framework Courses

By providing these courses, ISCN contributes toward
• Knowledge-sharing
• Experience-sharing, such as good practices
• Development of a domestic framework
• Building practical capacity on State Systems of Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Material as well as the physical protection of such material

Training curriculum development based on the needs of target participants
• Awareness raising course for policy makers
• Practical course for practitioners
• Introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses

• Nuclear Security Courses

  　ISCN has been providing the following courses by making the most of JAEA's extensive knowledge and experience as a nuclear operator:

  Physical Protection
  Exercise during the IAEA ITC on the Security of Non-Nuclear Radioactive Material in Transport
  • Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Facilities
  • IAEA International Training Course on the Security of Non-Nuclear Radioactive Material in Transport
  • IAEA's Nuclear Security Recommendations on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities (INFCIRC/225/Rev.5)
  • Physical Protection Detection System Performance Testing
  • Tabletop Exercise (TTX)
  • Scenario Development
  Nuclear Security Culture
  • Security Culture Regional Workshop
  • ISCN holds an annual domestic workshop in the form of a theatrical session
  Crisis Management
  • Nuclear Forensics
  Bilateral Cooperation
  　　ISCN provides bilateral support on the requests of target countries.
  • Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
  • Physical Protection of Radioactive Material
  

  Group exercise during the RTC on the Physical Protection
  of Nuclear Material and Facilities

  

  - Bilateral Cooperation -
  Practical training on security of radioactive materials in 2023
• Safeguards and SSAC Courses

  　ISCN provides training on safeguards and SSAC by utilizing JAEA's experience and expertise as a nuclear fuel cycle research and development organization. ISCN collaborates with the IAEA and other related organizations in facilitating the training.

  Regional Training Course
  • State Systems of Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Material (SSAC) for IAEA Safeguards
  • Measurement Methods and Techniques for Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) for IAEA Safeguards
  • Declarations, Complementary Access, and Identification of Weapons of Mass Destruction Materials and Equipment under the Additional Protocol (AP-CIT)
  • Sharing of Each Country's Experience with Safeguards and SSAC
  IAEA Inspector Training
  • Safeguards in Reprocessing Plants
  • Digital Cherenkov Viewing Device (DCVD) Training for Spent Fuel Verification
  Bilateral Cooperation
  　　ISCN provides bilateral support on the requests of target countries.
  • Additional Protocol Declarations
  • Safeguards and SSAC Training
  • National Training on Safeguards Implementation in Iran
  

  Lecture during the SSAC course

  

  Safeguards exercise using radiation measurement equipment
• International Nonproliferation Framework Courses

  　On the requests of target countries, ISCN conducts seminars on international frameworks, including improvement of nuclear nonproliferation and security and framework implementation, in order to raise awareness among relevant parties in target countries and identify specific support needs.

  • International trends, policies, and challenges on the peaceful use of nuclear energy as well as nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security
  • International frameworks, regulations, and specific practical efforts on nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security
  • Sharing of Japan's efforts in achieving both peaceful use of nuclear energy and nuclear nonproliferation
  

  Saudi Arabia

  

  Bangladesh

  

  Malaysia
  

  Mongolia

  

  Lithuania

  

  Jordan

• ISCN Exercise Field - Physical Protection Exercise Field and Building

  　Equipped with the main security devices (e.g., intrusion detection sensors, camera/video systems) commonly used in actual nuclear facilities, the Exercise Field provides hands-on learning opportunities to understand devices' basic functions, security system designs, and performance testing techniques.

  

  1F: Server Room

  

  2F: Classroom

  

  Physical Protection Exercise Bldg.

  

  1F: Mock Central Alarm Station

  

  1F: Entry Control Room
• ISCN Exercise Field - Virtual Reality (VR) Exercise Building

  　VR systems enable the simulation of experiential activities related to nuclear security and safeguards by at virtual facilities constructed in a virtual space.

  

  

  

  
• Development of tools for effective and efficient training implementation

  　By leveraging our developed online tools and integrating them with traditional in-person training, ISCN achieves highly effective learning outcomes.

  

  Online Lecture

  

  Virtual Tour - Research Reactor
  

  Practical video materials

  

  Workshop using video materials

  

  e-learning

　ISCN has collaborated with various international organizations, frameworks, and authorities for the development and implementation of training.

• IAEA

  　The IAEA recognized ISCN/JAEA's more than 10 years of contributions to the IAEA in the field of nuclear security and designated JAEA as an IAEA Collaborating Centre in the "Nuclear Security Area" on October 22, 2021.

  About Collaborating Centres:
  　An IAEA Collaborating Centre is an IAEA Member State institution designated by the IAEA to support its programs and activities. The designated institution enters into an agreement with the IAEA that includes a work plan, and outcomes are reviewed at the annual review meeting.

  　ISCN provides technical support for the IAEA's nuclear security efforts and nuclear security personnel training through the following activities as an IAEA Collaborating Centre.

  • Hosting IAEA training courses that utilize JAEA's practical experience in the field of nuclear security
  • Developing training courses and materials
  • Dispatch of experts to IAEA expert meetings and training courses
  • Cooperating with IAEA projects and hosting technical meetings based on the results of the development of technologies for detecting and measuring nuclear materials at the JAEA
  

  Designation ceremony for IAEA Collaborating Centres

  

  Commemorative plaque of IAEA Collaborating Centres
  Safeguards
  • Cooperation in conducting regional and international training on the State Systems of Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Material (SSAC)
  • Cooperation in conducting international training for member states with Small Quantities Protocols (SQP) under the Safeguards Agreement
  • Online training development support
  Nuclear Security
  • Conclusion of arrangements for cooperation in the field of nuclear security (since 2013)
  • Cooperation in organizing IAEA-hosted trainings for nuclear security in Japan
  • Dispatch of ISCN experts to IAEA expert meetings
  • Participation and cooperation in IAEA-led network activities through the Nuclear Security Support Centres (NSSCs)
    • ISCN actively supports the NSSC network activities and contributes to the enhancement of nuclear security by sharing its good practices of human capacity building through the network with other similar organizations around the world.
  • Cooperation in Asia Regional Network (ARN)
    • In collaboration with the International Nuclear Security Academy (INSA) in Korea and the State Nuclear Security Technology Center (SNSTC) in China, both of which are also active under the NSSC network, ISCN promotes cooperation in sharing activities plans, co-hosting training and dispatching instructors, and exchanging information, as part of the Asia Regional Network (ARN).
• National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy (NNSA/DOE)
  Safeguards
  • Mutual participation in training
  • Sharing of training materials
  Nuclear Security
  • Co-hosting of training in the Asian region
  • Joint support for training centers in the Asian region
  • Supporting the training of ISCN instructors
  • Joint development of training materials
  

  Dispatch of instructors from DOE/NNSA

  

  Joint training course in an Asian Country
• EC-JRC
  Safeguards
  • Dispatch of instructors for conducting training on the State Systems of Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Material (SSAC)
  • Development and implementation of technical training on Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) for SSAC
  Nuclear Security
  • Dispatch of instructors for conducting training in the Asian region
  • Co-hosting of training
  

  Dispatch of instructors from EC-JRC

• ASEAN Centre of Energy (ACE)
  • Joint hosting of seminars/training on nuclear security and safeguards based on the needs of ASEAN countries
  • Contribution to the promotion of cooperation in human capacity building for nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security in the ASEAN region through regular attendance in ASEAN+3 (Japan, China, and Korea) -related meetings
• Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia (FNCA), Asia-Pacific Safeguards Network (APSN)
  • Contribution through the Nuclear Security and Safeguards Project (NSSP)
  • Compilation of good practices related to the Additional Protocol to the Safeguards Agreement provided by member states
  • Development and implementation of needs-oriented training among member states

　In accordance with agreements and other arrangements for collaboration with universities, each year dispatches its experts to serve as lecturers at universities, where they deliver courses on nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear security. In addition, ISCN contributes to the development of the next generation of experts in these fields by hosting doctoral researchers, special research students, summer‑internship trainees, and by welcoming visits to its facilities.

• Nuclear Professional School, The University of Tokyo
• Institute of Science Tokyo
• KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
• Texas A&M University

　In addition, as part of the JAEA‑run "Public Special Lectures to Universities, Graduate Schools, and Technical Colleges” program—through which researchers and engineers are dispatched nationwide to give talks on the latest R&D results and project status—ISCN has been continuously offering a lecture entitled “Japan and global efforts on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security."

Kagawa University, University of Fukui, Tokai University, Hokkaido University, Nagoya University, Kagoshima University, International Christian University, Atlantic Council, Johns Hopkins University, George Washington University Graduate School