Plutonium was taken out at the Atomic Energy Commission reprocessing plant in the required amount at 17:34 on June 1st.
In response to the fact that the reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture, which takes out plutonium from spent nuclear fuel, has virtually passed the national examination required for operation, the Atomic Energy Commission will use the nuclear power plant in order not to increase the plutonium holdings. I asked to get only the amount I needed.
A reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture is a key facility of the national “nuclear fuel cycle policy” that takes out plutonium from the nuclear fuel that has been used up at a nuclear power plant and reuses it. We aim for full-scale operation.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission made a de facto pass last month, saying that the factory's accident countermeasures and other measures comply with the new regulatory standards.
In response to this, the Atomic Energy Commission, which deliberates on the concept of nuclear policy such as the use of plutonium, held a meeting on the 1st to keep the plutonium stockholding high. I asked the country and the business to take out the product.
As for plutonium, the development of the fast reactor, which was my favorite, has been stagnant due to the decommissioning of the "Monju," and the "pull thermal power generation," which is used for general nuclear power plants, is not proceeding as planned.
On the other hand, as of the end of 2018, Japan had nearly 46 tons of domestic and overseas stocks.
As a raw material for nuclear weapons, Japan has an international pledge that it does not have excess plutonium.