The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) convened "The International Nuclear Nonproliferation Science and Technology Forum" in Tokyo, Japan on May 18th and 19th, 2006. The objectives of the Forum are to share an improved understanding of current nuclear energy and nonproliferation trends in the world, to disseminate Japan's efforts towards making the peaceful use of nuclear energy compatible with nuclear nonproliferation, and to strengthen international partnerships for research and development of nuclear nonproliferation technologies.

　The two days' Forum consisted of a special speech, two keynote speeches and three panels.

　Dr. Olli HEINONEN, IAEA Deputy Director General, delivered IAEA Director General Dr. Mohamad ELBARADEI's special speech regarding IAEA's efforts to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation regime.

　Mr. Jerry PAUL, Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, US Department of Energy presented the new US nuclear energy initiative called Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) in his keynote speech.

　Dr. Yumi AKIMOTO, Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Resources, Japan Business Federation, explained Japan's policy and efforts toward the peaceful use of nuclear energy under nuclear nonproliferation regime as well as gave his views on the assurance of supply mechanism, GNEP and civil nuclear cooperation with India.

　In Panel 1 "Future Prospects for Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Nonproliferation in the World", panelists discussed intensively various nuclear nonproliferation issues including fuel supply assurance, GNEP, and nuclear cooperation with India.

　In Panel 2 "Future Prospects of Nonproliferation and Safeguards Technologies", panelists focused their debate on the recent development on Safeguards technologies and the challenges on advanced Safeguards systems through international cooperation.

　In Panel 3 "Future Nuclear Cycle System and Technology Enhancing Proliferation Resistance", panelists highlighted current R&D activities of advanced nuclear cycle systems and technologies with proliferation resistance, which are now being discussed in GEN-IV, INPRO, GNEP and Feasibility Study on Commercialized Fast Reactor Cycle Systems in Japan.

　The Forum was successfully concluded with approximately 340 attendants from governments, nuclear utilities, embassies, press and universities, including 17 world-renowned experts as speakers, chairpersons and panelists. The Forum also provided the participants with various opportunities to exchange a wide range of views among a broad international community on the issues of the peaceful use of nuclear energy and nonproliferation.