Nuclear Safety
What Nuclear Safety Lessons Have Been Learned Since the Fukushima Disaster?
Michiru Nishida highlights some key cross-cutting and technical lessons from the Fukushima disaster.
Small Modular Reactors: Addressing Security and Safeguards Challenges
A new policy brief by Andhika Yudha Prawira assesses the unique security and safeguards challenges of small modular reactors (SMRs).
Fixing the Blind Spot in Nuclear Inspections
PURSUIT - APLN member Trevor Findlay explains how a blind spot in safeguards culture led to a ‘that’s the way we do things around here’ approach at the IAEA. Lessons have been learned since Iraq.
Prohibition of Military Attacks on Nuclear Facilities
The situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant highlights the need for clear international legal rules prohibiting military attacks on or near nuclear facilities.
Implications of Ukraine Nuclear Crisis for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Security and Safety
Dr. Tatsujiro Suzuki outlines the possible short- and medium-term implications of the Ukraine nuclear crisis for global nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear security and safety.
Nuclear Hotlines and Risk Reduction: Past Experiences and Lessons from the Asia Pacific
APLN x Jeju Forum Session 3: This panel examines the lessons learned from hotline agreements and applies them to managing crises and reducing nuclear risks.
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[WMD] APLN and Global Asia: Fragile Security and Weapons Threats in the Asia-Pacific
A new special issue of the Global Asia journal features nine short essays as part of an APLN initiative evaluating WMD threats in the Asia-Pacific region.
A Nuclear War Must Never Be Fought
IPS - APLN member Ramesh Thakur argues that a ‘no first use’ policy of nuclear weapons would actually bolster US security — and underpin its global leadership role.
Revisiting the Case for No First Use of Nuclear Weapons
THE BULLETIN - APLN Chair Gareth Evans argues that there is a long way to go in achieving a safer nuclear-weapons-free world, but getting nuclear-armed states to embrace NFU would be a place to start.