ENTNEA: A Concept for Enhancing Nuclear Transparency for Confidence Building in211 Northeast Asia. Cooperative Monitoring Center Occasional Paper/12

摘要

Nuclear energy continues to be a strong and growing component of economic211u001edevelopment in Northeast Asia. A broad range of nuclear energy systems already 211u001eexists across the region and vigorous growth is projected. Associated with these 211u001ecapabilities and plans are various concerns about operational safety, 211u001eenvironmental protection, and accumulation of spent fuel and other nuclear 211u001ematerials. We consider cooperative measures that might address these concerns. 211u001eThe confidence building measures suggested here center on the sharing of 211u001einformation to lessen concerns about nuclear activities or to solve technical 211u001eproblems. These activities are encompassed by an Enhanced Nuclear Transparency in 211u001eNortheast Asia (ENTNEA) concept that would be composed of near-term, information-211u001esharing activities and an eventual regional institution. The near-term activities 211u001ewould address specific concerns and build a tradition of cooperation; examples 211u001einclude radiation measurements for public safety and emergency response, 211u001edemonstration of safe operations at facilities and in transportation, and 211u001ematerial security in the back end of the fuel cycle. Linkages to existing efforts 211u001eand organizations would be sought to maximize the benefits of cooperation. In the 211u001elonger term, the new cooperative tradition might evolve into an ENTNEA 211u001einstitution. In institutional form, ENTNEA could combine the near-term activities 211u001eand new cooperative activities, which might require an institutional basis, for 211u001ethe mutual benefit and security of regional parties.