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 3. Japan, US to step up cooperation in developing next-generation
    nuclear reactors

Japan, US to step up cooperation in developing next-generation
nuclear reactors

The two nations are also expected to discuss concerns about the
growing shortage of natural gas in the wake of Russia's invasion of
Ukraine.

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Yomiuri Shimbun

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January 9, 2023

TOKYO - Japan and the United States are arranging to strengthen
cooperation in the development of next-generation reactors and other
areas of nuclear energy, according to sources.

Thanks to Japan's drastic shift away from a policy under which there
were no plans to construct or rebuild nuclear reactors, Tokyo and
Washington are set to once again share similar intentions for nuclear
power plants.

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is
currently visiting the United States, is scheduled to meet with U.S.
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on Monday in Washington to
confirm the deepening of cooperative relations.

The two are expected to focus on the development of advanced light
water reactors, which are believed to be safer than conventional
reactors, and small modular reactors, which the United States has
taken the initiative in developing.

Nishimura will explain at the meeting a framework designed by the
Japanese government that would allow nuclear reactors to effectively
operate for more than 60 years and a policy to promote the
construction of next-generation reactors with a view to rebuilding
existing ones, according to the sources.

The Japanese and U.S. ministers will discuss how nuclear plants can
be used to realize a decarbonized society and the future of
next-generation reactors, the sources said.

At the meeting, the two are also expected to discuss concerns about
the growing shortage of natural gas in the wake of Russia's invasion
of Ukraine. Japan hopes to secure a stable supply of natural gas from
the United States.

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