Fast reactor development Expected to be sent off by France, no estimated request included Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry August 30, 19:41
Regarding the fast reactor development, one of the pillars of nuclear energy policy, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry had said that it would accumulate technology in cooperation with the development of the fast reactor planned by France. Did not include expenses related to budget requests for next year's budget.
The major requests for the nuclear budget of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's budget plan for the next fiscal year are 16.9 billion yen, which is 400 million yen higher than the current fiscal year. Yen was recorded.
In addition, ¥ 1.5 billion was newly recorded for human resource development in the nuclear field. In addition, R & D on new nuclear power plants, including small nuclear reactors that are considered to be relatively safe, included 1.5 billion yen, which is more than 800 million yen this year.
On the other hand, with regard to fast reactor development, which is one of the pillars of nuclear policy in Japan, it was said that the technology would be accumulated and promoted in cooperation with the fast reactor development plan called “ASTRID” that France is promoting. Because France is expected to postpone construction, the costs related to ASTRID, which had been in place for five years, were not included in this request.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will continue to develop technology in cooperation with France and the United States, but Japan's original fast reactor “Monju” has been decided to be decommissioned three years ago. There are currently no fast reactors that can conduct research, and the country's fast reactor development is unclear.