The Group of Nuclear Safety and Security is committed to cultivating a multidisciplinary team with integrated expertise in design, R&D, and operation of nuclear facilities. It is dedicated to provide comprehensive technical support for the construction and safe, reliable operation of major nuclear research facilities at IMP. The team currently consists of 11 professional staff and 5 graduate stutents.

Currently, the group is actively undertaking significant nuclear safety research initiatives in several national search projects, including (1) nuclear safety analysis and engineering support for the China Initiative Accelerator Driven System, a National Major Scientific and Technological Infrastructure project; (2) development of radiation safety management system for the IP-SAFE researchfacility, an Isotope Production Platform based on Superconducting Accelerator; (3) key technology development for two national strategic projects. In addition, NSS-IMP delivers continuous radiation safety operation and maintenance services for operational facilities, such as the Chinese Accelerator facility for Heavy Element Studies (CAFE) and the research facilities in Dongjiang Laboratory.

The group's strategic research agenda concentrates on three core domains: (1) nuclear and radiation safety assurance; (2) radioactive waste treatment and disposal; and (3) nuclear material accounting and control. Ongoing efforts include advancing Monte Carlo–based safety simulation methodologies, developing intelligent radiation detection instrumentation, innovating treatment technologies for special-form radioactive waste, and strengthening nuclear security capabilities. Through these coordinated efforts, NSS-IMP aims to establish distinctive technical competencies in specialized radioactive waste treatment and intelligent nuclear safety solutions, thereby contributing substantively to national advancements in nuclear safety science, technology, and regulatory capacity.

1. Nuclear and radiation safety

2. Control of nuclear materials

3. Management of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste

1. SONG Shiyu, XU Junkui, YAN Yonggang, HUANG Yuxuan, WEN

Zhiweng et al., Radionuclides Study of Lead-bismuth Eutectic Spallation Target in CiADS, Nuclear Physics Review, 2021, 38(3):345-354.

2. J. Yan, B. Liu, Y. Gong, J. Xu, S. Song et al., Excitation function of proton induced reactions on iron in the energy range 85-100 MeV, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 510 (2022) 49-55.

3. Y. Gong, B. Liu, Z. Wen, J. Yan, J. Xu et al., Excitation functions of natNi(p, x) reactions in the energy range of 75-100 MeV, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 519 (2022) 15-21.

4. X. Tang, G. Tian, Y. Huang, J. Ran, Z. Wen et al., Activation cross sections for reactions induced by 14 MeV neutrons on natural titanium, Applied Radiation and Isotopes193 (2023) 110636.

5. Z.W. Wen, S.Y. Song, J.K. Xu, Y.W. Gong, Y.X. Huang et al., Development of an extended-range Bonner sphere spectrometer for China initiative accelerator-driven system, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2023, 199(2), 152–163.

6. Yiwei Gong, Zhiwen Wen, Peng Luo, Shiyu Song, Yuxuan Huang et al., Calibration and validation measurements of the Extended-range Bonner sphere spectrometer, Journal of Instrumentation, Volume 19, June 2024.