R&D Institutes and Centers as of April 2017
Aomori Research and Development Center
400 Kitasekine, Sekine, Mutsu-shi, Aomori 035-0022, Japan
TEL: +81-175-23-4211

Nuclear Science Research Institute/J-PARC Center
2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
TEL: +81-29-282-5100

Fukushima Research Institute
Iwaki Office
8F Taira Central Building, 7-1 O-machi, Taira, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima 970-8026,
Japan
TEL: +81-246-35-7650

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories
4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1194, Japan
TEL: +81-29-282-1111
Oarai Research and Development Center
4002 Narita-cho, Oarai-machi, Higashi-ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki 311-1393, Japan
TEL: +81-29-267-4141
Tsuruga Head Office65-20 Kizaki, Tsuruga-shi, Fukui 914-8585, Japan
TEL: +81-770-23-3021

Fukushima Research InstituteCollaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science (CLADS)
790-1 Ohtsuka, Motooka, Tomioka-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima 979-1151,
Japan
TEL: +81-240-21-3530
Fukushima Research InstituteNaraha Remote Technology Development Center
1-22 Nakamaru, Yamadaoka, Naraha-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima 979-0513,
Japan
TEL: +81-240-26-1040

Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor Monju
2-1 Shiraki, Tsuruga-shi, Fukui 919-1279, Japan
TEL: +81-770-39-1031

Annual Report Japan Atomic Energy Agency 2017

Head Office765-1 Funaishikawa, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1184, Japan
TEL: +81-29-282-1122

Fukushima Research Institute
Fukushima Environmental Safety Center(Miharu)
10-2 Fukasaku, Miharu-machi, Tamura-gun, Fukushima 963-7700, Japan
TEL: +81-247-61-2910(Minamisoma)
45-169 Sukakeba, Haramachiku Kaibama, Minamisoma-shi, Fukushima 9750036, Japan
TEL: +81-244-25-2072

Fugen Decommissioning Engineering Center
3 Myojin-cho, Tsuruga-shi, Fukui 914-8510, Japan
TEL: +81-770-26-1221
Tsuruga Head Office
Fukui Community Relations Office
4F Seiren Building, 1-10-1 Keya, Fukui-shi, Fukui 918-8003, Japan
TEL: +81-776-35-1171
Horonobe Underground Research Center
432-2 Hokushin, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-3224, Japan
TEL: +81-1632-5-2022

アニュアルレポート
AnnualReport「原子力機構2017」
Japan Atomic Energy Agency 2017

Aimingfor Energy
未 来へつなぐTokyo Office
19F Fukoku Seimei Building, 2-2-2 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8577,
Japan
TEL: +81-3-3592-2111

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Nuclear Emergency Assistance and Training Center (NEAT)
11601-13 Nishi-jusanbugyo, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 311-1206, Japan
TEL: +81-29-265-5111(Fukui Branch)
6-2, Nouma 54, Tsuruga-shi, Fukui 914-0833, Japan
TEL: +81-770-20-0050

Tono Geoscience Center
Toki Research Institute of Isotope Geology and Geochronology
959-31, Jorinji, Izumi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu 509-5102, Japan
TEL: +81-572-53-0211
Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory
1-64 Yamanouchi, Akeyo-cho, Mizunami-shi, Gifu 509-6132, Japan
TEL: +81-572-66-2244
Ningyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center
1550 Kamisaibara, Kagamino-cho, Tomata-gun, Okayama 708-0698, Japan
TEL: +81-868-44-2211

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Harima Office
1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
TEL: +81-791-58-0822
JAEA Washington Office2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 860 Washington, D.C. 20037, U.S.A.
TEL: +1-202-338-3770
JAEA Paris Office28, rue de Berri 75008 Paris, FRANCETEL: +33-1-42-60-31-01
JAEA Vienna Office
Leonard Bernsteinstrasse 8/2/34/7, A-1220, Wien, AUSTRIATEL: +43-1-955-4012

For inquiries

Japan Atomic Energy Agency765-1, Funaishikawa, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1184, Japan
TEL: +81-29-282-1122
TEL: +81-29-282-0749 (Public Relations Department direct number) FAX: +81-29-282-4934
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Public Relations Department

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日本原子力研究開発機構
Japan
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Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Editorial Policy
CONTENTS
We have prepared the Japan Atomic Energy Agency Annual Report 2017 based on the following editorial policies as a means for comprehensively
reporting on the activities of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). This publication reports on the details of our operations and the state of our
R&D for fiscal 2016 (April 2016 - March 2017) and also explains the outlook for fiscal 2017 and beyond as necessary.
Additionally, this report summarizes the contamination accident that occurred at Plutonium Fuel Research Facility in Oarai Research andDevelopment Center on June 6, 2017.
• Up to now, JAEA has undertaken a variety of activities with a strong awareness of fulfilling our corporate social responsibility (CSR). In thisReport, we have systematically arranged the content of CSR to acquire the understanding of the readers.
• We introduce our management philosophy formulated at the time of JAEA’s establishment as well as the Mission, Vision and Strategy (MVS)
and six Basic Policies for Safety Activities initiated when President Toshio Kodama assumed his position. We use creative approaches to ensure
readers easily understand that our various activities and R&D are being promoted under this management system.
• Particularly important research and development undertaken in fiscal 2016 are introduced as “Topics.”• To promote an understanding of the wide-ranging R&D, we also made efforts to provide easy-to-understand explanations.
• Our annual reports in the past contained an extremely large amount of text and conveyed a rigid image. We have taken an overall creative
approach by including numerous photos, diagrams and illustrations to produce an “easy-to-view, easy-to-read” report for our readers.
Through this report, we seek to promote an understanding among readers of JAEA’s activities and R&D and foster mutual understanding and trust.

Scope of Report
All sites

Reporting period
The reporting period is basically April 2016 - March 2017.
(Part of the report includes information after this period.)

Reference Guidelines, etc.
ISO 26000: 2010 Guidelines Concerning CSR
Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2012 Version (Ministry of the Environment)

Notation Method
Fractions are rounded to the second decimal in principle.

Message from the President ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 3Profile of JAEA∙ ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 5History of JAEA∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 5Purpose of JAEA/Management Principles/Management by the President ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 6Board Executive Directors/Organization∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 7Basic Policies for Safety Activities/Principal Themes in R&D/R&D Sites ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 8Medium- and Long-Term Plan and Its Evaluation∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 9Budget and Personnel/Financial Information/R&D Achievements∙ ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 10
Contamination Accident at Plutonium Fuel Research Facility in Oarai Research and Development Center∙ ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 11
Fiscal 2016 Topics ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 13
Concept of “Uranium and Environmental Research Platform” Was Announced ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 13
CLADS Main Building Has Been Completed ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 14
Okuma Analysis and Research Center Is Proceeding with Development ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 15
Grand Opening of Fukushima Prefectural Centre for Environmental Creation ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 16
Initiatives for Promoting R&D∙ ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 17
Formulation of JAEA’s Strategy for Innovation Creation∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 17
Formulation of JAEA’s Strategy for International Cooperation∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 18
Formulation of the Medium- and Long-Term Management Plan of JAEA Facilities ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 19
Promotion of R&D through Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 19
Development of Human Resources in the Field of Nuclear Energy∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 20
Efforts to Thoroughly Ensure Safety and Nuclear Security∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 21
Operations Placing the Utmost Priority on Safety∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 21
Initiatives for Our Own Quality Improvement∙ ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 23
Strict Compliance with Laws and Regulations, and Response to Aging Facilities∙ ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 23
Crisis Management at JAEA∙ ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 23
Initiatives for Nuclear Security and Safeguards to Ensure Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 24
JAEA’s R&D ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 25
Toward the Establishment of the Technology for Regeneration and Reconstruction of Fukushima Area—Sector of Fukushima Research and Development ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 25
Contribution to the Continuous Improvement of Nuclear Safety—Sector of Nuclear Safety Research and Emergency Preparedness∙ ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 27
Promotion of Basic and Fundamental Research to Support and Advance Nuclear Energy—Sector of Nuclear Science Research ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 29
Toward the Establishment of Back-End Technology—Sector of Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 31
Toward the Establishment of Fast Reactor Cycle Technology—Sector of Fast Reactor Research and Development ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙ 33
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Message from the President

SafetyExecution

Compliance

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) is Japan’s sole comprehensive research and development institute in the fieldof nuclear energy formed through the integration of the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) and Japan
Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) in October 2005.
One of the important issues we must address is responding to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
Station operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO). Specifically, JAEA is making vigorous efforts
leveraging its collective capabilities in research and development (R&D) related to the restoration of the environmentand decommissioning of the nuclear reactors. We are also taking further steps to solve this issue that include starting
full-fledged operation of the International Collaborative Research Building at the Collaborative Laboratories for
Advanced Decommissioning Science (CLADS) in Tomioka-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture, in April 2017.
Regarding the prototype Fast Breeder Reactor “Monju,” in December 2016 the government announced its policyof not restarting the reactor and moving toward its decommissioning. Going forward, we will steadily proceed withthe decommissioning of the Monju reactor. Concurrently, based on “The new policy for fast reactor development
in Japan,” issued by the Japanese government, we will make renewed efforts to contribute to Japan’s fast reactor
development, effectively utilizing our achievements obtained through the Monju Project.
JAEA is required to consistently demonstrate its R&D outcomes as a National Research and Development Agency.
In fiscal 2016, JAEA won three Science and Technology Awards as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology commendations in the field of science and technology. Additionally, JAEA has published more than 1,000
papers in scientific journals and other publications. In the future as well, JAEA will make efforts to disseminate novel
outcomes that are based on diversified ideas.
Since assuming the duties of President in April 2015, I have believed that downsizing facilities in accordancewith the state of our organization and reliably promoting safety measures and back-end measures are important for
maintaining JAEA’s R&D functions, which serve as the foundation for implementing these operations. Accordingly, in
April 2017 we formulated the Medium- and Long-Term Management Plan of JAEA Facilities that gives concrete shape
to this idea and are currently implementing this plan throughout the entire organization.
As we undertake these various initiatives at JAEA, I consider our most important watchwords to be “Safety,”“Compliance” and “Execution.” “Safety” is obviously a major premise as an operator of nuclear facilities. On
this note, the contamination accident that occurred at Plutonium Fuel Research Facility in Oarai Research andDevelopment Center on June 6, 2017 caused a significant loss of trust of the citizens of the nation, beginning withresidents of the local community. We take this accident with the utmost seriousness and sincerely apologize for thegreat troubles and concerns we have caused everyone. We will make all-out efforts to implement measures to preventa recurrence of this type of accident upon determining the cause and provide the best care to the workers exposed toradiation. “Compliance” is indispensable for being an organization that is continually trusted as a member of societyby the country’s citizens and residents of local communities. “Execution” embodies the meaning of not only starting
something and moving forward but also entails opening doors to “creativity” that lies further ahead. To demonstrate
our activities to everyone in a transparent manner to gain their understanding, I believe that execution is important for
displaying the strong will of our entire organization.
Nuclear energy R&D cannot advance without the understanding of Japan’s citizens. With this in mind, we aremaking efforts to disseminate information through such measures as enhancing our website and publishing public
relations magazines. In seeking to promote an even deeper understanding of our activities, we have summarized thestate of our activities over the one-year period in fiscal 2016 in this Annual Report.
In closing, I ask for your continued understanding and support to JAEA’s activities in the future as well.
September 2017

Toshio Kodama
President of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency
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Profile of JAEA

Purpose of JAEA
As Japan’s sole comprehensive research and development institute in the field of nuclear energy, JAEA aims to secure energy sources
indispensable to the lives of citizens through nuclear energy based on the premise of safety assurance and to create scientific technologies andindustries through nuclear power. At the same time, JAEA will carry out R&D, from basic and fundamental research to R&D for the applicationand commercialization of the technology, while disseminating the outcomes of this research with the overarching aim of contributing to thewelfare of human society and raising the standard of living of Japan’s citizens.

TopicsManagement Principles
JAEA has prescribed systematized management principles under four hierarchical structures and these serve as a norm for the operation ofactivities for executives and employees.

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

JAEA’s Mission

Break new ground for the future of nuclear energy
and contribute to the welfare of human society.
JAEA Slogan

Profile of JAEA

“High aspiration, rich idea and strong will”
JAEA Basic Policies

1956
Atomic Fuel Corporation launched

1956
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute launched

JAEA Code of Conduct** For details on JAEA Code of Conduct, please see JAEA website.
http://www.jaea.go.jp/01/pdf/rinen.pdf (in Japanese)

Management by the President
As our management system under the strong leadership of our President, we have introduced and are implementing JAEA’s overall Mission,
Vision and Strategy (MVS) and the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) (a management method for establishing performance indicators from theperspectives of finances and facilities, customers, organizational and business processes, and human resources development) that add theperspective of private-sector companies.

Reform of PNC

Integration(1985)

1998
Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) launched

Japan Nuclear Ship Researchand Development Agency

Organization mission

Organization vision

V

Report Concerning the Integration of Two Corporations (2003)

Separated nuclear fusion R&D and a portion of quantum beam applied research(April 2016)

S

Organization strategy
What should we do forrealizing our vision of the
future?

☆ Strengthening of governance, safety control and internal control functions(e.g. top-down, bottom-up, and middle up & down)☆ Promotion of prioritization, rationalization and greater use of IT in
business operations(e.g. resource redistribution, gate management, improvement activities)

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

October 1, 2005
Independent Administrative Agency, Japan Atomic Energy Agency established5☆ Fulfill our role as Japan’s sole nuclear energy research and development agency∙ An organization that promotes R&D that contributes to nuclear safety∙ An organization that can effectively utilize limited management resources(human resources, facilities and equipment, financial resources)∙ An organization that contributes to nuclear energy use by the international community☆ Lead nuclear energy R&D with high organizational IQ∙ An organization with high organizational IQ that places top priority on safety,
that can independently think and act, and continuously undertakes reform☆ Sharing of values(e.g. formulation of JAEA’s Values)

Enactment of Japan Atomic Energy Agency Act (2004)

April 1, 2015
Name changed to National Research andDevelopment Agency Japan Atomic
Energy Agency☆ Break new ground for the future of nuclear energy and contribute to the welfareof human society

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Consolidation and rationalization plan for special public corporations (approved by the Cabinet in 2001)

What type of organization do
we seek to become in the
future as we recognize our
mission?

Earning Trust from
SocietyM

1967
Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation(PNC) launched

JAEA’s R&D

The Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI), one of JAEA’s predecessors, was launched in 1956 and integrated with the Japan Nuclear
Ship Research and Development Agency in 1985. Meanwhile, the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC), another JAEA predecessor,
was launched as Atomic Fuel Corporation in 1956 and reorganized into Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) in1967. After a reform of PNC in 1998, it became the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC).
In accordance with the consolidation and rationalization plan for special public corporations approved by the Cabinet in 2001, JAERI and
JNC were merged in 2005 to form the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), an Independent Administrative Institution, as a center of excellence(COE) for nuclear energy R&D in Japan. In 2015, its name was changed to the National Research and Development Agency, Japan Atomic
Energy Agency (JAEA).

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security· Thoroughly ensure safety · Efficient work management· R&D filled with creativity · Trust of society· High attention to the on-site activities

History of JAEA

☆ Implementation of management reforms and a clear execution plan(e.g. targets, measures, KPIs, PDCA cycle)

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President

In accordance with the six Basic Policies for Safety Activities prescribed by the President, JAEA places top priority on safety, makes unceasing
efforts to foster a safety culture and nuclear security culture, and thoroughly promotes safety assurance and proper management of nuclear
materials at all our facilities and in our business operations.

Executive Vice President

Basic policy on safety andhealth management
Yasushi Taguchi

Executive Director

Executive Director

Action policy concerning
fostering a safety culture andcompliance with laws andregulations at nuclear facilities

Executive Director

Quality policy concerning nuclear
safety management

TopicsToshio Kodama

Basic Policies for Safety Activities

Tokuhiro Yamamoto

Executive Director

Executive Director

Executive Director

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

Yukitoshi Miura

Basic environmental policy

Action policy concerningcompliance with nuclear security
related laws and regulations

Action policy concerning
fostering a nuclear security culture

Kazumi Aoto

Profile of JAEA

Board Executive Directors (as of April 2017)*For details on Basic Policy for Safety Activities, please see JAEA website.
http://www.jaea.go.jp/about_JAEA/safety/ (in Japanese)

Principal Themes in R&D

Koichi Noda

Auditor

AuditorEstablishment of technologies
toward the revitalization andreconstruction of Fukushima

Establishment of back-end
technologies

Koichi Konagaya

Organization (as of April 2017)

Auditors

Tono Area

Fukushima Area

Horonobe Area

Carries out research related to technologies
for high-level radioactive waste disposal(crystalline rock)

Carries out response operations related
to the accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

Carries out R&D related to technologies forhigh-level radioactive waste disposal (covers
sedimentary rock)(Research and Development Sector)

Sector of Fukushima Researchand Development
Sector of Nuclear Safety Researchand Emergency Preparedness
Sector of Nuclear Science Research

Tsuruga Area
Monju has transitioned to decommissioningin accordance with government policy,
carries out research for thedecommissioning of Fugen

Aomori Area
Stores the nuclear reactor of thenuclear-powered ship Mutsu, carries out
supporting operations for the nuclear fuelcycle

Ningyo-toge Area
Carries out decommissioning of uranium
enrichment facilities

Tokai Area

Sector of Fast Reactor Researchand Development
Sector of Decommissioning andRadioactive Waste Management

Oarai Area
Engages in FR cycle technology development
through the Joyo and post-irradiation
examination facility, undertakes research on
the use of nuclear heat through hightemperature gas-cooled reactor

Promotes safety research, basic andfundamental nuclear research, promotes
neutron use research, carries out R&D
related to technologies for high-level
radioactive waste disposal, develops nuclear
fuel for FR, promotes initiatives toward thedecommissioning of reprocessing facilities,
provides nuclear training anddisaster-prevention training

Environmental Impact
and Reduction▪ Intellectual Resources Management and R&D
Collaboration Department▪ Construction Department▪ Center for Computational Science & e-Systems▪ Nuclear Human Resource Department Center▪ Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation
and Nuclear Security▪ Tsuruga Head Office▪ Tokai Administration Center▪ Oarai Research and Development Center

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JAEA carries out R&D on a variety of themes related to nuclear energy at its respective R&D sites.

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees(Common Mission Sector)

Establishment of fast reactor
cycle technologies

R&D Sites (as of April 2017)(Management Sector)▪ Monju Regeneration Headquarters▪ Office of Strategy and International Affairs▪ Safety and Nuclear Security Administration Department▪ R&D Program Management Department▪ Radioactive Waste Management Department▪ Legal and Audit Department▪ General Affairs Department▪ Personnel Department▪ Financial Affairs Department▪ Contract Department▪ Public Relations Department

Basic and fundamental researchthat supports nuclear energy

Earning Trust from
SocietyPresident
Executive Vice President
Executive Directors

Continuous improvement of
nuclear safety

JAEA’s R&D

Shigeru Nakagawa

Sonoko Watanabe

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

Hajime Ito

JAEA is prioritizing “establishment of technologies toward the revitalization and reconstruction of Fukushima,” “continuous improvementof nuclear safety,” “basic and fundamental research that supports nuclear energy,” “establishment of back-end technologies” and“establishment of fast reactor cycle technologies.” These are based on energy policies encompassing nuclear energy and science andtechnology policies shown in the Basic Energy Plan (Cabinet Decision in April 2014) and the Fifth Science and Technology Basic Plan (Cabinet
Decision in January 2016).

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Budget and Personnel

JAEA promotes its operations in accordance with a medium- and long-term plan created based on medium- and long-term targets as directedby the responsible ministries (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Nuclear
Regulation Authority). From fiscal 2015, JAEA is undertaking operations in accordance with its third medium- and long-term plan (April 1,2015 to March 31, 2022).

JAEA works toward rationalizing budgets and personnel by promoting efficient operations and further raising efficiency of management
departments and re-evaluating its operations when needed.
Regarding budgets, JAEA works to obtain funding, including competitive funding from a variety of external organizations, by actively
carrying out consigned research and joint research. Also, to perform an extensive scope of R&D ranging from basic and fundamental research
to project-type R&D, JAEA promotes agency-wide, cross-sectional and flexible personnel allocation to ensure it can make effective use of theabilities and aptitudes of each individual.
（¥ billion）

The third medium- and long-term plan prescribes the following operations based on energy policies encompassing nuclear energy and scienceand technology policies shown in the Basic Energy Plan (Cabinet Decision in April 2014) and the Fifth Science and Technology Basic Plan (Cabinet
Decision in January 2016).

JAEA receives an evaluation of its operational results every fiscal year by the responsible ministries. The evaluation for fiscal 2016, whichcorresponds with the second year of the third medium- and long-term plan, was disclosed on August 31, 2017. JAEA received a “B” mark as
its comprehensive evaluation and evaluation results by category are as follows.

S

0

—

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• R&D pertaining to the response to the accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Station• Technological support for nuclear safety regulation and safety research forthis purpose• R&D for improving nuclear safety and activities that contribute to nuclear
non-proliferation and nuclear security• Basic and fundamental research and human resources development in the
nuclear field• R&D related to the nuclear fuel cycle, such as reprocessing, fuelmanufacturing and treatment and disposal of radioactive waste

0

Item name• Activities to strengthen industry-academia-government collaboration andsecure the trust of society• Rationalize and enhance efficiency of operations• Budget (include estimate of personnel expenses), income and expenditureplan, financing plan
• Establish effective and efficient management structure• Items concerning safety assurance and nuclear security• R&D on fast reactors
—

182.8

[Evaluation criteria]
S: C reation of especially noteworthy outcomes toward“maximizing R&D outcomes” under appropriate,
effective and efficient business operations and the
expectation for the creation of special future outcomesis recognized.
A: Creation of noteworthy outcomes toward “maximizing
R&D outcomes” under appropriate, effective andefficient business operations and the expectation forthe creation of future outcomes is recognized.
B: C reation of outcomes toward “maximizing R&D
outcomes” and the expectation for the creation of
future outcomes is recognized and steady business
operations are being carried out.
C: Further innovations and improvements are expected
toward “maximizing R&D outcomes” and toward“appropriate, effective and efficient business
operations.”
D: Special measures, including drastic review, as well as
improvements are needed toward “maximizing R&D
outcomes” and toward “appropriate, effective andefficient business operations.”* The above criteria are evaluation criteria concerning“operations and programs pertaining to R&D.”* For details on the medium- and long-term plan, fiscal year plan and evaluation results, please see JAEA website.
http://www.jaea.go.jp/about_JAEA/business_plan.html (in Japanese)

3,683

195.4

195.4

150.0

4,000
3,133

3,113

148.8

156.8

3,000
2,000

100.0

1,000

50.0
0

（FY） 2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016*

0

2017

* Decreases in budgets and personnel accompanying the transfer and integration to the National Institutes for
Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology

Financial Information (Fiscal 2016)
Assets(¥ million)● Summary of Profit and Loss Statement

Liabilities(¥ million)

Items

I. Current assets

159,292

I. Current liabilities

52,878

Ordinary expenses

158,695

II. Fixed assets

594,202

II. Long-term liabilities

213,450

Ordinary income

160,308

1. Tangible fixed assets

527,927

Total liabilities

266,328Extraordinary loss

1,843

2. Intangible fixed assets

2,335

Extraordinary income

371

Total assets

753,495

Net assets
I. Capital stock

820,290

Net loss before income taxes

141

II. Capital surplus-359,002

Income taxes

50

III. Retained earnings

25,878Net income

91

Total net assets

487,166

Reversal of reserves carried over from the period of
the previous medium- and long-term target period335

Total income for fiscal year426

Liabilities and total net assets 753,495*For details on financial statements, please see JAEA website.
http://www.jaea.go.jp/about_JAEA/financial/ (in Japanese)

R&D Achievements (Fiscal 2016)
Releases of R&D results·JAEA R&D reports:

Intellectual properties
152·Papers:1,077
Peer-reviewed:824·Domestic patents: 20

External awards won·Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology awards: 6·Awards from various academic associations: 52

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

D

177.0

3,741

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Numberof items

2

3,831

Earning Trust from
Society

Evaluation

C

189.1

3. Investments and other assets 63,939<Evaluation results of responsible ministries>

4

200.0

3,892

5,000

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Evaluation of Operational Results

B

3,922

● Summary of Balance Sheets

In accordance with Article 35-8 of the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agency, JAEA prescribes a plan (fiscal year plan)
related to business operations for that fiscal year based on the medium- and long-term plan prior to the start of that business year.

A

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Personnel (right axis)

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

Fiscal Year Plan

Budget (left axis)

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

I. Measures to be taken for attaining targets concerning business operations placing top priority on safety
II. Measures to be taken for attaining targets concerning maximizing R&D outcomes and raising quality in other areas
1) R&D pertaining to the response to the accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
2) Technological support for nuclear safety regulation and safety research for this purpose
3) R&D for improving nuclear safety and activities that contribute to nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security
4) Basic and fundamental research and human resources development in the nuclear field5) R&D on fast reactors6) R&D related to the nuclear fuel cycle, such as reprocessing, fuel manufacturing and treatment and disposal of radioactive waste7) Activities to strengthen industry-academia-government collaboration and secure the trust of society
III. Measures to be taken for attaining targets related to enhancing the efficiency of business operations
IV. Measures to be taken for attaining targets related to improving the state of finances
V. Important matters concerning other business operations

300.0

TopicsMedium- and Long-Term Plan and Its Evaluation

Third Medium- and Long-Term Plan

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·Awards from various foundations: 3

Others:253·Oral presentations:

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JAEA’s R&D results or intellectual properties are explained in detail in other publications. We would be pleased that you read these publications in conjunction
with this report.
·Representative academic papers are introduced in JAEA R&D Review .
·Selected patents are shown in the JAEA Technology Collection (in Japanese).

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Contamination Accident at Plutonium Fuel Research
Facility in Oarai Research and Development Center

On June 6, 2017, an accident that involved contamination and internal radiation exposure of

Summary of the Accident

workers occurred at Plutonium Fuel Research Facility (PFRF) in Oarai Research and Development

On June 6, 2017, five workers in Room No. 108 of the PFRF building in Oarai Research and Development

Center. We deeply apologize for the tremendous anxiety and trouble which this accident has caused
to local communities and people, and to the Japanese people as a whole.
Since the accident, JAEA has been giving top priority to a response that focuses on theprevention of the effect on the environment and of secondary damage, and the care of the five
workers who suffered internal radiation exposure. We have confirmed that the environment wasCenter were using a hood during an inspection of a storage container containing plutonium and uranium. The
contamination occurred during the inspection when a resin bag in the container ruptured. The work was being
done to confirm the extra capacity of 80 storage containers in order to improve the management status of nuclear
fuel material. The accident occurred during the checking of the 31st container. Neither the outside of the PFRF
building nor the environment was affected by the accident.
The five workers underwent a contamination check and decontamination and started a course of treatment at
the NIRS of QST to discharge the radioactive substances that had entered their bodies. The Institute announced on

not affected. The five workers are undergoing appropriate care with the cooperation of the National

July 10 that the dose of the worker with the highest committed effective dose* was 100 to 200 mSv. (*Committed

Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) of the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiologicaleffective dose is the total dose to body organs and tissues over the next fifty years due to ingestion of radioactive

Science and Technology (QST).

substances.)

As an organization involved in nuclear energy, JAEA views the accident as an extremely grave
matter and is using its full capabilities to secure the safety of the site and undertake the analysis of
the cause of the accident and the study of measures to prevent a recurrence.
We have been endeavoring to make prompt announcements through press releases and our
website concerning the status of the accident and investigations into its causes. Currently (as of

Powder samples containing plutonium and uranium were fixed in epoxy resin. The samples were contained ina polyethylene container that was placed in a double resin bag wrapped around the container, and the whole wasstored in a storage container made of stainless steel.
Based on verification tests and observation and analysis results of the contents of the storage container, it
was found that the cause of the rupture of the plastic bag was generation of gas admixed with epoxy resin due toradiolysis.

early September 2017), we are continuing work on restoring the site of the accident, clarifying the
major factors that caused the accident and formulating measures for the prevention of recurrence.
The final statutory report will be published on the JAEA website after it has been submitted to the
Nuclear Regulatory Authority.
To date, JAEA had made agency-wide efforts to ensure and enhance safety, which include the

Plutonium Fuel Research Facility in Oarai
Research and Development Center

Scene of the accident (hood H-1 in Room No.
108)

Storage container after the accident (digital
camera image obtained from site)

Status of storage container (confirmed after
being moved from the site to the glove boxof another room)

implementation of the measures to address inadequacies in maintenance and management at the
Monju prototype fast breeder reactor, through the restructuring of safety management systems andthe cultivation of safety culture. However, the PFRF accident clearly showed that measures so far
taken are still not enough and that we must further strengthen our safety endeavors.
In response to this accident, we have received numerous requests from the local communityand local municipalities and councils to make further efforts to ensure safety and make a thoroughinvestigation into the causes of the accident. Going forward, we will work hard to recover trust in
JAEA, responding to these requests in a sincere manner.
For the latest information on the investigation into the causes of the accident and related news, please see JAEA
website.
http://www.jaea.go.jp/04/o-arai/en/index.html

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State of sample storage inside polyethylene
container

12Construction of the main building of the Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced
Decommissioning Science (CLADS Main Building) has been completed.
The construction work of the CLADS Main Building at Tomioka-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture, was completed in March 2017 andwent into full operation in April. The new facility will be at the core of a network that will be established to enable people from universities,
research institutions, industries and government agencies inside and outside Japan to interact. This will in turn bring together the wisdom ofpeople from around the world to promote R&D and human resources development focused on the task of decommissioning of Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

The Ningyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center of JAEA has been working together with local communities for more than 60 years.
Through our R&D projects on uranium exploration to uranium enrichment as a part of the nuclear fuel cycle (i.e., front-end), we have accumulated experiences in the fields of management of uranium related technology. Taking advantage of such potential, we will start a new R&D
program on “Research on Uranium and the Environment.” In December 2016, we announced our new concept of the “Uranium and Environmental Research Platform” as a framework aimed at contributing to regional and international society through R&D programs (environmental
research and uranium waste engineering research) that are needed to steadily carry out decommissioning of uranium handling facilities.
To move forward with this concept, we believe it is important to explain the R&D plan and its outcomes in an open venue and to ensure
the reliability and transparency of the project through two-way communication with local communities. In fiscal 2016, we established discussion meetings to receive opinions and recommendations from local citizens and experts. In the future, we want to see these opinions andrecommendations appropriately reflected in solidifying our concept as the Center’s future business plan.

TopicsA new research base has begun operations relating to thedevelopment of technology necessary for promoting thedecommissioning of TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

Ningyo-Toge Environmental Engineering Center has drafted
new future business plan.
The Center announced its concept of “Uranium and Environmental Research Platform.”

Profile of JAEAT O P I C S Fiscal 2016 Topics

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

Background2015
April:	CLADS was organized and the opening ceremony was held.
August:	Tomioka-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, was chosen as the site.

In order to proceed steadily and safely with decommissioning measures, we will carry out the R&D programs related to the processing and disposal of uranium
waste, the environmental conservation around uranium handling facilities and mining sites and the effective use and long-term management of uranium.
Processing and disposal of uranium waste

Environmental conservation

Effective use and long-term management of uranium

Some waste generated from R&D and the

R&D of environmental conservation technology
for mining facilities

Research on recovery and recycling of fluoride
and needs surveys of uranium

Development based on R&D outcomesrecycled as a resource. It is necessary to carryout R&D focused on safely processing anddisposal of such waste.

It is necessary to conduct R&D to

Uranium which was used for R&D is safely

appropriately manage the former R&D sites

stored. It is necessary to conduct R&D on

and the former uranium mines.

measures to effectively use such uranium inthe future.

Support of activities
by private sector

Provision ofresearch fields

Industry-academiagovernment
collaboration

Research exchanges

Academicoutcomes
Regional andinternational
contributions

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Engineeringachievements

Decommissioning
Improvementof safety

Revitalization ofcommunities andcreation of employment

CLADS Main Building

We will carry out studies on how uranium migrates on groundsurface and in shallow ground.

Test Facility Building

Main facilities
R&D outcomes will
be confirmed using
a disposal
demonstration test
facility.

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

Uranium and Environmental Research Platform

Uranium waste
engineering research

R&D focused on uranium and the environment

Environmental
research

Human resources
development

Facility overview
Use: Research
Structure and scale: steel frame construction with
two above-ground stories
Construction area: 1,096 m²
Total floor area: 2,115 m²
Height: 10.3 m (12 m including rooftop louver 12 m)

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Dissemination ofresearch outcomes

CLADS operates the “Platform for Basic Research on Decommissioning Projects,” serving as a council promoting basic research on
decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
One of the main activities of the platform is to hold the Fukushima Research Conference (FRC) that invites leading researchers from aroundthe world in various fields related to the decommissioning of reactors, with the aim of bringing together their collective wisdom and expertise.
Through the participation of students and young researchers as stakeholders and discussion with the leading researchers, we will expand thehorizon of young researchers and students interested in the research on the decommissioning of reactors.

Earning Trust from
SocietyWork is underway to establish the Uranium and Environmental Research Platform with the collaboration of industry, academia and government,with R&D themes that need to be addressed together with international society.

International
collaboration

Opening ceremony (April 23, 2017) Commemorative Lecture (Tomioka
Town Art & Media Center “MANABINO MORI”)

JAEA’s R&D

dismantling of facilities cannot be reused or

2016
April:	A safety prayer ceremony and groundbreaking ceremony were
held and construction was begun.
2017
March:	Construction work was completed.
April:	The opening ceremony and commemorative lecture were held.

Disposal demonstration
test illustration
We will establish the processing technology required for safeand reasonable disposal of uranium waste.

Laboratory XAFS system
This apparatus uses X-rays to examine
the chemical state, etc., of substances.
Enables information on radioactive
material absorbed on debris to beobtained.

Gamma ray energy analyzer
This is a device for examining gamma
ray-emitting nuclides, making it
possible to establish the type andamount of radioactive material
contained in soil and the like.

Control rod blade degradation test facility
This simulates the melting of the control rod blade andchannel box in the case of a severe accident. It can help
to increase the sophistication of the methodology used
to evaluate the initial processes of a severe accident.

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Profile of JAEAT O P I C S Fiscal 2016 Topics
We are addressing issues related to the restoration of theenvironment at Fukushima.

In order to analyze and research fuel debris and various radioactive wastes generated from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, weare proceeding with the development of the Okuma Analysis and Research Center (comprising an Administrative Building and two laboratories).
Construction of the Administrative Building was started in September 2016, and it will start operations before the end of fiscal 2017. The
construction of Laboratory-1, which will handle low and medium dose samples, was approved in March 2017 and started in April. In addition,
the detailed design has started on Laboratory-2, which will be used for fuel debris and high dose samples.

Based on the cooperative partnership agreement signed by Fukushima Prefecture, the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
and JAEA, the functions of the Fukushima Environmental Safety Center, which had located its base of activities at Fukushima-shi, weretransferred to the Environmental Radiation Monitoring Centre of the Fukushima Prefectural Centre for Environmental Creation (CEC) in
Minamisoma-shi (from October 2015) and the Research Building of CEC in Miharu-machi (from April 2016).
At CEC trilateral collaboration is being undertaken among JAEA, a comprehensive nuclear R&D institution; Fukushima Prefecture, whichis engaged in ensuring the safety of the living environment; and NIES, which has a track record of industrial waste management and theassessment of ecological impact. Through this joint initiative, surveys and research and information gathering related to the analysis andevaluation of environmental radiation monitoring data, radiation measurement, decontamination and waste, environmental dynamics andenvironmental creation are conducted.
Furthermore, we are also addressing challenges related to Fukushima’s environmental restoration through such activities as thedissemination of information that is easy to understand, international information sharing, education, training and exchanges to foster
future creation, long-term collaboration with universities and the development of human resources.
The grand opening of all the facilities of CEC was achieved on July 21, 2016. The Environmental Creation Theater in the informationand communication building of CEC (Commutan Fukushima) enables visitors to learn about the mechanism of radiation and Fukushima
restoration efforts and to experience the dynamic images of “Fukushima Now” spread out over the internal 360 degrees of a sphere having
a diameter of 13 m.

Laboratory-2
Administrative Building

Laboratory-1

Administrative Building: Consists of analysis personnel rooms and offices, etc.

Supervised area boundary

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

The Fukushima Prefectural Centre for Environmental Creation was given a grand opening.

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

We are in the process of developing the Okuma Analysis and Research Center.

TopicsWe are developing facilities to conduct analysis and researchon fuel debris and radioactive waste.

Laboratory-1: For analysis of low and medium dose radioactive rubble, incineration ash, trees,

JAEA’s R&D

water treatment secondary waste, etc.
Laboratory-2: For analysis of fuel debris and high dose radioactive rubble, etc.

Administrative Building overview
Total floor area: Approximately 4,786 m²
Floors: 4 above ground
Main structure: Reinforced concrete
Use: Analysis personnel rooms, offices, workshop, etc.

TEPCO HD site boundary,planned boundary ofintermediate storage facility

Earning Trust from
SocietyStandard map of Geographical Survey InstituteOperations Respecting
Individual Employees

Ceremony commemorating the grand opening of the Fukushima Prefectural Centre for Environmental Creation (July 21, 2016)
Safety prayer ceremony for Administrative Building (September 7, 2016)
Office space

Meeting space

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Machine room

General view of the construction site of the Administrative Building(photographed on February 21, 2017)

ICP-Mass Spectrometer
This provides high-sensitivity multi-element
analysis using plasma as an ion source. It enables
information on trace element concentration inenvironmental water to be obtained.

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

Workshop

Image of Administrative Building (as completed)

Radiation (gamma ray) measuring system
This apparatus uses a germanium semiconductor
detector to measure gamma ray radiation andobtain information on the type and amount ofradioactive material contained in soil, etc.

Element Analyzer
This irradiates a sample surface with an electron
beam to observe the surface structure and perform
element analysis. It is used, for example, to obtain
information on the chemical composition ofradioactive substances absorbed by soil.

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Formulation of JAEA’s Strategy for Innovation Creation

For JAEA to execute its mission, it is essential to carry out interaction with the international nuclear community from a global perspective. These
interchanges include mutually beneficial cooperation with research organizations of other countries, contribution to international organizations
and emerging nuclear energy countries and the international outreach of JAEA’s research outcomes. JAEA implements international cooperation
programs with 22 countries and five international organizations. International cooperation spans a wide range and contents of the individual
cooperation varies greatly. This Strategy adopted in March 2017 aims at more effectively implementing international cooperation by clarifying
JAEA’s basic stance and implementation policies for international cooperation that are commonly applied to the cooperation in each field andeach individual country.

Topics

JAEA’s Strategy for International Cooperation (Overview)

Significance of international cooperation

Basic policy for promoting international cooperation• Efficient promotion of R&D and maximization of the outcomes using resources of
R&D institutes, etc., in other countries (international cooperation in a narrow sense)• Contribution to ensuring nuclear safety• Increased JAEA’s presence in the international nuclear community throughcontribution to addressing the common challenges for the utilization of nuclear
energy, and the practical benefit brought to Japan by such contribution (international
contribution)• Maximization of R&D outcomes• Contribution to the international nuclear community and Japanese industry throughthe international outreach of R&D (international outreach)• Contribution to ensuring nuclear nonproliferation/nuclear security• Support for developing human resources in the nuclear field (support toother countries and development of globally minded personnel at JAEA)

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

JAEA’s mission is to contribute to the welfare of human society through nuclear science. At the same time, many of JAEA’s R&D outcomes havethe possibility of wider applications beyond nuclear energy usage. Based on this background JAEA has formulated the Strategy for Innovation
Creation in terms of building a new R&D framework while reexamining its mission. JAEA announced this Strategy on March 31, 2017.
The innovation addressed in the Strategy for Innovation Creation is divided into two categories, namely, “Innovation for the use of nuclear
energy” and “Innovation through nuclear science.” In “Innovation for the use of nuclear energy,” for example, we aim to develop new typesof nuclear systems such as High-Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors (HTGRs), while in “Innovation through nuclear science” we will strive forinnovation in wide-ranging academic fields through basic and fundamental research and the use of large-scale facilities. In responding to the
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident, JAEA will carry out comprehensive initiatives spanning basic research to practical technology
development and will make this a model case for innovation creation.
As basic policies for undertaking these initiatives toward innovation creation, JAEA will use “co-creation venues” to promote theintegration of different fields and different types of R&D. At the same time, we will build frameworks for promoting innovation such as adopting
acceleration measures for important R&D needs. Additionally, JAEA will also reform R&D methods that use computational science.
By implementing the Strategy for Innovation Creation, we will make efforts to ensure that technologies and knowledge which JAEA has
accumulated, as the sole comprehensive nuclear R&D organization, can be provided to society.

Profile of JAEA

Formulation of JAEA’s Strategy for International Cooperation• Overseas dissemination and international outreach of R&D outcomesInternational cooperation based on the basic policy and taking into account therespective characteristics of the below partners and cooperation areas given priority
Overview of JAEA’s Strategy for Innovation Creation

Innovation for the use of nuclear energy

Advanced nuclear energy countries

Innovation throughnuclear science

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

Partners

Innovation aimed for by JAEA

Emerging nuclear energy countries

Mutually beneficial cooperation with the maximum use of expertise

Promotion of support concerning basic and fundamental nuclearof the partners and sharing of resources

technology, nuclear safety and nuclear nonproliferation/nuclear security

Nuclear-related international organizations

2. Reduction in amount andtoxicity of radioactive waste

5. Establishment of safetysystems

3. Decommissioning of nuclear
facilities and managementof radioactive waste

6. Response to the Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power
Station Accident

2. Creation of innovation inwide-ranging fields bymaking JAEA facilities
available to outside users
or jointly using them

Measures for promoting international cooperation
Increased priority of international cooperation
Resource allocation placing priority on international cooperation

Enhancement of the global orientation of JAEA
• Enhancing the R&D centers which serve as the core ofinternational cooperation• Organizing international symposiums and workshops andinviting excellent researchers from overseas• Considering making English an official language at international
R&D centers and promoting information transmission in English

Innovation Creation

2. Establishment of a frameworkfor promoting innovation
creation

4. Reform R&D methodology

7. Development and acquisitionof human resources withingenuity

3. Intellectual property
management

5. R&D from a customer’s
perspective

8. Strengthening of the efforts
to secure external funds• Strengthening the function of the Office of Strategy andInternational Affairs as an in-house think tank
• Effective utilization of JAEA’s overseas offices, which will include
organizing events, etc.

Acquisition of external funds
Effective use of existing grant-in-aid programs for international cooperationin the nuclear field and encouragement of creating new competitive funds

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

Strategic Initiatives

6. Promotion of the efforts to make JAEA
facilities available to outside users
and jointly use them and enhancementof research infrastructure

Enhancement of the function of the Office ofStrategy and International Affairs

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

1. Promotion of cooperation,
collaboration and theintegration of different fields
and different types* For details on the Strategy for Innovation Creation, please see JAEA website.
https://www.jaea.go.jp/about_JAEA/innovation/ (in Japanese)

nuclear security, etc., and multinational nuclear R&D activities

Earning Trust from
Society

4. Development of new typesof nuclear systems

Participation in efforts to develop international standards of nuclear safety,

JAEA’s R&D

1. Solution of energy resource
problems

1. Basic and fundamental
research, cutting-edge
nuclear science researchand research using neutrons

Symposium sponsored by JAEA Washington Office (held in June 2017)* For detailed information regarding the Strategy for International Cooperation, please see JAEA website.
https://www.jaea.go.jp/english/about/international_strategy/strategy.pdf

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Profile of JAEA

Development of Human Resources in the Field of Nuclear Energy
JAEA is developing human resources in the field of nuclear energy by means of Domestic Training Courses and International Training Courses, as well as
cooperation with universities and the Japan Nuclear Human Resource Development Network.

Formulation of the Medium- and Long-Term Management Plan of JAEA Facilities•Decommissioning•Treatment anddisposal of wastes

Promotion of R&D through Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration•Partnership agreements (18 graduate schools,
1 university faculty, 2 technical colleges)•Nuclear Professional School of The University of Tokyo•Japan Nuclear Education Network (JNEN) activities•Programs for accepting university students

Training (Radiation Protection Basic Course)

Training (Environmental Radiation Monitoring)

A cordial conversation between a young
researcher and summer vacation trainees

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

Domestic Training Courses mainly focus on cultivating RI/radiation engineers and nuclear
energy engineers and also assist the examinees to pass examination for national qualification.
In fiscal 2016, in addition to 21 regular training courses, JAEA held three on-demand training
courses, which were requested from external organizations. Many of the graduates of thiscourse play important roles as leaders and experts in the field of nuclear energy. In fiscal 2017,
JAEA will continuously hold regular training courses and provide on-demand training courses
responding to the needs from outside.
In International Training Courses, JAEA accepts trainees from various countries mainly theones located in South East Asia and holds various types of training courses to develop instructors
with expertise in radiation and nuclear energy. JAEA also holds seminars for cultivating
human resources to disseminate basic knowledge on radiation (in fiscal 2016, 11 countries(76 individuals attended courses)). These training courses are scheduled to be held until fiscal
2019 as a program commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT). In fiscal 2017, trainees from such countries as Thailand and Malaysia areattending the training courses.
In cooperation with universities, JAEA is engaging in cooperation based on the partner
graduate school format, which includes the acceptance of students from Nuclear Professional
School of The University of Tokyo (fiscal 2016: 14 students). In addition, JAEA also accepts
special research students (17 students), student trainees (188 students) and summer vacation
trainees (168 students) from universities. Furthermore, as activities of the Japan Nuclear
Education Network, JAEA is providing courses on nuclear engineering to seven universities
through a distance learning system (number of attendees in fiscal 2016: 215 students). In fiscal
2016, approximately 40% of employees as researchers and engineers newly-hired by JAEA had
previously participated in these programs for university students. JAEA will continue to promote
this initiative.
The Japan Nuclear Human Resources Development Network aims to build a nationwide
unified nuclear human resources development network based on mutual cooperation with 73
industry-academia-government institutions and is acting
as the secretariat jointly with another organization. It held
the Nuclear Energy Management School in collaboration
with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (heldin Tokyo and Fukui Prefecture in fiscal 2016) and also held
language courses aimed at promoting the cultivation ofyoung professionals of Japan who could play active rolesin the international community in the future.
* For details on human resources development, please see JAEA
website.
http://nutec.jaea.go.jp/english/

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Cooperation with universities

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees* For details on industry-academia-government collaboration and the dissemination of R&D outcomes,
please see JAEA website.
http://tenkai.jaea.go.jp

Explanation of technologies at exhibitions•Comprehensive human resources development activities
through collaboration among nuclear power-related
agencies in industry, academia and government•JAEA’s role as joint secretariat (core institution)•Implementation of Management School, a course for the developmentof globally-minded human resources in the nuclear field, etc.
•International cooperation (Cooperation with IAEA, etc.)

Earning Trust from
Society

JAEA makes proactive efforts to make its R&D outcomes widely available to society and, by
doing so, to bring about innovation. Such efforts include the R&D through the collaboration
with industry, academia and government, transfer of the R&D outcomes to the private sector
by making them subject to patents and other intellectual property rights and the accumulationand dissemination of research papers and other R&D outcomes.
In fiscal 2016, JAEA carried out 214 joint research projects with government, universities
and private companies and also undertook 125 consigned research projects. With the view ofmaking patented technologies to available to the private sector, we publish the booklet JAEA
Technology Collection (in Japanese) and organize technology briefing sessions in collaboration
with such expert organizations as the Japan Science and Technology Agency. JAEA also
accumulates R&D outcomes such as academic papers using the “JAEA Originated Papers
Searching System” (JOPSS) and disseminates them via our website.

Japan Nuclear Human Resources
Development Network

Nuclear Human
Resource
Development
Center•Training targeting Asian countries (10 countries)
Instructor Training Course, Follow-up Training Course•Nuclear related administration course•Nuclear plant safety course•Siting of nuclear facilities course•Basic radiation knowledge for school education course

JAEA’s R&D•Earthquake-resistancemeasures•Measures against
aging•Regular training courses for–Nuclear energy engineers–RI/radiation engineers–National qualification acquisition examinees•On-demand training courses

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

Medium- and Long-Term
Management Plan of
JAEA Facilities
Measures toManagement ofmaintain safety
back-end issues•New regulations

International Training Courses

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D* For details on the Medium- and Long-Term Management Plan of JAEA
Facilities, please see JAEA website.
http://www.jaea.go.jp/about_JAEA/facilities_plan/ (in Japanese)

Domestic Training Courses

Topics

JAEA formulated the Medium- and Long-Term Management Plan of JAEA Facilities. This comprehensive plan focuses on three objectives,
namely, selection and consolidation of JAEA’s nuclear facilities, measures to maintain safety of facilities and management of back-end issues.
With limited resources, JAEA must simultaneously 1) implement measures against the aging of old nuclear facilities; 2) conform to new
regulation that was enforced following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011; and 3) promote management of back-end issues
such as decommissioning of nuclear facilities that no longer play useful roles and the treatment and disposal of radioactive waste. However,
implementation of these measures will make it increasingly difficult to continue to operate facilities in the same manner as up to the present.
To maintain and advance its nuclear related R&D functions at a high level throughout the future with safety as a major premise, on March
31, 2017 JAEA released the Medium- and Long-Term Management Plan of JAEA Facilities. This plan identifies 45 facilities that will continue tobe used and 44 facilities that will be decommissioned, narrowing down the former category of facilities through the selection and consolidationof currently existing facilities and the measures to take with regard to both categories of facilities.
As shown in the chart to the right, this is a comprehensive plan forsimultaneously pursuing three objectives consisting of “selection andconsolidation of facilities,” “measures to maintain safety of facilities
Selection andConsolidation(conformity with new regulations, earthquake-resistance measures and•Prioritizationofmeasures against aging and risk reduction measures)” and “management
facilities
of back-end issues (decommissioning and the treatment and the disposal of•Cost reduction
radioactive waste).” The plan will be implemented from fiscal 2017 to fiscal
2028 (to the end of the Fourth Medium- and Long-Term target period).

Overview of the activities of Nuclear Human Resource Development Center (NuHRDeC)

Closing ceremony at the 2016 Nuclear Energy Management School20

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Profile of JAEA

Safety-related campaign activities
Each JAEA site voluntarily conducts various campaign activities in tune with national campaigns, such as National Safety Week, Safe Electricity
Use Campaign Month and National Industrial Health Week, for raising safety awareness. These activities include the safety gathering with theparticipation of all workers including those from partner and other companies stationed at each site, safety and health patrols by the director
generals of each site and a lecture on safety.

Operations Placing the Utmost Priority on Safety

Activities to Ensure Safety Taking Precedence over Any Other Activities

Continuous improvement on ensuring safety and nuclear security by repeating the PDCA cycle

March 11, 2011
Great East Japan Earthquake

Improvement
PDCA
PDCA

Tightened regulations
Compliance with new regulatory standards○ Measures against aging facilities,
compliance with new regulatory
standards and earthquake preparedness
Measures on nuclear security, etc.
○ Promotion of activities and continuous improvement based on policies on physicalprotection, fostering of nuclear security culture, etc.
○ Appropriate implementation of nuclear material accountancy and control, and safeguards
activities○ Appropriate transport of nuclear materials

Situation of JAEA
Occurrence of accidents, troubles, etc.
Inadequate equipment maintenancemanagement at Monju
Inappropriate management of records,
etc., at Fugen
Reduction of risks at reprocessing plant
Measures against the aging offacilities, equipment, etc.
Systematic repairs and upgrades
Improvement of maintenance management
Reductions in budget and the numberof personnel

JAEA has in place a system in case of an accident or a trouble, in terms of preventing the occurrence of similar events, to provide the lessons
learned from investigations into its cause, including measures to prevent recurrence, to each JAEA site and to incorporate these lessons asnecessary into the on-site work. During fiscal 2016, we shared information on 59 cases of accidents and troubles both within and outside JAEA
and specific instructions on an investigation or examination were made as part of efforts to prevent recurrence on 7 cases.

In fiscal 2016, we had no accidents or troubles that require reporting to the authority pursuant to Act on the Regulation of Nuclear Source
Material, Nuclear Fuel Material and Reactors and received no recommendations of correction from the Labor Standards Inspection Office.
However, we had two fires, one started in a trash can (Monju) and the other that left a scorch mark on the power supply plug of a water
bath (Ningyo-toge); five lost workday injuries due to such reasons as accidental falls; one violation of the Operational Safety Program; and 7
minor violations. Should an accident or trouble occur, we work to make a swift response on the spot, promptly report to the parties concerned,
including relevant authorities and local governments, as well as quickly and proactively provide the information to the public through press
announcements and other means. We also implement an array of initiatives to prevent similar accidents or troubles.
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National Industrial Health Week

∙Dissemination of President’s message ∙Safety and health patrols∙Issuance of safety and health newsletters

Quality (Assurance) Month∙Broadcast of President’s message ∙Lecture on quality∙Display of quality-related posters

No Accidents Campaign during
New Year’s Holidays∙Broadcast of President’s message

Safety gathering held at a site

Activities to foster a safety culture
To instill solid safety awareness within the organization, we have formulated our policy for theactivities to foster a safety culture and to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations
and have been promoting activities in accordance with this policy.
In fiscal 2016, we facilitated the sharing of information and mutual understanding between
top management and employees by holding meetings to exchange views between the President(or Executive Directors) and each site’s senior management and section heads in charge of safety
management and by conducting on-site patrols by executives.
In September 2016, we also conducted a questionnaire survey to better understand thestatus of JAEA’s safety culture and trends (to 4,454 employees and other staff; response rate89%). The survey results showed no significant change in the status of JAEA as a whole from theprevious survey held in fiscal 2015. There were, however, moderate declines in some categories,
such as “attitude and motivation” and “work management,” and a moderate improvement in the
category of “clear policy setting and execution by senior managers.” Along with information on
the actual status of safety ensuring activities and occurrence of accidents and troubles, we fully
utilize the breakdown of survey results for each site and department to identify potential problems
and organizational weakness and attain improvement in respective areas.
We promote the sharing of information and mutual understanding through a variety ofmethods other than those stated above. These include the distribution of “Words into Action”
cards, which persons in managerial positions use to show their own action targets and cultivate
shared and improved awareness within the organization; safety-related instructions by the
Executive Director in charge of safety; meetings to encourage the exchange of views on safety
matters; meetings of
director generals of JAEA
Results of the fiscal 2016 questionnaire survey
sites; and meetings of(JAEA as a whole; compared with fiscal 2015 results)
section heads in charge
Commitment by
Clear policy setting
top management
and execution byof safety management
Attitude and4.5
senior managers
motivation
at each site. Additionally,
Measures toChangewe have conducted4
prevent wrong
management
decision making
experience-based safety
3.5
education as a priority.
Workmanagement

3

Inquiring
attitude2.5

Self-assessmentor third-party
assessment
Organizational
efforts to prevent
accidents,
equipment
failures, etc. Organizational
affinity tolearning

Safety and health patrol by a director
general of a site

Meeting to exchange views with executives

On-site patrol by executives

Experience-based education to actually feelthe impact caused by a safety belt in a fallExperience-based education on the risk offingers getting caught during slinging work

Culture thatencourages
reporting

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

Occurrence of accidents and troubles∙Patrols and inspections by electrical chief engineers∙Education (lecture) on electric safety

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Activities of agency-wide sharing of the lessons learned from the accidents and acting upon such lessons

Safe Electricity Use CampaignMonthEarning Trust from
Society

December 21, 2016
Government’s decision on thedecommissioning of Monju○ Promotion of activities and continuous
improvement based on policies on
quality assurance, fostering of a safety
culture, etc.
○ Prevention of accidents and troubles, etc.

Strengthening of disaster prevention system
November 13, 2015
NRA’s recommendation on Monju
submitted to the Minister of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology◎ Active promotion of voluntary safety
activities placing the utmost priority on
ensuring safety∙Broadcast of President’s message ∙Lecture on safety∙Patrols by executives ∙Organizations of safety gathering

JAEA’s R&D

Measures on ensuring safety

External conditions surrounding JAEA

National Safety Week

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

Operations related to ensuring safety and nuclear security and circumstances surrounding JAEA

Main activity

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

As a national R&D institute handling a large quantity of radioactive materials at a lot of nuclear facilities, JAEA is required to demonstrate an
extremely rigorous and high level of reliability regarding safety. As such, we have formulated basic policies concerning safety, quality assurance
and nuclear security and have been promoting operations accordingly while placing safety before everything else.
Each JAEA site has determined quality targets based on the Quality Assurance Policy on Nuclear Safety and action plans in accordancewith the Policy and Measures for the Activities to Foster a Safety Culture and undertakes safety activities placing the utmost priority on
ensuring safety. Each JAEA site also seeks continuous operational improvement by using the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle, a method used toattain constant improvement by repeating the cycle.
By instilling recognition of the importance of pre-determined routine actions at the level of each workplace, we also strive to ensure
the safety of on-site work by making a range of efforts, including so-called on-site 5S activities (seiri (proper arrangement), seiton (orderly
arrangement), seiketsu (maintenance of good sanitary conditions), seisou (cleaning activities) and shitsuke (discipline) and pre-work activities
such as risk assessments and hazard prediction activities.

Campaign

TopicsFor JAEA, thoroughly ensuring safety is an essential requirement in carrying out operations and is specified as the matter of utmost
priority in our Basic Policy. We seek to thoroughly ensure safety, quality assurance and nuclear security based on the recognition that
we handle potentially hazardous materials in our nuclear facilities and act in accordance with the Code of Conduct that places safety
first and foremost.

List of safety-related activities

Good
communication

Compliance

Accountability
and transparency
FY2016FY2015“Words into
Action” card

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Management reviews by the President

Agency-wide Safety Review and Quality Assurance Committee

Strict Compliance with Laws and Regulations, and Response to Aging Facilities
Compliance with new regulatory standards

Efforts to sort out and prioritize aging facilities for utilization

In preparation for various crises, including a nuclear facility accident or failure or a natural disaster, we operate and maintain emergency
response systems (e.g., teleconferencing system, broadcast fax system, emergency call-up system) to enable us to unfailingly share information
within JAEA and send out information to external parties. We also provide periodic education and training to emergency response staff.

To ensure continued operation of emergency response systems, we conduct periodic inspections and carry out well-planned system upgrades inaccordance with our plan.
In fiscal 2016, we conducted repairs and other maintenance work on the teleconferencing system and emergency call-up system to counter
facility aging and maintain our ability to distribute and send out information. Additionally, for the Integrated Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
Network that connects JAEA and the Secretariat of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, we conduct periodic connection testing to ensure theavailability of the service in case of a nuclear emergency.

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Nuclear Science ResearchInstituteComprehensive Drill at JRR-3,
etc.

280

Feb. 15,2017

Fugen Decommissioning
Engineering Center

Comprehensive Emergency
Preparedness Drill

220

Feb. 21,2017

Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor Comprehensive Emergency
Monju
Preparedness Drill

480

Initiatives for Nuclear Security and Safeguards to Ensure Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy
JAEA engages in an initiative to prevent the theft of nuclear materials and sabotage of nuclear facilities (“nuclear security”) and anotherinitiative to ensure that nuclear materials are used solely for peaceful purposes and not diverted to nuclear weapons (“safeguards”). We
unfailingly undertake both initiatives in accordance with their respective laws and regulations.
In terms of nuclear security, our efforts have been confirmed to have reached a certain level through an inspection by the national
authority and the United States. We have also been making steady progress toward preparing ourselves for the implementation of a system todetermine the trustworthiness of individuals working at nuclear facilities*1, a new regulatory requirement. In addition to satisfying these andother regulatory requirements, JAEA conducts activities to foster nuclear security culture by raising employees’ awareness on nuclear security
on a continual basis and through such diverse opportunities as questionnaire surveys and lectures.
With regard to safeguards, we perform nuclear material accountancy and control to appropriately monitor the amount of nuclear materials
and their transfer and to ensure these materials are not diverted to nuclear weapons.
JAEA works to maintain and improve the level and quality of our nuclear material accountancy, and at the same time, cooperates with thenational authority and IAEA in their safeguards inspections.
We also take measures required by integrated safeguards by IAEA*2 and respond appropriately
to the request for information on management of nuclear materials from external entities, such as
the Japan Atomic Energy Commission and the National Diet.
*1 System to determine the trustworthiness of individuals working at nuclear facilities: As a measure against
an employee and other insider threat, this system surveys the career, social standing and other backgrounds
of individuals who have access to the critical areas of a nuclear facility or handle classified information
related to the protection of nuclear materials to confirm that they will not instigate violent, destructive
activities.
*2 For information regarding the integrated safeguards by the IAEA, please see JAEA website.
https://www.jaea.go.jp/04/iscn/archive/index_en.html#guideline

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

Installation and maintenance of emergency response systems

Jan. 27,2017

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Crisis Management at JAEA

Comprehensive Drill at Joyo, etc. 1,500

Earning Trust from
Society

Because JAEA started its R&D operations in the 1960s, many of its facilities and equipment are now aging. These old facilities and equipment
pose greater risk in terms of safety and need to be prioritized, in other words, grouped into ones we will continue to use and those we will
no longer use and decommission. We need to carry out upgrades and repairs in a systematic manner for the former group and implement
measures necessary for decommissioning while ensuring safety for the latter group.
In fiscal 2016, we conducted a priority (risk) assessment and promoted management of these facilities by incorporating our plan to address
aging facilities into the Medium- and Long-Term Management Plan of JAEA Facilities and by setting up a system to encourage improvement
each year. As a result, the number of facility/equipment failures or damage due mainly to aging dropped from 15 in fiscal 2015 to eight infiscal 2016.

Upon the occurrence of an accident or trouble, we use theemergency response systems to make a swift response while
collaborating with the relevant sites. In fiscal 2016, we had
37 accidents and troubles, which necessitated the use of theemergency response systems within JAEA.

Oarai Research andDevelopment Center

JAEA’s R&D

Following the accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in March 2011, new regulatory standards with more stringent
regulatory requirements have been enforced to tighten safety regulations of nuclear facilities. To satisfy the new regulatory standards, we havedeveloped a basic concept for review conditions and selection criteria we use to decide which equipment are important to safety in nuclear
facilities against external phenomena (including earthquakes, tsunami and tornadoes). Facilities of JAEA are currently undergoing a safety
review by the national authority in accordance with the new standards. We have also determined standard seismic motions and have been
accordingly undertaking seismic assessment of our nuclear reactors and reprocessing plant.

Response to accidents and troubles

Jan. 25,2017

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

We have established the Agency-wide Safety Review and Quality Assurance Committee to deliberate on basic matters concerning safety reviews
required in the licensing of nuclear facilities and those on quality assurance activities of the entire organization. In fiscal 2016, the committee
met 21 times to discuss a total of 31 matters, including nuclear facilities license applications and results of periodic reviews of nuclear facilities.
In addition, we are forging ahead with our initiatives to ensure safety through the sharing of information on causes and countermeasuresof accidents and troubles that occurred during fiscal 2016 and on our response to comments at safety inspections and through the close
collaboration between the Safety and Nuclear Security Administration Department and each JAEA site.

In seeking to improve our crisis management capability, we systematically provide education andtraining to executives and the members of the JAEA emergency response headquarters.
As educational efforts in fiscal 2016, we arranged a lecture by a crisis response expert for
executives and provided them with an opportunity for them to exchange views with the expert, andconducted education for the members of JAEA and local emergency response headquarters on suchmatters as respective roles in the event of an emergency.
To provide training on an emergency resulting from within JAEA, we conducted a total of 31
Drill on providing information to thedrills that included the JAEA emergency response headquarters. To improve our emergency response
Secretariat of the Nuclear Regulation
capabilities, we dispatched experts from within and outside JAEA to some of these drills, including
Authority
major comprehensive emergency preparedness drills, to provide guidance to participants. As a new
initiative in fiscal 2016, we conducted a drill on providing
Major comprehensive emergency preparedness drills and other drills in
information to the Secretariat of the Nuclear Regulation
fiscal 2016
Authority via the Integrated Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
Approx. no. of
Network with the aim of refining JAEA’s system to share and
Date
JAEA site
Drill title
participants
send out information. In addition, during the comprehensive
Nov. 2,
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Reprocessing Plant
1,700
emergency preparedness drill held on February 21, 2017 at
2016
Laboratories
Comprehensive Drill
the site of the prototype Fast Breeder Reactor Monju, weNov. 16,
Ningyo-toge Environmental
Processing Facility
250
conducted a drill that encompassed the entire organization
2016
Engineering Center
Comprehensive Emergency
Preparedness Drill
and incorporated support from other JAEA sites.

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

To ensure the effectiveness of our various activities on safety of nuclear facilities and improve our quality management system and its
operation, the President on his own reviews periodic activity reports from the director generals of sites and other organizations within JAEA. We
held three management reviews during fiscal 2016 and confirmed that we would promote bottom-up improvement activities voluntarily led byeach workplace and incorporate suggestions made by external parties and our initiatives to reduce accidents and troubles into quality targets,
both for better results.

Efforts related to crisis management education and training

TopicsWith a view to ensuring the safety of nuclear facilities, JAEA has laid down its quality policy concerning nuclear safety management inaccordance with the Operational Safety Program and has been pursuing steady promotion and continuous improvement of safety activities
under its quality management system.

Profile of JAEA

Efforts to Thoroughly Ensure Safety and Nuclear Security

Lecture on fostering a nuclear security
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JAEA’s R&D

R&D for Decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
Power Station

Optical image

Radiation imaging
1.0

Intensity

680 μSv/hR&D of three-dimensional radiation distribution measurement technology
inside a building

3D reconstruction

3D reconstruction

Decontamination Model Calculation
Using the Restoration Support System for Environment (RESET) developed for forecasting and analyzing decontamination
effects and dose rates, simulations of decontamination of residential areas and farmland in difficult-to-return zones wereconducted and air dose rates were predicted, and the results were provided to municipalities in those zones.
The outcomes are expected to be reflected in future reviews of difficult-to-return zones and in the formulation of
decontamination plans for the development of specific reconstruction and recovery areas.
Example of simulation result
Pre-decontamination air dose rate distribution (prediction as of April 2017)

Pre-decontamination

Post-decontamination

Pre-decontamination

Earning Trust from
Society

Relatively high-dose area
Post-decontamination

Interim storage
facilityThree-dimensional model
for calculating dose rate
distribution in containment
vesselRadial direction (cm)

Dose rate distribution
estimation result (Unit 1)
Map data ©2017 Google, ZENRIN

R&D Related to Environmental Contamination

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Area ratio by dose rate in the decontamination zone (dwelling land and agricultural land)

Development of dose rate distribution measurement technology

Weight buffer depth(βeff/g cm2)
interpolation map
120<

Pre-decontamination
Less than 0.23 μSv/h
0.0%

90-120
60-90
30-60
0-30

Post-decontamination
0.23 to 1.0 μSv/h
10.3%

3.8 μSv/hor more21.8%

0Depth distribution map of radioactive cesium

2.5 to 3.8 μSv/h
5.9%

2.5 to 3.8 μSv/h
24.6%

1.0 to 2.5 μSv/h
43.3%

1.0 to 2.5 μSv/h
37.8%

3.8 μSv/h or more
1.3%
Less than
0.23 μSv/h
2.9%

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

We are developing dose rate distribution measurement technology and visualization
technology using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for the basic information forevaluating exposure dose evaluation. In fiscal 2016, we developed technology toestimate the depth distribution of radioactive cesium (Cs) in the soil in collaboration
with the National Livestock Breeding Center and The University of Tokyo. This
technology utilizes the ratio of scattered radiation to direct radiation measured by aradiation measuring device mounted on an unmanned helicopter.

Relatively low-dose area

Dose rate (mSv/h)

Axial direction (cm)

Dose rate (unit: μSv/h)
3.8 or more
0.23 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.8
Less than 0.23
1.0 to 2.5

JAEA’s R&D

Development of methodology of estimating dose rate
distribution in a reactor containment vessel
A methodology was developed to predict the dose rate distribution in a reactor
containment vessel as accurately as possible, which is necessary for examining
the method of removing fuel debris in the reactor containment vessel ofFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. This methodology is used to predict
three-dimensionally the dose rate distribution of the reactor containment
vessel through the combination of the theoretical calculation of the radiation
source and the local measured value obtained by the internal investigation by
robots and the other remote technologies. In the future, as the internal survey
progresses, it is expected that the prediction accuracy of the dose rate will befurther improved.

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

We developed a compact and lightweight Compton camera to project the three-dimensional image ofthe distribution of radioactive materials inside the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station building
and conducted a demonstration test at the site. As a result, we successfully visualized a hot spot witha higher dose rate than the surrounding areas inside the building in just tens of seconds. In addition,
by obtaining images from multiple viewpoints, we succeeded in visualizing three-dimensionalradiation distribution, which had been difficult with conventional image reconstruction methods usinga Compton camera.

0.5

Robotics Competition and Demonstration Exhibition
In December 2016, a robotics competition relating to creative technology for reactor
decommissioning was held as the initiative of the National Institute of Technology,
Fukushima College. It drew the participation of 13 industrial technical colleges fromacross Japan. The participants took on the challenge of moving robots up and down stairs,
which is one of the tasks necessary for the decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
Power Station. Also, that same month we hosted a demonstration of decommissioning
and decontamination robotics by companies in Fukushima Prefecture, organized by the
Fukushima Consortium of Robotics Research for Decommissioning and Decontamination.
Twenty organizations from Fukushima Prefecture exhibited, and 539 people participated in the active exchange of opinions.

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

680 μSv/hNaraha Remote Technology Development Center Started Full-Scale Operation
At the Naraha Remote Technology Development Center, the International ResearchInstitute for Nuclear Decommissioning (IRID) has fabricated a full-scale mock-up of a 1/8
sector of the suppression chamber of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 andis carrying out water leak stoppage verification testing.
In fiscal 2016 the facility was used 38 times while the total number of provided
facility tours amounted to 330 including 4,211 participants. It was the focus of major
media attention in 144 news stories.

TopicsThe Sector of Fukushima Research and Development, through the research on decommissioning and environmental restoration to address
the aftermath of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, has been supporting the formulation of a decommissioning
strategy and the planning and promotion of R&D and contributing to the lifting of the evacuation order by the government and thedrafting of the plan of the early repatriation of residents by relevant municipalities.
The accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station has given rise to an accumulation of difficult problems that are entirely
unprecedented even in other countries, such as reactor decommissioning and contaminated water measures at the power station, andenvironmental restoration. It is important to promote R&D to solve such problems in a steady and urgent manner. For that purpose JAEA
has been steadily conducting R&D for reactor decommissioning and environmental restoration, taking into account the government
policy shown in the Basic Energy Plan and social needs while maximizing the utilization of human resources and existing researchfacilities, and has developed a research and development infrastructure.

Profile of JAEA

Toward the Establishment of the Technology for Regeneration and Reconstructionof Fukushima Area —Sector of Fukushima Research and Development

0.23 to 1.0 μSv/h
52.1%

Recycling of removed soil by decontamination
We closely examined the amount of generated soil, properties and radioactive cesium concentrations and estimated the amount of recycled
waste and the amount of waste subject to final disposal taking into account various treatment technologies to recycle removed soil. We also
consolidated the basic idea of recycling based on the additional exposure dose evaluation results of the recycling. These results have contributed
to the formulation of strategies for safe recycling of removed soil contaminated with radioactive materials by the Japanese government.
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Safety Research Efforts at the Nuclear Safety Research Center* For details on safety research and emergency preparedness, please see JAEA
website.
https://www.jaea.go.jp/04/nsrc_neat/index_e.html

Simulation of Behavior of Molten Core Which Has Fallen through the Reactor
The containment vessel has an important function
Floor melt spread model
to confine radioactive materials in the case of
Pressure vessel
Melt droplets
accidents. The melt-coolant interaction analysis
Top crustcode JASMINE has been developed for the risk
Bottom crustContainment
Breakupassessment of nuclear facilities. Improvements
vesselMeltof the code achieved in fiscal 2016 enabled
Cohesion
evaluation of melt behaviors after the reactor
Spreadpressure vessel failure, which were observed inAnalysis result
accident simulation experiments (right figure), andTop crust
Cross section of solidified simulant melt
evaluation of melt coolability.

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

10

Environmental impact
assessment

5

Bottom crust

Height (mm)Melt

Fuel manufacturing plant

Ensuring Safety andNuclear SecurityF or the purpose of contributing to the development of scientifically rational regulatory standards and to the confirmation of the safety of
nuclear facilities, we are implementing safety research required for severe accident management at various types of nuclear facilities, as
shown in the figures below, and thus contributing to safety regulations.
Although contaminated water remaining in the building of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station continues to be processed, it has
become increasingly difficult to reduce the cesium concentration. We estimated the location of the cesium supply source by using model
analysis that assumed the existence of multiple sources. Looking ahead, we are planning to study the analysis of water and solid samples toclarify phenomena such as radionuclide migration.
Soil generated by decontamination conducted for the Fukushima reconstruction needs to be effectively utilized as recycled material. We
analyzed the exposure doses of those who are involved in the use of recycled materials and evaluated the concentration of radioactive
cesium that can be considered safe and the conditions under which its use should be restricted.

The fiscal 2016 Nuclear Safety Research annual meeting was held on
November 2016 at Fujisoft Akiba Plaza in Tokyo. At the meeting, young
and middle-ranking researchers presented their research outcomes.
In 2017, it will be held on November 29 at the same place.

TopicsThe Sector of Nuclear Safety Research and Emergency Preparedness is engaged in research to appropriately evaluate phenomena andrisks that threaten nuclear safety and supports governmental activities related to safety regulations and nuclear emergency preparedness
and responses.
Based on the lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident, we are implementing safety research andtechnical support for improving regulatory standards that the Nuclear Regulation Authority considers necessary. Through such efforts weare contributing to ensuring safety in the research, development and use of nuclear energy in Japan and to the strengthening of nuclear
emergency preparedness and responses by relevant administrative agencies and local authorities.

Dissemination of Outcomes

Profile of JAEA

Contribution to the Continuous Improvement of Nuclear Safety—Sector of Nuclear Safety Research and Emergency Preparedness

0External exposure

Internal exposure

Nuclear fuel cycle

Technical Assistance for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response

represents a window.

ToiletBathroom
Storeroom

Dining kitchen

Stairs
Entrance

Sitting room

Living room

Indoor distribution of external radiation reduction effectDevelopment of an Aircraft Radiation Monitoring System during an Emergency at Nuclear Power Station
An aircraft radiation monitoring drill for a simulated emergency response was conducted jointly with the Secretariat of the
Nuclear Regulation Authority and the Ministry of Defense. NEAT will continue to contribute to the strengthening of systems
and measures for nuclear emergency preparedness and response.

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees
Environmental Impact
and Reduction

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In order to ensure human and technical assistance to the central government and local authorities during a nuclear emergency, the Nuclear
Emergency Assistance and Training Center (NEAT) carried out the following activities concerning human resources development in fiscal 2016.
• Implementation of training related to nuclear emergency preparedness and response for specialists inside and outside JAEA (total of 90
times)• Planning support to five nuclear emergency preparedness and response drills organized by the central government and local authorities
and the participation in and advice at such drills• Development of training programs for senior officials of relevant administrative agencies which will be engaged in managing emergency
responses
As part of the development of an emergency aircraft radiation monitoring system for the central government, NEAT conducted detailed
measurements of the background of radiation during normal times within a radius of 80 km from the Takahama, Ohi and Ikata nuclear
power stations.
As part of our international cooperation in the field of nuclear emergency preparedness and response, NEAT carried out the following
activities to assist the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• Dispatch of coordinators to the Asian Nuclear Safety Network (ANSN)‘s Emergency Preparedness and Response Task Force and the hostingof regional workshops and the annual meeting of the Task Force (July 2016, at NEAT)• Cooperation on the organizational arrangement of a workshop on emergency radiation organized by the IAEA Response and Assistance
Network (RANET)’s Capacity Building Centre (April 2016, in Fukushima Prefecture)
NEAT provided reports on the results of calculations of the atmospheric diffusion of radioactive materials after nuclear tests conducted by
North Korea, and contributed to the activities of the National Radiation Measures Liaison Committee.

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Earning Trust from
Society

Prioritize severe accident research•Source term experiments and analysis•Experiments and analysis on the integrity of the
FP confinement function

Revealing the Effectiveness of Protective Measures during
an Accident
We are conducting research on the effectiveness of sheltering,assuming a case where an accident occurs at a nuclear facility andleads to the situation in which radioactive substances are released
into the environment. The figure on the right shows the reduction
effect, in a reinforced concrete house, of external exposure by
gamma rays from a radioactive plume. You can see that as you moveaway from the window that the reduction effect increases due to theshielding of the concrete.

Spread radius (mm)Small ← Reduction effect → Large

Reprocessing plant0© KTH (Royal Institute ofTechnology, Sweden)

JAEA’s R&D

Light water
reactorRadiation measurement equipment
installed by JAEA

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At the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) Center, a variety of research, fromresearch for basic science to commercial application, has been conducted by many organizations
through the advancement of beamlines and accelerators to enable the acceleration of high-intensity
proton beams and the supply of secondary particles produced by proton beams. Outcomes achievedby joint user programs carried out at J-PARC during fiscal 2016 included the elucidation of amyloid
fibrils considered to be key to the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease, and the analysis of theinternal behavior of lithium batteries during charge and discharge processes. We will continue to bea strong leader in our field and to disseminate outstanding research outcomes to the world.

TopicsAt the Sector of Nuclear Science Research we are advancing the latest science and technology that supports the use of nuclear energy
and continuing to provide the foundation for nuclear development. Through the maximum utilization of various types of unique facilities
we are pursuing basic and fundamental nuclear research, advanced nuclear science research, materials science research using neutronsand synchrotron lights, R&D on High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) and its heat application technologies, R&D contributing
to the improvement of nuclear safety, R&D with the accelerator on the reduction of the volume and toxicity of radioactive waste andtraining of human resources engaged in these R&D programs at each research center belonging to the Sector. Such facilities include
research and test reactors; an accelerator; other experimental facilities that handle radioactive substances; J-PARC, a high energy proton
accelerator facility operated jointly with the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK); and SPring-8 beamlines.

Profile of JAEA

Promotion of Basic and Fundamental Research to Support andAdvance Nuclear Energy —Sector of Nuclear Science Research

J-PARC Center* For details on R&D outcomes, please see JAEA website.
http://snsr.jaea.go.jp/en/index.html

At the Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, we conduct basic and fundamental R&D that contributes to the creation of innovative nuclear
technology while maintaining and enhancing R&D capabilities that provide the foundation of nuclear energy use and developing humanresources. We will continue to produce R&D outcomes upon needs both inside and outside JAEA collaboration with industry and universities, asa core research center for nuclear energy R&D.

At the Advanced Science Research Center, we conduct leading-edge nuclear science research on advanced actinides science and advanced
nuclear materials science, which have an extremely strong academic and technological impact that leads to new developments in nuclear
science. We will continue to aim for the discovery of new principles and phenomena and the creation of innovative technologies, while at thesame time playing a role as an international center of excellence (COE) in this field.

Materials Sciences Research Center

ΔE-E detector

Fissionfragment 2
Generation ofcompound nuclei byheavy-ion nuclear
reactions(Compound nucleus)

Fissionfragment 1

In this method, various compound nuclei are generated by heavy-ion
nuclear reactions, and nuclear fission data are obtained by measuring
fission-fragment mass distribution of the compound nuclei.

J-PARC RADEN: Development of Energy Analysis
Type Neutron Imaging Instrument
This makes it possible to directly obtain the crystal
structure of materials with the possibility of practicalapplication without the destruction of material.

Energy of incident particles (sum of ΔE and E) (MeV)

Establishment of the World’s Fastest HighPrecision Texture Measurement Technique Using
J-PARC iMATERIA
The industrial use of this technique will be expanded
significantly.

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

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Newly developed ΔE-E detectors haveenabled us to identify compound nuclei.

Fission fragment
detector

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

At the HTGR Hydrogen and Heat Application Research Center, we are carrying out R&D on
HTGR technology and the technology for hydrogen production through the water-splitting IS
process. In fiscal 2016, we conducted a 31-hour continuous hydrogen production test of the
IS process and completed the basic design of the High Temperature engineering Test Reactor(HTTR) heat application test facility for demonstrating HTGR heat application technology. We
are also promoting international cooperation with Poland, the United States and others. We
will continue pursuing the technologies to advance and diversify nuclear energy utilization
through the HTGR.

Event-by-event
identification of compound
nuclei using ΔE-E detector

Earning Trust from
Society

HTGR Hydrogen and Heat Application Research Center

Establishment of New Nuclear Fission Data Acquisition Method by Heavy-ion Reactions
Utilizing the JAEA tandem accelerator, we have established a new method for obtaining nuclear fission data by heavy-ion
nuclear reactions. This outcome is expected to lead to the exploration of new areas of nuclear fission phenomena such as
nuclear fission of neutron-rich nuclei.
(http://www.jaea.go.jp/02/press2016/p16082602/ (in Japanese))

JAEA’s R&D

We promote materials science research which contributes to nuclear science and utilizationof nuclear energy by full use of neutron and synchrotron radiation instruments as advanced
structural and functional analysis tools owned by JAEA. We will continue to work on R&D
themes which we are highly expected to pursue by society keeping in mind their scientificand engineering significance and practical application. We will also promote collaboration
with research centers of JAEA and actively cooperate with universities and the private sector
in Japan and overseas.

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

Advanced Science Research CenterFirst Ever Evaluation of Public Exposure to Cosmic Radiation for Individual Nations
Radiation doses of the public for the entire world as well as
individual nations due to cosmic-ray exposure were evaluated usinga cosmic-ray intensity calculation model developed by utilizing
the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport Code System (PHITS) intandem with detailed grid population and elevation databases. The
outcome is expected to be used globally as fundamental data for
advocating a new international standard for cosmic-ray exposure
to the population.
Map of ground-level dose rates from cosmic radiation(http://www.jaea.go.jp/02/press2016/p16092901/ (in Japanese))(Ref. T. Sato, Sci. Rep. 6: 33932 (2016))

Energy (MeV) of ΔE

Nuclear Science and Engineering Center

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

Activities at Each Research Center

Sectioning of the detector panel(30 panels → 132, sections with 5° of solid angle)

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Research and Development on Geological Disposal Technology

Horonobe Underground Research Center• Horonobe URL project (sedimentary rock)Research on the deep geological environment
Improvement of the reliability of disposal technologies-350 mresearchgallery-500 mresearchgallery(Schematic)

Decommissioning of Reprocessing Plant
In 2014, JAEA decided to proceed with a new initiative to decommission the Tokai Reprocessing Plant (TRP) and in June 2017
submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulation Authority for permission to move forward on decommissioning measures.
At TRP plutonium solution and liquid wastes such as High Active liquid Waste (HAW) containing a large amount ofradioactive materials that have been generated from the operation are stored. JAEA is proceeding with solidification andstabilization treatment to safely store this solution.
As a part of this effort, plutonium solution was safely and completely converted to MOX powder in the Plutonium
Conversion Development Facility (PCDF) in 2016. Furthermore, at the Tokai Vitrification Facility (TVF) we are conducting theoperation of vitrification, the process to stabilize high-level liquid waste by mixing it with glass that is then melted and cooled
to solidify the mixture. The technologies thus developed to this point are now being used at the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant
presently under construction in Aomori Prefecture.

JAEA’s R&D

Development of advanced safety assessment methods

Surface facilities

Heat exchanger of reactor core isolation cooling system for emergency

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security* For details on R&D achievements, please see JAEA website.
http://kms1.jaea.go.jp/CoolRep/english.html

At the Fugen Decommissioning Engineering Center, we have been engaged in the dismantlement of facilities and equipment, decontaminationand investigation of contamination. Dismantlement of the heat exchanger (of reactor core isolation cooling system for emergency) was
carried out in fiscal 2016. Tritium decontamination of the calandria tank, which was filled with heavy water, and its peripheral equipment has
progressed and will be completed by the end of
fiscal 2017. In addition, as the preparatory work
Before dismantling
After dismantlingfor the dismantlement of the reactor, in terms ofenabling access to the narrow and complicatedreactor core structure, the mock-up training was
carried out for the handling of the dedicatedsampling device including its function check andassembling work in fiscal 2016.

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

R&D is being conducted related to the safety and reliability of the technology for geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste generated
by nuclear power production in stable geological formations located deep underground.
At Underground Research Laboratories (URLs) in Mizunami-shi, Gifu Prefecture, and Horonobe-cho, Hokkaido, we are pursuing R&D todevelop techniques and methods for investigating the properties of rocks and groundwater deep underground. In fiscal 2016, at Mizunami theenvironmental recovery behavior was studied in the groundwater recovery experiment which had been set up by closing a part of the researchgallery, and at Horonobe a full-scale demonstration experiment for the engineered barrier system was implemented to confirm the performanceof the barrier system. In addition, studies were carried out on natural phenomena such as volcanoes and faults which have occurred in the past
to develop technologies to predict future trends.
At relevant facilities in Tokai-mura, Ibaraki Prefecture, R&D on technologies that are necessary for the design of a disposal system and theevaluation of long-term safety during the post-closure phase are being pursued utilizing information obtained from the R&D at URLs.

R&D on Reactor Decommissioning
TopicsWe are steadily promoting R&D on the processing technology of radioactive waste, the technology for geological disposal of highlevel radioactive waste and the technology for the decommissioning of nuclear facilities, which lead to the improvement of safety andreduction of the environmental burden. We are also engaged in efforts toward the implementation of the disposal of radioactive waste
generated from research facilities within and outside of JAEA.

Profile of JAEA

Toward the Establishment of Back-End Technology—Sector of Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management

Toki Research Institute of Isotope
Geology and Geotechnology

Earning Trust from
Society(Schematic)

Tono Geoscience Center• Mizunami URL project (crystalline rock)• Toki Research Institute of Isotope
Geology and Geotechnology (TRIGGER)
Research on the deep geological environment

Groundwater recovery
experiment
Surface facilities

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Plutonium and uranium powder
Engineered barrier system test

Improvement of the reliability of disposal technologies

Development of advanced safety assessment methods

Glass run-off
Engineering Scale Test and Research Facility(ENTRY)

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Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories (NCL)

Quantitative Assessment Radionuclide
Migration Experimental Facility (QUALITY)

Container for solidified glass

Controlled atmosphere glove box

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Toward the Restart of JoyoThe Experimental Fast Reactor Joyo located in Oarai Research and Development Center is expected to be utilized in a wide
range of science and technology fields as a fast neutron irradiation facility unique even in the world. Experiment plans incollaboration with universities and overseas research institutions are investigated.
The fast reactor development policies decided by the Inter-Ministerial Council for Nuclear Power included a mention toactive efforts to restart Joyo operations from the viewpoint of the reactor’s importance.
JAEA has positioned Joyo as the most important facility in the development of fast reactors, and with the highest priority
on securing safety, we are preparing for the application to the Nuclear Regulation Authority to ensure compliance with their
new regulatory standards adopted after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

Separation andrecoveryMA-bearing MOX fuelpin manufacture■ Fast Reactor Development / Generation IV Reactor
Development / Acquisition of Irradiation Data of
Various Fuel / Material

Post-irradiation
examination

JAEA’s R&D■ Irradiation tests of MA-bearing MOX fuel pins

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

ASTRID
cooperation
Joyo irradiation
tests

Research and development on reducing
environmental burden

Research and development of fast reactors■ University utilization and international contributions■ Accelerator-Driven Systems (ADS) development■ Collaboration with universities and colleges■ Acceptance of overseas engineers

Earning Trust from
Society

We are using bilateral as well as multilateral cooperative frameworks such as the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) to promote efficient
R&D through the international sharing of development resources.
In the ASTRID project mentioned earlier, which progressed from the conceptual design stage to the basic design stage in 2016, theoutcome obtained through the design study by our team received high praise. Furthermore, after discussion of expansion of the designcooperation and knowledge acquired through it, we added five safety measures (e.g. core catcher) to the scope of cooperation. With our
proposal in terms of diversifying the decay heat removal system highly evaluated as a contribution
to the enhancement of safety, ASTRID cooperation has further been developed. This led to theimprovement of our own development capability as well.
As part of ASTRID R&D cooperation, the conceptual study of a sodium test system using theAdvanced TecHnology Experiment sodium (Na) facility (AtheNa) was carried out for the evaluationof various decay heat removal systems to enhance severe accident (SA) prevention and mitigation.
In addition, the French side expressed its intention to participate in experimental researches
using the PLANt Dynamics sodium Test Loop (PLANDTL), which completed its renovation process
in fiscal 2015. Bilateral efforts toward joint experiments at this facility were being made from theviewpoints of increasing R&D efficiency and promoting the international standardization of decay
heat removal evaluation technology.
Regarding the stable cooling of molten-fuel in a core disruptive accident, a new simulation
test was conducted at the Molten fuEL migration behavior Test facility (MELT), providing new
knowledge on how molten-fuel impingement on structures promotes dispersion of the fuel.

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

R&D to Establish Fast Reactor Cycle Technology

We made a lot of effort to reform and improve the management of equipment maintenance and quality assurance activities to address
inadequate practices and compiled these activities into a report that was submitted to the Nuclear Regulation Authority in August 2016.
While we continued further advancement of such reform and the firm establishment of quality management within the organization, thegovernment’s Inter-Ministerial Council for Nuclear Power at its meeting in December 2016 decided that Monju would not be restarted andenter into the decommissioning phase.
From the perspective of promoting the safe decommissioning and thedevelopment of fast reactors, it was decided that the surrounding area, including
Monju, would be positioned as a center of excellence (COE) of fast reactor
development and that Monju would be used to establish the decommissioning
technologies and to continue fast reactor research utilizing relevant researchfacilities.
The Monju decommissioning is scheduled to be carried out over the next
30 years, for which a basic plan has been drawn up. We will implement thedecommissioning with safety as the top priority, while obtaining the understandingof the local community and the general public.
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor Monju

Topics

The establishment of fast reactor cycle technology is essential from the viewpoints of Japan’s energy security and global warming
countermeasures. In this regard, we will continue to pursue the development of fast reactors while implementing the decommissioning ofMonju in a safe and steady manner in accordance with the policy decision made at a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Council for Nuclear
Power in December 2016 on Japan’s future fast reactor development. JAEA will actively contribute to the drafting of a strategy roadmap
by the government which is expected to show how to implement the basic principles included in the policy decision in December 2016,
namely, “use of domestic assets,” “acquisition of cutting-edge knowledge through international networks,” “pursuit of cost efficiency”
and “establishment of an organizational structure which ensures accountability.”
Monju is the only large-scale facility available to be used to gather the technology and knowledge needed to develop a fast reactor
in Japan, and as such, even during the decommissioning phase, Monju will be utilized to implement technology development for thecommercialization of the fast reactor.
With regard to R&D aimed at establishing fast reactor demonstration technology, we will utilize the outcomes obtained by neutron
irradiation of fuel and materials at the Experimental Fast Reactor Joyo and by the participation in international projects, such as
cooperation on the Advanced Sodium Technological Reactor for Industrial Demonstration (ASTRID) now being developed by France.
Reduction of volume and toxicity of high-level radioactive waste requires minor actinoid (MA) transmutation. In order to achieve thisgoal, we are conducting R&D for the technology for the separation and recovery of MA and for the chacterization of MA-bearing fuel incooperation with relevant international organizations.

Profile of JAEA

Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor Monju

Toward the Establishment of Fast Reactor Cycle Technology— Sector of Fast Reactor Research and Development

Future roles
for JoyoADS

ASTRID plant concept

Student training

Basic foundation and multipurpose utilization

Internship training foroverseas researchers

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Upper plenum

Human resources development in the nuclear field

Melt jet impingement on the bottom plate

Dispersion along the bottom plate

Fragmentation

Fuel simulant
A state in which the fuel simulant
fragments while dispersing along
the bottom plate

Test specimen

PLANDTL

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Core portion

Development of MOX Fuel Production Technology on an Engineering Scale by Remote Automation
The Plutonium Fuel Production Facility (PFPF) of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Engineering Laboratories has been a world pioneer in the developmentof MOX fuel production technology on an engineering scale by remote
automation. Now we plan to utilize the PFPF as an R&D facility that responds
to various fuel development needs, and we are moving ahead to satisfy
new regulatory requirements and will promote fuel production technology
development.
Plutonium Fuel Production Facility

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The CTBT prohibits nuclear tests in all environments and ensures the compliance of member states by stipulating a verification system
to be established consisting of an international monitoring system, on-site inspection and confidence building measures.
Although the CTBT has not yet entered into force, 85%
Radionuclide monitoring stations operated by JAEA
of the international monitoring system for monitoring nuclear
tests is already in provisional operation. It consists of 337
certified monitoring facilities at locations around the world.
JAEA is contributing to nuclear disarmament through its
active cooperation with the government. This is achieved by
the maintenance of monitoring facilities and the developmentof analytical systems related to radionuclides, as well as their
management and operation.
Okinawa monitoring station(measurement of particulates)

TopicsThe Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) was established with the aim of further
strengthening nuclear nonproliferation and improving nuclear security. This is achieved by effectively utilizing the basic technologies
cultivated by JAEA through its nuclear R&D, diverse nuclear fuel cycle facilities and knowledge acquired through research and operationof these facilities. ISCN has been engaged in the development of basic technology, survey and analysis of international trends andpolicy research, support to mainly Asian countries in their capacity building efforts, as well as support to operation of the internationalverification system for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), and actively disseminating information related to nuclear
nonproliferation and nuclear security.
The ISCN’s activities to contribute to international efforts aimed at achieving a world without threats of nuclear proliferation andnuclear terrorism have been highly evaluated by related organizations in Japan, other countries and international organizations.

Contribution to the CTBT International Verification Regime

Profile of JAEA

Toward a World without Threats of Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Terrorism—Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security

Takasaki monitoring station (measurementof particulates and noble gases)

Efforts to Promote Understanding and International Contribution

Lectures by experts

On-site training at facilities

Speech by head of the Japanesedelegation at the Nuclear Security
Conference(Reprinted from the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs’ home page)

Operational Record of the CTBT Monitoring Station
The Takasaki and Okinawa radionuclide monitoring stations virtually had a 100% record of operation. These are locatedto the east of North Korea and play a very important role in monitoring nuclear tests. The Preparatory Commission for theComprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) expressed its gratitude
for these operational records.
In addition, at the Proficiency Test Exercise sponsored by the CTBTO, the Tokai
certified laboratory of JAEA received the highest ranked “A” evaluation result for thethird consecutive year. Using the CTBT monitoring data, ISCN provided timely reportingof its analysis and evaluation to the Japanese government of the fifth nuclear test
by North Korea in September 2016. Based on this record of achievement and hightechnical capabilities, ISCN was requested to cooperate with CTBTO on the noble
gas monitoring project to strengthen the North Korea nuclear test monitoring system
in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2310 (September 2016). The
preparation for the project is in progress.

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

Following Japan’s commitment to nuclear security at the 2010 Nuclear
Security Summit, ISCN was established in JAEA. As of the end of June
2017, a total of 3,276 participants from 75 countries (including Japan)
and three international organizations have received training at ISCN.
In addition to lectures and group discussions, virtual reality (VR)technologies and the physical protection field exercise have beenutilized. The high quality of human resources training activities meetingthe needs of each partner country has drawn high praise from the U.S.
government as well as the Japanese government.

High Evaluation for Human Resources Development Program
Emerging nuclear power countries in Asia need to build a nuclear nonproliferation/
nuclear security system to realize their nuclear power programs. In the last six years
since 2010, ISCN has trained a total of 3,276 participants from 75 countries and threeinternational organizations through its human resources development program.
ISCN’s activities in this area have been highly evaluated at the Nuclear Security
Summits and at the 2016 Japan-U.S. intergovernmental meeting, the U.S. delegation
cited Japan’s notable achievement as the first Asian country to establish a center of
excellence (COE) in Asia. At the IAEA Nuclear Security Conference held in December
2016, the head of the Japanese delegation made a speech to introduce ISCN’s humanresources development support activities, which was well received by member states.

International Forum

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Contribution to Strengthening of International Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear
Security through Human Resources Development for Emerging Nuclear Countries in Asia

ISCN News Letter

Earning Trust from
Society

In order to support Japan’s policy making on nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security, ISCN conducts policy research, based on its expertise
as well as in accordance with the international trends on nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security and Japan’s nuclear energy policy. In
fiscal 2016, to effectively enhance nuclear security of nuclear facilities, ISCN conducted a research study to take advantage of synergy effects
between nuclear nonproliferation (safeguards) and nuclear security measures. This was done by applying
safeguards technology, e.g., nuclear material accounting and control, containment and surveillance andmonitoring as nuclear security measures. The study revealed that the use of safeguards technologies iseffective as a measure against theft of nuclear fuel and materials, thereby contributing to the further
improvement of nuclear security.
In addition, ISCN investigates and analyzes international trends related to nuclear nonproliferationand nuclear security and provides information to the relevant government agencies. As part of thatfunction, a “Nuclear Nonproliferation Pocketbook” has been released on the JAEA website.
Nuclear Nonproliferation Pocketbook
https://www.jaea.go.jp/04/iscn/archive/pocketbook/index.html (in Japanese)* For details on ISCN, please see JAEA website.
http://www.jaea.go.jp/04/iscn/index_en.html

JAEA’s R&D

Support for Government Policy Making Based on Technological Expertise

ISCN continued to disseminate information both inside and outside JAEA throughits website and the distribution of ISCN News Letter (about 500 subscribers). It alsoorganized an international forum on nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security that
was attended by about 200 participants.
In addition to dispatching experts to international meetings at IAEA and othervenues, as the part of JASPAS activities it provides technical assistance for IAEA
safeguards and conducts safeguards training (training course at the reprocessing
plant) in cooperation with IAEA.

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

JAEA has always focused on technology development for the applications in Japan and the international community. Specifically, ISCN has
been developing technologies to measure nuclear materials in fuel debris from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident, to detect
nuclear material in heavily shielded containers and tomeasure nuclear materials contained in complex andCargo container
Gamma ray detector
Nuclear material
highly radioactive materials.
(behind a thick shield)
ISCN is also working on the development of
nuclear forensics technology to determine the origins
of nuclear materials seized by law-enforcement
High-intensity gamma ray(energy 2-3 MeV)
authorities. In addition, it holds international
Container movement
symposiums on technology to share experience andtechnological information with researchers in and
System for detecting nuclear material in a
International symposium on technology
outside of Japan.
heavily shielded cargo container
development for nuclear security

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

Technological Development for Japan and for the World

Simulation example based on an
atmospheric transport modelling

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Training with actual devices on thephysical protection field exercise

Nuclear security exercises with a VR
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Profile of JAEA

Our Activities
Horonobe

Contribution to Local Communities and Society
JAEA conducts R&D operations on the basis of trust placed in us from the local community. Accordingly, we always keep in mind thecontribution to sustainable local growth, value interactions with the local community and undertake a range of activities to seek
co-existence as a member of local communities.
Major activities undertaken during fiscal 2016

Horonobe

Enjoy Science Museum 2016 in Horonobe,
Horonobe Meirin Park Festival, sports andrecreation events hosted by the Horonobe-choCommerce and Industry Association

Hokkaido Spring and Fall Cleanup Campaigns, Teshio River
Cleanup Campaign

Aomori

Kitadori District Bon Dance, Mutsu Industrial
Festival

Environmental activities around the Mutsu Office

Fukushima

Naraha-machi Summer Festival 2016, Narahamachi Walking Event

Naraha-machi Spring Cleanup Campaign

Tokai

Study sessions on radiation and nuclear energy,
Industrial Exchange Fair, Open-air Market, Tokai
Festival, Katsuta Marathon

Tokai-mura Spring and Fall Cleanup Campaigns, Kuji River
System Collective Cleanup Campaign

Oarai

Oarai Citizens’ Sports Festival, Hokota Food
Festival, local festivals, facility tours, briefing
sessions for citizens

Oarai Cleanup Project led by Oarai-machi, volunteer
cleanup activities during a lunch break

Tono

Enjoy Science Museum 2016 in Mizunami, Science
Festival 2016, local festivals, dispatching lecturers
to Gifu University

Maintenance of walking paths and plants, planting flowers,
Toki River (Hazama River) Cleanup Campaign, weeding
activities led by the Shizuhora neighborhood association,community cleanup activities

Ningyo-toge

Youngsters’ Science Festival 2016 in Kurashiki,
Science Labs for Children, local festivals

Cleanup activities in Kamisaibara (Tenno and Akawase) andin Misasa-cho Kijiyama

Cleanup activity in MizushimaS ocial contribution activities: 29 events,
386 participants
Volunteer activities: 17 events, 370 participants

Kitadori District Bon Dance
Social contribution activities: 2 events, 23 participants
Volunteer activities: 3 events, 51 participants

Fukushima

Summer Festival
Social contribution activities: 2 events, 87 participants
Volunteer activities: 1 event, 20 participants

Tokai

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Fukui Cleanup Campaign, Sho-no-kawa River CleanupCampaign, neighborhood cleanup activities around the
Tsuruga Head Office, cleanup activities in Mihama, Shiraki
Beach cleanup activities, Fukui Cleanup Campaign in
Mihama, cleanup of prefectural roads, cleanup activities in
Mizushima, Fukui Cleanup Campaign

Aomori

Earning Trust from
Society

Tsuruga

Tsuruga Festival, Mihama Navi Festival, marathon
event, local festivals, Youngsters’ Science Festival
2016 in Fukui, Shiraki Festival, Shiraki Bon Dance,
Jogu Shrine Sou-no Mairi-no Matsuri (annual
festival), Nishiura Summer Festival

Tsuruga

JAEA’s R&D

Volunteer activities

Social contribution activities: 7 events, 78 participants
Volunteer activities: 3 events, 22 participants

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

Social contribution activities

Spring Cleanup Campaign

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

Area

TopicsParticipation in local events and conducting cleanup and other volunteer activities

Tokai Festival
Social contribution activities: 10 events, 191 participants
Volunteer activities: 3 events, 1,829 participants

Tono

Volunteer cleanup activity

Dispatching lecturers to Gifu University

Hokota Food Festival

Social contribution activities: 9 events, 61 participants
Volunteer activities: 1 event, 60 participantsSocial contribution activities: 7 events, 62 participants
Volunteer activities: 5 events, 189 participantsSocial contribution activities: 18 events, 232 participants
Volunteer activities: 2 events, 240 participants

Oarai

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

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O(July 2016)

J AEA annual symposium(November 2016)B riefing session on the activity outcomes of the Sector of
Fukushima Research and Development (February 2017)

Youngsters’ Science Festival 2016

EcoPro 2016 exhibition

University-level special open seminar

Profile of JAEA

We work to improve the contents of these seminars and programs by conducting questionnaire surveys to gauge participants’ level ofunderstanding and gather their feedback.

Public Consultation, Public Relations and Information Disclosure

Topics

JAEA ensures the transparency of our operations by proactively disclosing facility safety and other information in addition to disseminating the outcomes of our R&D activities. At the same time, we work to foster mutual understanding with local communities andsociety as part of efforts to earn their trust through dialogue and similar activities.

Proactive Provision and Disclosure of Information and Transparency

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

Project JAEA short video(Recovering Satoyama in Fukushima)

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

We strive to disclose to the public an array of R&D outcomes obtained from our activities in a timely manner through mass media by using suchmeans as press releases and press interviews.
As additional means to disseminate information to a broader audience, we use our website and social networking service account. Our
website features a collection of short videos called “Project JAEA,” in which our researchers and engineers present their respective R&D
outcomes. We also post various publications on our website, including GENKI , a series of public relations magazines that describe our R&D
initiatives in an easy-to-understand manner, and graph JAEA , another, more visual series featuring numerous interesting photographs. Finally,
we use our official Twitter account (@JAEA_japan) to provide the latest information on these videos and magazines.
We also work to ensure the objectivity and transparency of our operations. For example, we swiftly and appropriately respond to disclosure
requests as provided for in the so-called Information Disclosure Act. We also hold meetings of the Public Information Committee comprisingexternal experts to verify the proper operation of our information disclosure system.

Risk Communication

GENKI (Vol. 43, 2016)– New Technique to Suppress Migration of Radioactive
Cesium from Forests –JAEA’s R&D

graph JAEA
(Special Feature: Studying
Subsurface Geology –Horonobe UndergroundResearch Center)

The aim of risk communication is to cultivate a relationship of trust and credibility among stakeholders by encouraging the exchange of
opinions while disclosing both the good and bad aspects of the subject matter. As shown in the chart below, the development stage inrisk communication is divided into the three phases of information, dialogue and collaboration. Recognizing the need to incorporate a risk
communication approach into our ongoing, proactive efforts to promote public consultation, public relations and dialogue, JAEA accordingly
launched relevant activities in fiscal 2016.
As one example, we conducted a survey on various activities of each JAEA site to determine if and to what extent risk communication
elements have been integrated into these activities. As a result, we confirmed that some of these activities, such as “friendly talk” sessions,
meetings with “community council” and “monitoring system” have actually incorporated certain elements of risk communication.
We will transform these activities into ones that are in line with the theory of risk communication, while seeking support from organizations
specialized in this area.

Phase 2Phase 3

Information

Dialogue

Collaboration

Explain good and bad aspects ofthe subject matter in aneasy-to-understand manner

Have a two-way dialogue of opinions
both on risks and benefits (merits)
and deepen mutual understanding.

Stakeholder’s involvement
and engagement.

Small-scale meetings to exchange
opinions, lesson programs
conducted at schools, etc.

Meetings with
community council,
monitoring system, etc.

Website, exhibition halls,
facility tours, symposia, etc.

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Phase 1

Earning Trust from
Society

Meeting of the Public Information Committee(September 2016)

Dialogue and Outreach Activities
Examples of the initiatives in the Dialogue and Collaboration phases, which include risk communication

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JAEA promotes direct dialogue with local community members mainly in areas where our R&D sites are located to explain various matters,
including our business plans and R&D outcomes, and seek their comments and opinions.
We are also eager to hold “open facility” days and facility tours to provide participants with the opportunity to directly observe and learn
about our operations. Additionally, we engage in outreach activities that facilitate direct communication between JAEA employees and the
public, such as hosting the JAEA annual symposium, symposiums by our research sites or on specific research topics and science cafe eventsand participating in external exhibitions.
Our efforts in this area also include providing support to school education through our university-level special open seminars targeting
technical college and university students and lesson and science lab programs conducted at elementary, junior high and high schools, as well
as dispatching lecturers to government and other organizations to give seminars on radiation and nuclear emergency preparedness.

“Friendly talk” session (Tokai Area)

Meeting with “community council” (Tokai Area) Monitoring system (Tsuruga Area)

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Profile of JAEA

Earning Trust from Local Communities and Society

Promotion of Risk Management and Compliance

Formulation of a Procurement Rationalization Plan
In June 2017, JAEA formulated the Fiscal 2017 Procurement Rationalization Plan. This plan reflects the characteristics of our administrativeand business operations and implements the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle to promote autonomous and continuous rationalization of
procurement and related activities while ensuring fairness and transparency.

JAEA is promoting risk management activities to reduce and prevent various potential risks, including compliance risk. Efforts include
monitoring risk management activities of each sector within JAEA, distributing Risk and Compliance Newsletters to all employees and raisingawareness in each workplace via training. Through these efforts, we, as an institute engaging in nuclear R&D, will continue to work harder tomeet the trust placed upon us by society.
* For details on the promotion of compliance, please see JAEA website.
http://www.jaea.go.jp/about_JAEA/compliance/ (in Japanese)

Risk Management Committee

President

Our basic, main tool of procurement is general competitive bidding. However, taking into account our highly specialized R&D operations that
require a high level of expertise, we flexibly use diverse modes of contracts to conduct rational procurement that is also fair and transparent.

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

Execution of rational procurement

Topics(Seeking to Ensure Fairness, Transparency and Rationality)

Supervision of risk management

Deliberation on matters related to risk management

Formulation of risk management promotion policies

Chairman: President
Members: Executive Vice President, Executive Directors andheads of relevant departments

ReportingEfforts to ensure competitive opportunities in our contracting process

Expert Committee on Reported Incidents
Chairman: Executive Director in charge of legal affairs and audits
Members: Relevant Executive Directors, department heads and lawyers• Risk management
and complianceactivities in each
JAEA organization

Legal and Audit Department Secretariat to the Risk Management OfficeInternal hotline• Efforts to cultivate risk
management andcompliance awarenessbased on the annual plan
• Providing training

Risk management officer (Director General of each JAEA
R&D institute and center, Director of each head office, etc.)

Legal consultation hotline
Legal advice onvarious matters

External hotline
Reporting

JAEA’s R&D

A potential contract undergoes a prior review by the Contract Review Committee, members of which include external experts. This review
checks the entry conditions, and if it is a negotiated contract, reasons for using single tendering and whether competitive bidding is indeed
unfeasible.
The Contract Monitoring Committee, which comprises the Auditors of JAEA and external experts, performs checks on the progress in
implementing the Procurement Rationalization Plan and carries out follow-up inspections on individual contracts. To make sure to conclude faircontracts, we incorporate the results of these checks and inspections into the next year’s plan and individual contracts.

Collaboration withagency lawyers

Deliberation/review
Formulation of a risk management planfor each fiscal year

Rigorous review and monitoring systems

Risk management training

Deliberation on and review of matters related toreported incidents and compliance

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

When conducting bidding, we strive to provide competitive opportunities to participants by not imposing unnecessarily strict entry conditions
and by creating easy-to-understand specifications, providing a sufficient public notice period and posting our annual procurement plan on our
website.
We also make efforts to increase the number of bid participants. As part of these efforts, we conduct questionnaire surveys to ask
companies, which did not participate in our bidding, the reasons for their withdrawal. For contracts involving a large amount of money, we holda bidding briefing session in advance to promote an understanding of our specifications.

• Preventive legal measures toprevent and resolve various
legal issues

Reporting

Each section within JAEA (workplace)

Consideration for the environment and others

Procurement
Rationalization Plan

Risk management activities
encompassing compliance(1) Identify andanalyze risks(6) Re-evaluate
and improveP(2) Evaluate
risks

Rational contracts basicallyconcluded through generalcompetitive bidding, which also take
into account the highly specialized
nature of JAEA’s R&D operations
Efforts to ensurecompetitive opportunities
in the contracting
process* For details on the Procurement Rationalization Plan, please see JAEA website.
https://www.jaea.go.jp/for_company/supply/contract/ (in Japanese)

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Formulated by JAEA

C(5) Monitor

Do

Collaboration
with audits by
the Auditors andinternal auditsD(4) Executerisk
response
activities

Code of Conduct(3) Formulate a risk
response plan

Social norms(morals and ethics)
Categorizationof the risks

Corporate ethics• Maintaining a sound relationship withlocal communities, suppliers and otherrelevant parties• Ensuring transparent and fairtransactions and competition• Consideration for the environment• Proactive disclosure of information tosociety, etc.

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

Check

Follow-up inspections
by the Contract
Monitoring
Committee

Internal rules(rules, regulations
and instructions)A
PDCA of risk managementin each section within JAEA

Prior reviews by theContract Review
Committee

Legal compliance

Laws and regulations,ordinances and agreementswith local governments

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Incorporating theinspection results
into the next
year’s plan

Activity approach

Earning Trust from
Society

We promote procurement of eco-friendly products, such as those designated under the Act on Promoting Green Procurement, from theviewpoint of environmental
PDCA cycle in JAEA’s contracting process
preservation. We also purchaseproducts preferably fromorganizations supporting persons
with disabilities, including onesActPlanestablished via philanthropy
activities.

Each represents an important
rule that should be observed
42Principal Human Resources Management Measures

Human Resources Development

Based on the main points specified in our Human Resources Policy, we have been implementing human resources management measures
based on flexible utilization and well-planned development of human resources as one of the important management resources. Using thesemeasures, we intend to improve the individual qualities of each employee and strengthen our organizational foundation.
Reinforcement measures

Reinforcement measures

Proactive utilization of exceptional
personnel promotion
Introduction of a “personnel exchange”
program within the organization

Utilization of retirees
Cultivation of employees with sufficientcapabilities and mindset to play a majorrole in the international community

Expansion of a tenure-track system

Creation of the position of senior engineer

Promotion of recruitment of external
human resources

Exchange with universities, etc., through across-appointment system

Various award programs

Leader training
Management training

Existing measures[Main points]

Existing measures

Encouragement of the acquisition of
relevant qualifications* For details on the Human Resources Policy, please see JAEA website.
https://www.jaea.go.jp/about_JAEA/hr_policy/ (in Japanese)

Reinforcement measures

Ideal Image of JAEA Employees to Be Pursued

Spouse accompaniment leave system

Implementation of work style reform• Persons who understand JAEA’s management philosophy and can implement it in a steadfast and voluntary manner• Persons who play an active role in the international community while demonstrating originality and an innovative mindset in their respective areas of specialty• Persons who understand their respective roles within their organizational structure and demonstrate a high level of expertise while collaborating with others

14-15 years

Specialized
field track

Example efforts: Supporting acquisition of a doctoral degree; basic training for
research positions; seminar on the drafting methodology of research papers;
supporting presentations in academic conferences; dispatch to overseas research and otherorganizations and overseas nuclear study program; and utilization of a cross-appointment systeman active role as an engineer, engaging in the latest
Engineering positions Playtechnology development or operating cutting-edge facilities

Example efforts: On-the-job training (OJT) by senior colleagues at nuclear facilities;
encouragement of the acquisition of government-sanctioned qualifications andnurturing legally required chief engineers; and dispatch to overseas research andother organizations and overseas nuclear study program

Various activities related to genderequality

Framework of employee development
Our efforts to promote human resources development in a well-planned and systematic manner comprise OJT, which provides guidance in each
workplace on carrying out duties, and off-the-job training (Off-JT) that complements OJT.
Human resources development = Effective OJT in the workplace × Appropriate Off-JT based on job categories and ranks × Willingness for self-development
OJT

Off–JT*2

Senior management leveltraining

Practical management
training

Training for persons
newly promoted to an
assistant manager level

Example efforts: Gaining experience in different administrative operations
through a job rotation system; transfer to international organizations oroverseas offices and temporary assignment to central government ministries andagencies; and increasing expertise through participation in external seminars*1

Leader training
Training for reinforcing
team skills

Overseas nuclear
study program

Nuclear Professional School,
The University of Tokyo

Training for mid-career
employees
OJT training for capability
improvement
System of
instructors

Follow-up training
Training for new employees

Understanding one’s
position and roleto the smooth business execution of JAEA
Administrative positions Contributeand serve as a bridge between specialists and society

Sabbatical leave system

Evaluator training
Basic management
training

Acquisition ofmanagement skills

Rank-based training

Nuclear-energyrelated training(technical training)

Seminar on the drafting
methodology of
research papers

Practical businesslanguage training
Training at the Board
of Audit of Japan
Training at the
Ministry of Finance
Nuclear energy
education course

Basic training for
research positions

Improving R&D andrelated capabilities

Improvingadministrative andrelated capabilities

Specialized education

Training on
compliance(with laws
andordinances)and ethics

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

Conduct original and innovative R&D andcarve out a future of nuclear energy

Fostering understanding via various
opportunities, including rank-based training

20 years or more

*Example of a new university graduate

Research positions

Flextime system and discretionary laborsystemOperations Respecting
Individual Employees

6-7 years

Mentor system

Summer holidays and morning-oriented
work style

Earning Trust from
Society

Approximateyears of service

Management
track

Existing measures

Basic course

Stage to develop the capabilitiesof each employee

Stage to take up a
demanding tasks

Creation of a limited job type/work
location personnel system

Proactive recruitment of foreign nationaland female researchers, etc.

General employees

Stage to demonstrate
career-specific capabilities

Stage to play
an active rolein seniormanagement
positions

Development of female employees toassume managerial positions

Reinforcement measures

Child care leave and nursing care leavesystemContribute to the organization as a
specialist who has acquired the highest
skills in his/her respective areas

Gain basic knowledge andwork to improve expertise

Utilization of a return-to-work system

Application course

Gain experience in adiverse range of operations
and become an active main
player in the workplace

Engage in planning, administrationand other operations utilizing
management skills

Promotion of diversity

Existing measures

Guidance on carrying out duties, by rank,
job category and R&D area

Improvement of the performance of the entire
organization by the enhancement of thecapabilities of each employee!

Maintenance and improvement ofwork-life-balance

Establishment of the consultation hotline on mattersrelated to childbirth, child care and nursing care

Management-level
employees

JAEA clearly states our career path policies, and by doing so, helps employees cultivate an awareness for career development. By conducting
follow-up activities through interviews with superiors regarding career development, we also endeavor to improve the capabilities of each
employee and translate the outcomes into improvement of performance of the entire organization.

Development of technologicalcapabilities and expertise

JAEA’s R&D

Career Path Policies

Personnel systems for researchers andengineers

Human resources development andtransfer of knowledge and skills

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

By helping to share the ideal image of JAEA employees among themselves, JAEA encourages them to voluntarily commit themselves to theirtasks while setting goals of their own. We, as an organization, take the responsibility of promoting their growth and strive to maximize themotivation and capabilities of every employee.

Nuclear-energy-related training
Basic training for research positions

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

Instructors and consulting staff

1. Development of professionals in a well-planned manner and promotion of the generational transfer of knowledge and skills
2. Acquisition and development of human resources with technological capabilities and expertise 3. Maintenance and improvement of work-life balance
4. Promotion of diversity 5. Optimization of personnel and age compositions

TopicsIn August 2017, JAEA formulated our Human Resources Policy with a view to maximizing R&D outcomes and carrying out operations
more efficiently. The policy specifies the main points of our human resources development as shown below and describes the ideal
image of employees JAEA should pursue, as well as the career path policies leading them closer to such an ideal image. By increasing
the motivation of employees and improving their qualifications and capabilities, we are promoting human resources development in asystematic and organized manner.

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Profile of JAEA

Business Operations Respecting Individual Employees*1 Dispatch to international organizations and overseas research institutes and participation in academic conferences and external seminars*2 Ethical training for engineers and training on environmental activities, etc./compliance training and risk management training, etc.

geared to demonstrate capabilities
Various training programs Efforts
as a group of specialists trusted by society

Examples: Training for new employees; training for mid-career employees;
training for employees promoted to managerial positions; basic and applied
courses in nuclear energy; and practical business language training

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Business Operations Respecting Individual Employees

Profile of JAEA

Activities to Promote Gender Equality to Ensure Diversity
JAEA engages in a variety of activities to promote gender equality from the viewpoint of acquiring and utilizing diverse human resources, inother words, to ensure diversity. We will continue to actively promote these activities, always seeking new support systems and better solutions.

Promotion of gender equality

Creating an Employee-Friendly Workplace

We have set goals for our gender equality promotion activities and have been making steady and continuous steps toward these goals.
(1) Recruiting more female employees: We encourage proactive public relations in our recruitment process,utilizing female recruiters to appeal to female students.

TopicsWe strive to create an employee-friendly workplace full of vitality while respecting the personality and individuality of each employee.

(2) Career development of female employees: By operating mentor and other systems, we aim to draw on
female employees serving as role models.

Promotion of Work-Life Balance(4) Facilitating understanding of gender equality: We hold exchange and other meetings to increase thelevel of recognition among employees for our activities and aim to raise their awareness through suchmeans as rank-based training.

Recruitment information session

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

JAEA undertakes an array of activities to attain work-life balance by creating a pleasant work environment that helps employees keep a balance
between their lives at work and at home and enables all persons to fully exercise their capabilities and devote themselves to their tasks.
In fiscal 2016, we expanded the scope of our flextime system and launched an additional system for employees engaging in child care andnursing care.
To respond to the diverse needs of employees, we will proactively adopt new systems and promote activities to spread and instill anawareness of work-life balance throughout JAEA.

(3) Creating a better work environment: We are raising awareness of both the employees, who are using
our support systems, and their superiors and providing information in a more effective manner throughpublic relations magazines and other means.

Activities undertaken during fiscal 2016
“Genki! Ikukatsu Menu” of leave systems for balancing work and child care
JAEA has in place a variety of short-term and long-term leave systems collectively called “Genki! Ikukatsu Menu” both for female and male
employees to assist them in achieving a balance between their work and child care.
Maternity leave after childbirth(special leave)

6 weeks

8 weeks

Short-term child care leave(special leave)
Child care leave
System to work earlier/later and flextime system
Exemption from overtime and holiday work

We rolled out a return-to-work system to allow employees who have left JAEA
for family-related reasons, including marriage, childbirth, child care and familycare, to return to work.

Lunch meetings

We held lunch meetings to encourage more employees to participate anddiscuss gender equality in a friendly atmosphere while having lunch together.

Lunch meeting

Nursing care leave for sick/injured children (special leave)

Reduction of work load, etc.

JAEA’s R&D

Special measures to avoid crowded commuting hours

Prevention of Sexual, Power and Other Workplace Harassment

Additional breaks during working hours, health guidance and health checkups
Limitation on overtime and holiday work, and limitation on late-night work

ChildbirthAged 1

Aged 3

Aged 6

Paternal child care leave (special leave of 5 days)
Short-term child care leave (special leave)
Child care leave
Partial leave
System to work earlier/later and flextime system
Exemption from overtime and holiday work
Limitation on overtime and holiday work, and limitation on late-night work

Pursuant to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held byIncorporated Administrative Agencies, etc. (Act No. 59 of 2003), JAEA
has formulated the Rules on Protection of Personal Information todefine basic matters concerning the handling of personal informationand to protect the rights and interests of individuals.
Under these rules, we have established an information
management framework with the Supervisor of Information Protection
at the top and have taken measures necessary to prevent leakage andloss of or damage to personal information held by us while ensuring
their proper management. We also have in place a personal information
hotline to receive requests for disclosure and correction of personal
information and the suspension of its use as well as suggestions on
the use of anonymously processed information. For the proper handlingof information, we provide training to foster employees’ understanding
and raise their awareness of protecting personal information andendeavor to achieve thorough compliance with the rules.

Framework of Management and Protection of Personal Information
Supervisor ofInformation Protection

Supervision

Audit Officer(Director of the Legal and Audit Department)
Audits on the status of management of retained
personal information

Chief Information Protection Administrator(Director of the General Affairs Department)

Playing a coordinating role among theInformation Protection Administrators

Information Protection Administrators(heads of departments, director generals, etc.)

Implementation of management ofretained personal information

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

Menu of leave systems for balancing work and family care
JAEA also offers systems that help balance work and family care for employees having family member(s) in need of nursing care.
• Nursing care leave: Available in the unit of days or hours (maximum of 4 hours per day), up to three times, for one continued care-requiringcondition of a family member in need of nursing care, provided that such leave in total does not exceed six months• Short-term nursing care leave: A special leave system that allows employees to take a leave of five days a year in case they have only one
person for nursing care or a leave of 10 days if there are multiple persons in need of nursing care
• Partial leave: A system that allows employees aside from nursing care leave and short-term nursing care leave to work shorter hours by either
starting a day later or ending it earlier for a maximum of two hours per day and for three years in total• Exemption from and limitation on working extra hours: A system in which employees submit applications for exemption from or limitation on
overtime and holiday work, or for limitation on late-night work
• System to work earlier/later: A system that allows employees to shift the start time and end time of their work without changing the required
number of working hours per day

Protection of Personal Information

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Nursing care leave for sick/injured children (special leave)

JAEA works to set up an appropriate structure for the prevention of sexual and power harassment, and as part of this effort, has assigned
consulting staff to handle harassment-related matters. Following the enforcement of the amendments to the so-called Equal Employment
Opportunity Act and to the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act in January 2017, business operators are now required to provide further
measures to prevent harassment to those using maternity, childbirth, child care and other leave systems. In response, we provided training to
the consulting staff for cultivating additional skills and enhancing our consulting service system.
Moreover, we specify the first week of every December as “Sexual and Power Harassment Prevention Week,” during which we put up
posters in each workplace and work to raise the awareness of employees regarding this matter.
We will continue to seek to create a working environment friendly to every employee and implement measures to prevent any form ofharassment in the workplace.

Earning Trust from
Society

Paternity leave (special leave of 3 days)

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Return-to-work system* For details on our activities to promote gender equality, please see JAEA website.
https://www.jaea.go.jp/about_JAEA/gender_equality/ (in Japanese)

Limitation on overtime and holiday work, and limitation on late-night work

For fathers

We adopted a leave of absence system for employees to accompany theirspouses on an overseas job transfer for a period up to three years.

Partial leave

For mothers

Duringpregnancy

Spouse accompanimentleave system

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

Maternity leave before childbirth(special leave)

We continued our proactive efforts and rolled out new systems and a new initiative in fiscal 2016.

Management of retained personal
Information Protection Managers
information in support of the(department heads of each JAEA site, etc.) administrative work of theInformation Protection Administrators

Persons in charge of information
protection (section heads)

Management of retained personal
information in support of theInformation Protection Administrators
and Information Protection Managers

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Environmental Impact and Status of Our Activities for Reduction of the Impact

Every year, JAEA invites an external lecturer to give training to employees and other staff and hosts a
meeting to encourage an exchange of views. Such training sessions are expected to serve the purposeof the promotion and active implementation of environment-conscious activities and the improvementof the skills of relevant personnel.

Environmental Management

Environmental Committee
Chairman: Executive Director in charge ofsafety and nuclear security administration

Committee of Section Heads in Chargeof Environment-conscious Activities

Director Generals e define consideration for the environment as a priority matter in conductingW
our business operations and will comply with national laws and regulations,
local government ordinances and other requirements concerning environmental
conservation. At the same time, while ensuring safety, we will work to conserve
the global environment by saving energy and resources and reducing waste.
We will promote the dissemination of environmental conservation information
to build a relationship based on trust with citizens and local communities.

Summary of Fiscal 2016 Environment-Conscious Activities
Action item

Promotionof energy
conservation

Promotion of
resource saving

Meeting of the Environmental
Committee
Reduction of
waste

Planning of fiscal 2016 environment-conscious activities
Major action

Implementation of Measures required by the
Act on Rationalizing Energy Use and the Act
on Promotion of Global WarmingCountermeasures
Training session on environment-conscious
activities

Apr.

May

2Q
Jun.

Jul.

Aug.

3Q
Sep.

Evaluate the results of target achievementin the previous fiscal year and report to theEnvironmental Committee

Oct.

Nov.

4Q
Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Evaluate the activity results and formulate a plan for the
next fiscal year, including a basic environmental policy
and environmental targets

Promote environment-conscious activities based on the policy and targets
Prepare periodic and other reports
required by these acts and submit themto the national authority

Organize a training session on
environment-conscious activities

We undertake environment-conscious activities not only because they are a requirement from society but also with the recognition that these
activities will ensure the sustainability of our own operations.
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Evaluation

Reduction of energy consumption perunit of output by 1% or more on annual
average by the end of FY2016 (with
FY2012 as a base year), or reduction ofenergy consumption per unit of output
based on a new evaluation systemdesigned to encourage the leveling ofelectricity demand by 1% or more on
annual average by the end of FY2016 (with
FY2014 as a base year)• Annual average of energy consumption per unit of output compared with the previous fiscal year
was 100.3%.
• Annual average of energy consumption per unit of output based on the new evaluation systemcompared with the previous fiscal year was 99.7%.
Neither reached the target of 99%.

Not
achieved• Promotion of conservation of water• Reduction of copy paper consumption• Water consumption was about 96% compared with the previous year, and the average of year-onyear figures of the last few years was about 100%.
• Copy paper consumption was about 97% compared with the previous fiscal year, and the averageof year-on-year figures of the last few years was about 101%.
Both were below their respective average year-on-year figures of the last few years.

Achieved

Promotion of wastepaper recycling

Provided boxes to collect used copy paper, collected and classified wastepaper by type, and put up
posters for the promotion of wastepaper recycling.

Achieved

Implementation of thorough classificationof waste and recover valuables• Recycling rate of metals was about 90%, approx. 99% of which were valuables.
• Overall, about 65% of waste was recycled.
Both figures were on a par with their respective average figures of the last few years of about 92%
and 65%, respectively.

Achieved

Promotion of reduction of radioactivewaste• Provided education as necessary to operators and other staff to limit and minimize the amount of
unnecessary items being taken into areas subject to radiation control.
• About 20 tons of waste received clearance for recycling from the national authority.

Achieved

Consideration on effective ways tocommunicate environmental conservation
information and promotion ofdissemination of such information• Posted information on environment-conscious activities on intranet at the Head Office and at each
JAEA site.
• Issued JAEA Annual Report 2016 , detailed environmental information and JAEA-Review.
• Provided information on energy saving on the blog of the “JAEA Diet Project”.

Achieved

A significant change occurred in fiscal 2016 following the closure of the Tono Mine in March 2016. We no longer need to process andmanage mine effluent.
With regard to other environmental checklist items, such as air pollutants and radioactive gaseous waste emissions into theatmosphere, discharge of water pollutants and radioactive liquid waste, and noise, vibrations and offensive odors, we comply with theregulatory standards set forth in the applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We have confirmed these all were below the regulatory
limits.
We have made a self-assessment that overall JAEA had pursued its mission giving due consideration for the surrounding environment.
On the other hand, there was a case of inadequate handling in the process of discharging industrial waste and another case that involves
leakage of chlorofluorocarbons due to the aging of equipment. In response, we examined ways to prevent recurrence and communicated to
employees the measures we have taken and the need for caution. Along with activities to conserve the environment, we will also work to
reduce occurrences of such incidents.
Going ahead, we will continue to engage in comprehensive activities that give due consideration to the environment.

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

Environment-Conscious Activities

Promotion ofdissemination ofenvironmental
conservation
information

Results

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Formulation of an environmental policy andtargets and compiling of activity results

1Q

Environmental target

Earning Trust from
Society

The chart below shows how we plan and implement our environment-conscious activities in each fiscal year. The results of these
activities will undergo a review by the relevant committees, including the Environmental Committee, and will be incorporated into the next
year’s basic environmental policy and environmental targets.

Kuji River System All- Flowerbed on theout Cleanup Campaign premises of a JAEA site

JAEA’s R&D

Energy Management
and Planning Officers

Specialized Committee on Measuresrequired by the Act on Rationalizing
Energy Use and the Act on Promotionof Global Warming Countermeasures

Director of the Safety andNuclear Security
Administration Department

As a national R&D institute engaging in comprehensive nuclear energy R&D inJapan, JAEA endeavors to maximize our R&D outcomes in the field of nuclear
science and technology. Simultaneously, we place our highest priority on safety
and promote comprehensive R&D on nuclear energy, while ensuring future stableenergy supply in Japan and conserving the global environment through theeffective use of resources, reduction of environmental impact and prevention ofenvironmental contamination.
In conducting environment-conscious activities in fiscal 2016, we willcontinue to pursue the improvements based on the above and hereby stipulate ourbasic environmental policy pursuant to the Rules on Environmental Management.

Teshio River Cleanup Tokai-mura Spring
Campaign
Cleanup Campaign

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

Secretariat: Safety and Nuclear Security
Administration Department

Executive Director in chargeof safety and nuclear security
administration

Planting activity near
Shino and Oribe

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

President

As part of our environmental activities, each JAEA site engages in various cleanup and planting activities. Some of these activities arehighlighted below.

Fukui CleanupCampaign

Fiscal 2016 Basic Environmental Policy

Lecture given during a training session
on environment-conscious activities

Environmental Beautification Activities

TopicsConducting operations while paying due attention to the environment is essential for JAEA in becoming an accepted member of society. It
also means to make the environment surrounding JAEA sites cleaner and more comfortable, and at the same time, serves to increase ouroperational efficiency.
Thus, JAEA regards consideration for the environment as a matter of high priority in carrying out business operations. Accordingly, we
have formulated the Rules on Environmental Management, based on which the President adopts a basic environmental policy for each fiscal
year. Under the policy, we then define environmental targets and proactively undertake environment-conscious activities.
Moreover, we have set up an environmental management framework to promote environment-conscious activities, which includes theEnvironmental Committee and the Committee of Section Heads in Charge of Environment-conscious Activities.
Fiscal 2016 framework

Profile of JAEA

Training Session for Supporting Efforts to Promote Environment-Conscious Activities* For details on environment-conscious activities, please see JAEA website.
http://www.jaea.go.jp/about_JAEA/environment/ (in Japanese)48Profile of JAEA

Environmental Impact and Status of Our Activities for Reduction of the Impact

Overview of Environmental Performance in Fiscal 2016
OUTPUT
Promotion of operations withconsideration for the environment

Energy resources
Total energy consumption ····· Approx. 6,100 TJ

Promotion of energy conservation

Greenhouse gases (GHG)

General and industrial waste

Total GHG emissions ····· Approx. 360,000 t-CO2

Total amount of waste (including the amount recycled)····· Approx. 830 t
Industrial
waste subject
to special
Generalcontrol (1%)
waste
(30%)

Fluorocarbons (1%)
Sum offossil fuels(10%)

4 gases includinghydrofluorocarbons(5%)

Initiatives for
Promoting R&D

Fossil fuel (9%)

Ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, local
government ordinances and other rules concerning
environmental conservation is an essential requirement.

TopicsINPUTElectricity (84%)
Industrial waste (69%)

Electricity (91%)

Green curtain

Solar power generation

Resources
Copy paper consumption ····· Approx. 200 t

Plan for Improving Operations andOperational Efficiency “JAEA Diet Project”
Kaizen (improvement) activities• Promote “green” contracts pursuant to the Green Contract Act• Bidding process that places the greatest emphasis on participants’performance on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
emphasizing comprehensive evaluation of participants• Methylnaphthalene ····· Approx. 490 kg• Xylene ····· Approx. 6 kg
• Manganese and other compounds····· Approx. 60 kg• Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salt····· Approx. 8.4 kg

Wastewater discharge(including rainwater and spring water)• Promote “green purchasing” and “green procurement” ofeco-friendly products

Total amount of recycled resources ····· Approx. 1,300 t
Others(3%)

Plastics (1%)
Wastepaper(21%)

Metals (75%)

Recycling of construction materials• Total amount of recycled construction materials ····· Approx. 2,200 t• Concrete blocks ····· Approx. 1,600 t• Asphalt and concrete blocks ····· Approx. 61 t
• Wooden materials from construction work ····· Approx. 15 t
• Others ····· Approx. 48 t

Earning Trust from
Society• Contracts based on other bidding processes, including the one

Substances subject to the Pollutant
Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)
law (amount handled)

Main resources recycled

JAEA’s R&D

Reduction of resource
consumption

Amount of waste incinerated in own facilities····· Approx. 45 t

Ensuring Safety andNuclear Security

Amount of incinerated general
waste

Total discharged amount ····· Approx. 4.3 million m³
Public waters/areas
subject to radiation
control (0%)

Sewerage(3%)

Water consumption ····· Approx. 2 million m³
River and lakewater (10%)

Reduction of waste andpromotion of recycling

Clean water (7%)

Industrial water (75%)*Amount converted into the number of 200ℓ drum cans

• Amount of tritium discharged … Approx. 990 GBq• Amount of radioactive rare gases discharged… Approx. 390 GBq

Disposal of polychlorinatedbiphenyl (PCB) waste

Promotion of acquisition of clearance
for recycling• Amount of PCB waste disposed ····· 486 units(Fluorescent ballast ····· 480 units)(Capacitor ····· 6 units)

Amount of waste given clearance by the national authority… Approx. 20 t
(Of which the amount of aluminum recycled … Approx. 1 t)

Environmental Impact
and Reduction

Groundwater
and wellwater (8%)

Public waters/areas
not subject toradiation control(97%)• Amount of generated radioactive solid waste… Approx. 1,300 containers*• Amount of stored waste (as of March 31, 2016)… Approx. 350,000 containers*

Operations Respecting
Individual Employees

Water resources

Radioactive waste

Compliance with emission/discharge standards pursuant to applicable laws and regulations
Separate collection and thorough classification of waste
for recycling

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JAEA complies with the regulatory standards for environmental checklist items, including air and water pollution, soil
contamination and noise, vibration and offensive odors.
* For inquiries about our environment-conscious activities, please send e-mail to:
kankyo@jaea.go.jp

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Third Party Opinions

Third Party Opinion on the Japan Atomic Energy Agency Annual Report 2017

Takashi Uehara

Yoshiki Mikami

Lecturer at Technofer Limited andEnvironmental Planner as Earth Republic Officer (ERO)
certified by the Environmental Planning Society

Head of the Research Center for Safe and Secure Society
Nagaoka University of Technology

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency Annual Report 2017 is the second comprehensive annual report JAEA prepared adding the perspective ofcorporate social responsibility (CSR) and other aspects. The overall report structure showed signs of improvement; however I would like to pointout that several issues, including those described below, still remain and need to be examined for further improvement.
1.	In the “Editorial Policy” section on page 1, this report is positioned as “a means for comprehensively reporting on the activities of JAEA.”
Probably because of this, more than two thirds of the report are devoted to describing JAEA’s R&D operations, while the environment andother CSR-related sections account for the remaining one third, or a mere 15 pages. I have to say that these sections provide only brief
descriptions and lack specific data as compared with the CSR reports of other national R&D agencies. Since JAEA provides a separate reporton its R&D operations and resulting outcomes, I suggest JAEA consider expanding the sections of “Earning Trust from Local Communities
and Society,” “Business Operations Respecting Individual Employees” and “Environmental Impact and Status of Our Activities for Reductionof the Impact” as well as the portion of the “Efforts to Thoroughly Ensure Safety and Nuclear Security” section, which describes JAEA’s
own safety and nuclear security measures. Additionally, as the President’s message at the beginning of the report emphasizes “Safety,”“Compliance” and “Execution,” I also suggest and hope that JAEA will perform a self-assessment of their activities primarily from thesethree aspects and augment this report as a means to disclose the results of such self-assessment to the public in the future.
2.	The section on the environment on pages 47-50 lists JAEA’s annual environmental targets. For energy conservation, JAEA set a quantitative
target (i.e., reducing energy consumption per unit of output by 1% or more on annual average) and evaluated that the target had not beenachieved. In the areas of resource saving and waste reduction, they set non-numerical targets (promoting conservation of water, reducing
copy paper consumption and promoting wastepaper recycling) and ascertained these had been achieved. Even though accessibility todetailed data on the targets and evaluation results is ensured by directing readers to JAEA’s website with the corresponding URL, JAEA
needs to make its targets as specific as possible and provide the results of quantitative evaluation also in its annual report. As regards
substances subject to the PRTR system, the report shows emissions data of four substances just for the year, lacking a comparison with theprevious year’s figures and making it difficult to monitor any improvement. I felt that JAEA, as an R&D agency in the nuclear energy field,
should focus more on disclosing information on its activities in relation to their environmental burden.
3.	Given the unique characteristics of JAEA, particular emphasis should be placed on analysis and evaluation of its safety management (pages
21-22). While the section describes JAEA’s efforts to foster a safety culture, including the arrangement of the meetings to exchange views
between executives including the President and senior management at each site and on-site patrols by the executives, the result of theemployee questionnaire survey showed declines in several important categories, such as “attitude and motivation,” “change management”
and “work management,” from the previous fiscal year. It would be necessary to find out the actual conditions of these categories andimplement specific improvement measures. As for accidents and troubles, I believe that JAEA provides detailed information of each case as
appropriate. Nevertheless, if this report is to serve as a CSR report of JAEA, the “Occurrence of accidents and troubles” section on page 21
should provide more detailed reporting which includes the annual trend on the frequency rate of lost workday injuries and data over time.
4.	The “Creating an Employee-Friendly Workplace” section on pages 45-46 describes “Promotion of Work-Life Balance,” “Activities toPromote Gender Equality to Ensure Diversity,” “Prevention of Sexual, Power and Other Workplace Harassment” and “Protection of Personal
Information.” In addition to these four areas, the scope of reporting needs to be expanded, from a CSR perspective to include employmentof persons with disabilities, response to the Act for Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities and the handling of conflictof interest.
5.	Brief descriptions are believed to be a result of the limited number of pages, but since this report plays an important role in disclosing theactivities of JAEA to the public and increasing the transparency of these activities, I hope that JAEA will make efforts to further improvethe contents.

For the third time following 2015 and 2016, I have been given an opportunity to express my opinion about JAEA’s annual reports. This year, I
read the report from the viewpoint of how my opinions in the past two years have been incorporated into its contents. There are several points
I have noted as improvement. Firstly, the Editorial Policy explicitly states under what policy and framework JAEA conducts its CSR activities
and emphasizes the commitment by the President and top management, which I pointed out as lacking in the previous report. Each is also
described in sufficient detail in a separate section. Additions of new sections, such as “Formulation of JAEA’s Strategy for Innovation Creation,”
are another indication that JAEA is trying to improve the report’s contents. The report has also improved in terms of readability and visibility,with reduced number of letters, smaller fonts to leave more space between lines, photos accompanying the introduction of directors and index
tabs placed on the right-hand edge of even-numbered pages.
On the other hand, several points still need an additional effort. For example, the catch phrase on the cover, “Aiming for Energy That Leads
to the Future,” sounds like a government slogan. I think the cover would better carry the mission statement of JAEA, which is to “break new
ground for the future of nuclear energy and contribute to the welfare of human society.” The next point is about the photos used in the report.
I had made a similar request previously to use photos that convey the enthusiasm of individuals working at JAEA. These photos, especiallysnapshots in laboratories, would be better if they showed faces of researchers.
I have probably made enough of small requests. In the future, the report should be reviewed not as a stand-alone document, but rather in
conjunction with JAEA’s nuclear energy information portal website. I have seen videos that are more “friendly” to viewers on this portal. The
portal could provide another effective and flexible way of communicating information to the public.
After reading the reports of the past three years carefully, I now understand that JAEA is a trustworthy organization that thoroughly
seeks nuclear safety facing a harsh environment and restrictive conditions. However, it should be noted that no matter how much one stresses
safety the general public may never feel entirely assured, and turning confidence into absolute trust is an extremely difficult challenge. Yet, it isimportant for JAEA to keep sending out its message to the public. I hope that its annual report will gain a broader group of readers every year.

In Response to the Third Party Opinions
We would like to express our sincere appreciation for the valuable comments regarding the Japan Atomic Energy Agency Annual Report 2017.
Mr. Mikami indicated that we should enhance the contents and increase the scope of CSR-related sections in the future. He also
pointed out that, given our unique characteristics, we need to conduct more quantitative analysis and evaluation of our initiatives to reduce
environmental burden and activities to ensure safety and incorporate the results in our annual report.
Mr. Uehara reviewed this year’s report while paying particular attention to how his past opinions have been incorporated into the report.
He noted there were signs of improvement as we clearly indicated the commitment by top management and organized the sections on our
CSR-related initiatives according to the relevant guidelines.
We will utilize their valuable comments to further enhance the contents of our future annual reports. Disseminating easy-to-understandinformation on JAEA activities to the stakeholders is our important duty, and we will step up efforts to make our annual reports as one effectivemeans of performing this duty.
Tetsuo Takahashi
Director of the Public Relations Department
Japan Atomic Energy Agency

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