Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagita talked online with US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and announced that Japan would also provide technical cooperation for demonstration projects such as small nuclear reactors and fast reactors being developed in the United States. I did.
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagita met online with US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm for about 30 minutes on the 6th.
Among them, Minister Hagiuda announced that Japan would also provide technical cooperation to the demonstration projects such as small nuclear reactors and fast reactors that are being developed in the United States toward the realization of a carbon-free society. Also showed a welcome intention.
In addition, Japan and the United States are working toward the practical application of a technology called "CCUS," which collects hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon dioxide emitted from it and reuses it as fuel, or confine and store it in the ground. We agreed to strengthen our cooperation.
In addition, it was confirmed that Japan and the United States will cooperate in disseminating information based on scientific grounds to eliminate reputational damage regarding the disposal of treated water that continues to increase at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Did.