Speaker
Dr
Masato Hori
(JAEA)
Description
The Fukushima Accident following the East Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011 have been affecting Japan’s nuclear energy policy. As of March 2018, 5 units out of 50 nuclear power plants are in operation, 2 out of more than 10 research reactors and critical assemblies are in operation in Japan.
After the Fukushima Accident, JAEA has been reviewing their mid–term nuclear R&D plan and has decided to decommission 44 facilities out of 99 facilities, those include, sodium cool fast reactor Monju, Fast Critical Assemblies, JRR-4, Tokai Reprocessing Plant and Plutonium Conversion Development Facility.
On the other hand remaining facilities including advanced high temperature gas reactor (HTTR) are in the JAEA's mid-term R&D plans. JAEA is also developing Accelerator Driven System (ADS) for the next generation nuclear fuel cycle.
The paper provide background information on the Theme 3 “explore challenges and opportunities for safeguarding new reactor design” and “ safeguards challenges associated with increasing decommissioning activities”.
Status of Typical JAEA Facilities
Facilities to be decommissioned
Fugen, Monju, FCA, TRACY, JRR-2, JRR-4, TPL, CPF, TRP, PCDF, JMTR, DCA, MMF, AGF, NEP, Conversion
Facilities required in midterm nuclear R&D plan
JRR-3, NSRR, STACY, BECKY WASTEF, Tandem, PPFF, PFPF, Joyo, HTTR, FMF
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Primary author
Dr
Masato Hori
(JAEA)
