大阪大学核物理研究中心（RCNP）建立于1962年，是作为核物理界的合作研究中心而成立的。它是日本大学校园内最大的加速器设施的联合研究中心，成立了两个委员会，即RCNP指导委员会和物理计划咨询委员会（P-PAC），为RCNP的管理和研究计划相关事宜提供建议。两个委员会都由来自RCNP的当选成员以及来自RCNP以外的核物理及其相关领域的物理学家组成。后者占委员会成员的一半以上。此外，B-PAC和Q-PAC分别在P-PAC下组织，以评估回旋加速器和激光电子光子设施的实验建议。
1973年，研究中心建造完成AVF回旋加速器，之后不断进行回旋加速器级联项目。除了回旋加速器设施外，RCNP还运营着位于SPring-8的激光电子光子设施和位于神冈的双β衰变实验室，这两个实验室都位于大学校园外。RCNP为基础科学研究和教育提供了独特的机会。作为亚原子科学研究中心，RCNP通过国际合作来阐明管理千万亿分之一米的微观世界的基本定律，从而促进亚原子物理学，特别是核物理学的实验和理论研究。此外，来自加速器的光束还用于使用二次产生的中子和μ子的材料科学研究，以及通过放射性同位素生产用于医疗目的。
The Center for Nuclear Physics Research (RCNP) at Osaka University was established in 1962 as a collaborative research center for the nuclear physics community. It is the joint research center for the largest accelerator facility on the campus of a Japanese university, and has established two committees, the RCNP Steering Committee and the Physical Program Advisory Committee (P-PAC), to advise on matters related to the management of the RCNP and the research program. Both committees are made up of elected members from the RCNP as well as physicists from nuclear physics and related fields outside of the RCNP. The latter represented more than half of the members of the Committee. In addition, B-PACs and Q-PACs are organized under P-PACs, respectively, to evaluate experimental recommendations for cyclotron and laser electron photonic facilities.
In 1973, the center completed the construction of the AVF cyclotron, and since then the cyclotron cascade project has continued. In addition to the cyclotron facility, RCNP operates a laser electron photonic facility at SPring-8 and a bi-β decay laboratory in Kamioka, both located off the university campus. RCNP offers unique opportunities for basic scientific research and education. As a subatomic scientific research center, RCNP promotes experimental and theoretical research in subatomic physics, especially nuclear physics, through international collaboration to elucidate the fundamental laws governing the microcosm of the petagree-meter world. In addition, beams from accelerators are used for materials science research using secondary-generated neutrons and μ, as well as for medical purposes through radioisotope production.