Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 8 September 2025 Item 3: Nuclear Security
2025/9/8
Thank you, Madam Chair,
Japan appreciates the Director General’s report entitled the “Nuclear Security Report 2025”.
In response to the growing global expectation for the peaceful use of nuclear energy, the importance of nuclear security is also increasing. Japan strongly supports the IAEA’s central role in international cooperation in the field of nuclear security.
Chair,
Let me briefly touch upon several important issues for strengthening nuclear security.
With regard to international legal instruments, Japan strongly supports the universalization of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials (CPPNM) and its Amendment, as a means of enhancing the international nuclear security framework. We have reached out to some non-parties to call for accession to the Amendment to the CPPNM.
Japan will work closely with the IAEA and relevant States to ensure the success of the next Conference of the Parties to the Amendment to the CPPNM to promote its effective implementation.
One of the IAEA’s key roles in nuclear security is providing guidance through the development of the IAEA Nuclear Security Series (NSS).
In this regard, Japan highly commends the efforts to revise the top tier four documents of the NSS (Nuclear Security Fundamentals and the three Recommendations documents). Japan continues to support the IAEA’s efforts through active contributions to discussions within the IAEA Nuclear Security Guidance Committee (NSGC) and the Technical Meeting on the Revision of Top Tier Nuclear Security Series Publications to be held in October this year.
Capacity building in the field of nuclear security is also a key element.
Japan has been contributing to capacity building by providing training courses, workshops and seminars at the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security and Human Resource Development (ISCN) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), an IAEA Collaborating Centre for nuclear security, for many years. JAEA will further expand the scope of cooperation to include nuclear forensics this year.
Japan will host the Annual Meeting of the International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN) in November, which will be the first time this will be held outside of Vienna. Japan will continue to make contributions to the development of human resources in global nuclear security.
Regarding the proposed Nuclear Security Plan, my delegation hopes for an early conclusion of the consultation process and is ready to continue its constructive engagements in the upcoming consultations.
With these comments, Japan takes note of the report.
Thank you, Madam Chair.
Japan appreciates the Director General’s report entitled the “Nuclear Security Report 2025”.
In response to the growing global expectation for the peaceful use of nuclear energy, the importance of nuclear security is also increasing. Japan strongly supports the IAEA’s central role in international cooperation in the field of nuclear security.
Chair,
Let me briefly touch upon several important issues for strengthening nuclear security.
With regard to international legal instruments, Japan strongly supports the universalization of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials (CPPNM) and its Amendment, as a means of enhancing the international nuclear security framework. We have reached out to some non-parties to call for accession to the Amendment to the CPPNM.
Japan will work closely with the IAEA and relevant States to ensure the success of the next Conference of the Parties to the Amendment to the CPPNM to promote its effective implementation.
One of the IAEA’s key roles in nuclear security is providing guidance through the development of the IAEA Nuclear Security Series (NSS).
In this regard, Japan highly commends the efforts to revise the top tier four documents of the NSS (Nuclear Security Fundamentals and the three Recommendations documents). Japan continues to support the IAEA’s efforts through active contributions to discussions within the IAEA Nuclear Security Guidance Committee (NSGC) and the Technical Meeting on the Revision of Top Tier Nuclear Security Series Publications to be held in October this year.
Capacity building in the field of nuclear security is also a key element.
Japan has been contributing to capacity building by providing training courses, workshops and seminars at the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security and Human Resource Development (ISCN) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), an IAEA Collaborating Centre for nuclear security, for many years. JAEA will further expand the scope of cooperation to include nuclear forensics this year.
Japan will host the Annual Meeting of the International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN) in November, which will be the first time this will be held outside of Vienna. Japan will continue to make contributions to the development of human resources in global nuclear security.
Regarding the proposed Nuclear Security Plan, my delegation hopes for an early conclusion of the consultation process and is ready to continue its constructive engagements in the upcoming consultations.
With these comments, Japan takes note of the report.
Thank you, Madam Chair.