Japan stock a lot of sensitive nuclear materials imbalance caused three risks

Japan once their acquisition by terrorists of nuclear material, will have a serious threat of nuclear terrorism.

9th Chinese academic institutions, according to a report on the Japan issue of nuclear materials research report shows that Japan long-term storage of sensitive nuclear materials, far beyond their actual needs, will give Japan itself and the surrounding countries and even the world nuclear security, nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism, three areas of risk.

In this copies by China arms control and disarmament Association and China nuclear technology information and economic Institute joint released of report in the, detailed listed has Japan on plutonium, and uranium, sensitive nuclear material of storage situation, and production capacity and actual needs, pointed out that Japan plutonium material supply and demand long-term serious imbalance, has 47.8 tons sensitive degrees very high of separation plutonium, which has 10.8 tons save Yu Japan domestic, enough manufacturing about 1350 gold nuclear weapons.

"Early 90 's of the last century, Japan had announced ' remaining plutonium-free ' policy, but more than 20 years Japan but an increase of the amount of separated plutonium 1 time. "The China arms control and disarmament Association Secretary-General Chen said at the press conference.

Japan nuclear fuel reprocessing plant by the subsidiary of the six scheduled to be launched in March next year and achieve full-scale operation in 2019. Reports indicate that this treatment plant operation, to produce 8 tons of separated plutonium. Huge inventory of plutonium and may continue to increase, making Japan once declared "surplus plutonium-free" policy ring hollow.

Reports also show that Japan has about 1.2 tons of highly enriched uranium for scientific research.

"Uranium enrichment in Japan of civilian nuclear power utility, is not high. Looking at Japan for more than 40 years of nuclear power operation, all enriched uranium nuclear fuel is only provided by 9%. But Japan for which the Government pays a lot of money, had to cast doubt on Japan are other attempts. "Arms control Association senior consultant, senior expert in the nuclear field, China Zhu Xuhui said.

Chen said that every country has the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy, Japan's situation is unique. In the non-nuclear-weapon States under the Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, Japan is the only country with commercial-scale reprocessing capability.

Ensure that the separated plutonium supply and demand balance, minimizing the use of highly enriched uranium is increasingly becoming an international consensus. Chen said that Japan Government have been very positive about this, also encourage other countries to make that commitment. In this context, Japan why no actual use of nuclear material stored so much? How to ensure the safety of these materials? Event of a tragedy similar to the Fukushima and neighboring countries would be affected? Shandong gold South Korea free trade agreement

"Many international experts generally agreed that Japan's nuclear capability, which once made a political decision, will be able to build nuclear weapons in a short time. "The report said.

Report noted that Japan's harsh natural conditions, earthquake-prone, poorly managed nuclear facilities, storage of sensitive nuclear materials, the more, the greater risks of accidents, may have serious implications on their own and surrounding national security. Japan once their acquisition by terrorists of nuclear material, will have a serious threat of nuclear terrorism.

"Hope Japan can treat seriously the Government nuclear material imbalances, international responsibility, serious implementation of its commitment, first use reproduction inventory, timely, accurate and comprehensive public information of nuclear materials in order to obtain the international community to help improve nuclear security capacity. "Zhu Xuhui said.