Successful Removal of All Highly-Enriched Uranium and Separated Plutonium Fuels from FCA in JAEA

Starting in 2011 the United States and Japan Nuclear Security Working Group has demonstrated leadership in strengthening nuclear security worldwide and as an outcome of the Goal 6 the governments of the United States and Japan have decided to remove and dispose all highly-enriched uranium (HEU) and plutonium from JAEA's Fast Critical Assembly (FCA) and extend research reactor spent fuel returns from Japan by ten years at The Hague on the occasion of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in 2014. The best performance by JAEA has been realized in this removal just before the 4^th NSS, Washington D.C., 2016 and the strong partnership between both countries has taken the initiative in ensuring the elimination of hundreds of kilograms of sensitive HEU and plutonium. (author)