The Oxford Handbook of Nuclear Security

by Christopher Hobbs, Sarah Tzinieris, Sukesh Aghara

• ISBN13: 9780192847935
• ISBN10: 0192847937
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2024-05-16
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Academic UK

Summary

The Oxford Handbook of Nuclear Security provides a comprehensive examination of efforts to secure sensitive nuclear assets and mitigate the risk of nuclear terrorism and other non-state actor threats. It aims to provide the reader with a holistic understanding of nuclear security through exploring its legal, political, and technical dimensions at the international, national, and organizational levels. Recognizing there is no one-size-fits-all approach to nuclear security, the book explores fundamental elements and concepts in practice through a number of case studies which showcase how and why national and organizational approaches have diverged. Although focused on critiquing past and current activities, unexplored yet crucial aspects of nuclear security are also considered, and how gaps in international efforts might be filled.
Contributors to the handbook are drawn from a variety of different disciplinary backgrounds and experiences, to provide a wide range of perspectives on nuclear security issues and move beyond the Western narratives that have tended to dominate the debate.These include scholars from both developed and developing nuclear countries, as well as practitioners working in the field of nuclear security in an effort to bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Author Biography

Christopher Hobbs, Professor in Science and International Security, Department of War Studies, King's College London,Sarah Tzinieris, Research Fellow, Centre for Science and Security Studies in the Department of War Studies at King's College London,Sukesh Aghara, Professor and Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Christopher Hobbs is Professor in Science and International Security within the Department of War Studies at King's College London. He has published widely on nuclear security issues and sought to translate his work into real-world impact. From 2014-2022 he was Programme Director for the UK's Nuclear Security Culture Programme.


Dr Sarah Tzinieris is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Science and Security Studies in the Department of War Studies at King's College London. She has published on nuclear security, non-proliferation, and British foreign policy, and previously supported the Nuclear Security Culture Programme, an academia-industry consortium funded by the British government.


Sukesh K. Aghara is a Professor and Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He directs the Integrated Nuclear Security and Safeguards Laboratory (INSSL) and serves as a Nuclear Security Fellow with Center for Terrorism and Security Studies (CTSS).

Table of Contents

PART I INTRODUCTION1. Nuclear Security, Christopher Hobbs and Sarah Tzinieris2. Overview of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials, Friederike Friess and Moritz Kütt3. The Interface between Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Security, Jason T. Harris and Shraddha RanePART II EVOLU TION OF NUCLEAR SECURITY THREATS4. The Risk of Nuclear Terrorism, John Mueller5. State Sponsorship of Nuclear Terrorism, Gary A. Ackerman and Bryan R. Early6. Cyber Threats and Nuclear Vulnerabilities, Andrew Futter and Jason T. Harris7. Insider Threats to Nuclear Security, Matthew BunnPART III INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY REGIME8. The International Legal Basis of Nuclear Security, Yasemin Balci9. Evolution of Global Nuclear Security Governance, Wyn Q. Bowen, Matthew Cottee, and Sarah Tzinieris10. The United Nations Security Council and the 1540 Committee, Benjamin Kienzle and Daniel Salisbury11. The IAEA's Critical Role in Nuclear Security, Trevor Findlay12. US-Russian Cooperative Threat Reduction to Secure Nuclear Warheads, Geoffrey Chapman and William M. Moon13. The Four Nuclear Security Summits, Amandeep GillPART IV SECURING NUCLEAR FACILITIES AND ASSETS14. The Fundamentals of Physical Protection, Martin Grigg and Johannes H. Sterba15. Nuclear Security Culture, Igor Khripunov and James R. Holmes16. Nuclear Material Accounting and Control, Marco Marzo and Sukesh K. Aghara17. Securing Nuclear Materials during Transport, Karl Dewey, Bob Officer, and Benjamin Whittard18. Cyber Security for Nuclear Facilities, Christopher Spirito and Sukesh K. Aghara19. Radiological Source Security, Irman Abdul Rahman, Geoffrey Chapman and Faizal Mohamed20. Nuclear Security for Next-Generation Reactors, Ross Peel and Sukesh K. Aghara21. Addressing the Confidence Gap in the Security of Military Nuclear Materials, Scott Roecker and Nickolas RothPART V NATIONAL APPROACHES TO NUCLEAR SECURITY22. Nuclear Security for Newcomer Countries, Zenobia Homan, Sarah Tzinieris and Sebnem Udum23. Risk-Informed Nuclear Security Regulation in the United States, Gregory B. Jaczko24. The United Kingdom's Transition from Prescriptive to Outcome-Focused Nuclear Security Regulation, Christopher Hobbs and Tom Parkhouse25. The Evolution of Nuclear Security in Russia, Dmitry Kovchegin26. Nuclear Security in China, Xiaobing Guo27. India's Approach to Nuclear Security, Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan28. Nuclear Security in the Republic of Korea, Jinho Chung and Na Young LeePART VI COMBATTING NUCLEAR SMUGGLING29. Illicit Networks and Nuclear Material Trafficking, Egle E. Murauskaite30. Open Source Intelligence and Investigative Techniques for Locating Radioactive Materials, Michael Duitsman and Margarita Kalinina-Pohl31. Radiation Detection for Border Monitoring, Craig Marianno32. The Evolution of the Legal and Technical Aspects of Nuclear Forensics, Vitaly Fedchenko33. Case Studies of a Nuclear Forensic Examination, David K. SmithPART VII PERMANENT THREAT REDUCTION34. International Efforts to Minimize the Use of HEU, Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress and Miles A. Pomper35. Conversion of a Research Reactor from HEU to LEU in Nigeria, Sunday A. Jonah and Hamisu A. Adamu36. Alternative Technologies for Radioactive Sealed Sources, Chris Englefield37. Removal of Gamma Blood Irradiators in Norway, Styrkaar Hustveit, Tone-Mette Sjømoen, Håvar A. Sollund, and Sindre ØvergaardPART VIII NUCLEAR SECURITY DURING TIMES OF CRISIS38. Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response, Angela E. Leek and Jeffrey D. Semancik39. Responding to Radiological Terrorism, Julia M. Pearce40. Nuclear Security in the Wake of the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan, Nickolas Roth and Daniel Salisbury41. Nuclear Security during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Christopher Hobbs and Amelie Stoetzel