The Oxford Handbook of Nuclear Security, widely considered as a first global compendium on the subject, was published on 20 June, 2023. It has 41 chapters, written by 63 experts from six continents on their perspectives in various aspects of nuclear security from different locations in the world.
The Handbook is edited by Christopher Hobbs, Sarah Tzinieris and Sukesh K. Aghara.
Professor Sukesh Aghara is from University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Professor Christopher Hobbs is Director at King’s Institute for Applied Security Studies while Dr Sarah Tzinieris is Research Fellow in the Centre for Science and Security Studies, both in King’s College, London.
The Handbook is published by the Oxford University Press.
Some of the articles have already been published online but many are yet to be published.
One of the articles is on the conversion of Nigeria’s only research reactor, a Miniature Neutron Source Reactor, NIRR-1, from using Highly Enriched Uranium to Low Enriched Uranium by Professor Sunday Jonah and Dr Hassan Adamu of the Centre for Energy Research and Training, CERT, Zaria.
The full list of articles:
Overview of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials
The Risk of Nuclear Terrorism
State Sponsorship of Nuclear Terrorism
Insider Threats to Nuclear Security
The International Legal Basis of Nuclear Security
Evolution of Global Nuclear Security Governance
The United Nations Security Council and the 1540 Committee
Securing Nuclear Materials during Transport
Cyber Security for Nuclear Facilities
Radiological Source Security
Nuclear Security for Next Generation Reactors
Addressing the Confidence Gap in the Security of Military Nuclear Materials
The Evolution of Nuclear Security in Russia
India’s Approach to Nuclear Security
Nuclear Security in the Republic of Korea
Open Source Intelligence and Investigative Techniques for Locating Radioactive Materials
Radiation Detection for Border Monitoring
Conversion of a Research Reactor from HEU to LEU in Nigeria
Alternative Technologies for Radioactive Sealed Sources
Removal of Gamma Blood Irradiators in Norway
Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response
Responding to Radiological Terrorism
Nuclear Security in the Wake of the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
Interface between Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Security
Cyber Threats and Nuclear Vulnerabilities
The IAEA’s Critical Role in Nuclear Security
United States-Russian Cooperative Threat Reduction to Secure Nuclear Warheads
The Four Nuclear Security Summits
The Fundamentals of Physical Protection
Nuclear Security Culture
Nuclear Material Accounting and Control
Nuclear Security for Newcomer Countries
Risk-Informed Nuclear Security Regulation in the United States
The United Kingdom’s Transition from Prescriptive to Outcome-Focused Nuclear Security Regulation
Nuclear Security in China
The Evolution of the Legal and Technical Aspects of Nuclear Forensics
Case Studies of a Nuclear Forensic Examination
Nuclear Security during the Covid-19 Pandemic
