Present Situation and Problems of Nuclear-Security-Related Legislation in Japan

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  • IRIE Kazutomo
    Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

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  • 日本における核セキュリティ関連法制の現状と課題
  • ニホン ニ オケル カク セキュリティ カンレン ホウセイ ノ ゲンジョウ ト カダイ

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This paper shows surveys of current Japanese regulations relevant to nuclear security, including regulations for nuclear damage compensation. It also shows the regulatory issues still left unresolved, particularly the question of whether existing laws are broad enough, or whether new legislation will be needed. The largest unresolved issue is how to establish a system of physical protection of nuclear materials for broader nuclear security purposes within a system that was originally introduced only to control nuclear proliferation. Such a system will necessitate a radical revision of the relevant law. Moreover, the current regulations have left unresolved the physical protection of radioactive materials used in research, medical, and non-nuclear-power-related industrial operations. Japanese legislation has already authorized an integrated Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Its mandate should include introduction of a physical protection system for currently unregulated radioactive materials. This will also necessitate a radical revision of the relevant law. Comprehensive consideration should also be given to transportation of nuclear materials away from the site of nuclear material processing businesses. Current regulation also leaves this issue unresolved. There is a possibility that consistent protective measures may not be possible across transportation modes even under the recent legislation that authorized reorganization of nuclear regulatory authorities.<br>

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