Japan's Nuclear Energy
andits International Cooperation
Shunsuke KONDO
ChairmanJapan Atomic Energy Commission

Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) in Japan☞Currently 54 units (30 BWR, 24 PWR) are in operation and 2 units are underconstruction. 12 units are in preparation for licensing application.

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Strengths of Japan ~ Manufacturing Capability☞ In 1990s when NPP construction activity was stagnated in most country, Japan has continued theconstruction of NPP. Its ability to construct NPP “on schedule, on budget” is now highly acclaimed.
☞ In Japan, there are three major nuclear power suppliers holding highly advanced light water reactor(LWR) technology: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is the major supplier of Advanced PressurizedWater Reactor (APWR): Hitachi and Toshiba are the major suppliers of Advanced Boiled WaterReactor (ABWR).
☞ Materials or components suppliers are also famous for their supply of high quality products.
Newly constructed NPPs all over the world

1980snit）

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Three Mile Island Incident in 197930
30
世界における原発着工期基数

Nuclear Industry (plant manufacturers)
4 European firms

Chernobyl Incident in 1986

25
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世界Worldうち日本Japan2020Brown Boveri, Asea,Framatome, Siemens

4 U.S. firms
WH, GE, Combustion
Engineering, Babcock & Wilcox

3 Japanese firms

1515Japan continued construction.

(MHI, Hitachi, Toshiba)

Going forward
WH*(U.S .

Toshiba
Japan)

GE(U.S .

HitachiJapan)

AREVA(FranceMHI
Japan)

Atomenergoprom (Russia)
Doosan (Korea)*: Westinghouse

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JSW (Japan Steel Works, Ltd.):
Approx.80% (*) share of large forging
for pressure vessels and steam generators
in international market. (*JSW data)

5500
1955
55

1960
1965
6065

1970701975
1980
7580 198585 1990 90 1995 95 2000 00 2005 05（Source）Japan Atomic Industrial Forum【Example: Reactor Vessels】

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International Cooperation

AECJ: Japan Should Support Deployment ofNuclear Power Plants in the world• Why:– Japanese manufacturers and electric utilities have nurtured
capability to complete NPP construction on time and withinbudget, satisfying stringent quality requirement and safety
requirement that reflects severe natural environment suchas frequent visits of typhoon, tsunami and earthquakes.
– They have cultivated an excellent organizational culture tovalue quality, safety culture, cleanliness of workplaces andvisualization.

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Lessons learned from the 2007 earthquake at Kashiwazaki‐Kariwa
NPP
The Concept of “FaultModel”

To evaluate possible seismic motion at the site from nearby faults, it is necessary to use “fault model” in which
not only the source characteristics (number of asperities, their sizes and locations on the fault ) but also thepropagation characteristics of crust geological structure (such as folding structure) and the site characteristics(such as low velocity sediment layers in the free base stratum under the plant) are considered.
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International Cooperation

AECJ: Japan Should Support Deployment ofNuclear Power Plants in the World• Why:– Japanese manufacturers and electric utilities have nurtured
capability to complete NPP construction on time and withinbudget, satisfying stringent quality requirement and safety
requirement that reflects severe natural environment suchas frequent visits of typhoon, tsunami and earthquakes.
– They have cultivated an excellent organizational culture tovalue quality, safety culture, cleanliness of workplaces andvisualization.
AEC has recommended that based on these experiences, Japan should
contribute as a group to the deployment of NPP in newcomer countries.
5JAIF International Cooperation Center (JICC)○Purpose
Play the core role in providing effective and efficient cooperation to NPP
deploying countries, acting as a contact window.
○RolesPromote nuclear energy cooperation.
Coordinate various organizations 'cooperative activities with a view toproviding “one‐stop” and “tailor‐made” service to each country.
○Major Activities in 2009 and 2010
Dispatching experts to Vietnam, Indonesia Customer’sCountries
and Jordan
RelatedHosting Workshop and seminars in JapanOrganizations
such as JNES,
and in Vietnam, Indonesia, Kazakhstan andJAEA, JETRO andJICA etc.
Mongolia
METI & Other
Governmental
Authorities

Contact: Mr. Toshiaki SAKAI, Director e‐mail: info@jaif‐icc.com
TEL：+81‐3‐3591‐2210 FAX：+81‐3‐3591‐2215

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International Nuclear Energy Development Corporation of Japan (JINED)

Role of JINED:
Takes care of emerging
countries’ needs regarding
construction, operation andmaintenance of nuclear power plants
including human resources
development and financing, incollaboration with programs of thegovernment to support themcomprehensively, before making
proposals to construct NPP.

Contact: JINED preparatory office*
TEL：+81‐3‐3504‐0892 FAX：+81‐3‐3504‐0896*: The company will officially be established in October 2010. The preparatory
office is available before the company is established.

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Japan’s Integrated Cooperation for New‐comer Countries☞Japan as a group provides services requested by emerging countries such as financing,human resources development, design, construction, operation, etc.
Operation & MaintenanceSupport / Investment

JapaneseUtilities

JapaneseGovernment

Public Finance / Insurance

Projects in new‐comer countriesDevelopment of humanresources
Support for establishingregulatory system

JBIC
NEXI
EPC/ Nuclear FuelJapanese EPC
companies

Contact:
Nuclear Energy Policy Planning Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
TEL：+81‐3‐3501‐1991 FAX：+81‐3‐3580‐8447

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International Cooperation

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