To promote "plu-thermal power generation" in which plutonium extracted from spent nuclear fuel of nuclear power plants is reused, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will issue a grant to newly accepted local governments where nuclear power plants are located. We have decided on a policy to establish next year.
"Plu-thermal power generation" is a national policy that takes out plutonium contained in the spent nuclear fuel of nuclear power plants, processes it into MOX fuel, and reuses it. I would like to implement it at, but currently there are only 4 units.
Regarding "plu-thermal power generation," the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has decided on a policy to establish a system to pay subsidies that can be used for regional promotion measures to newly accepted local governments where nuclear power plants are located, and will include them in the budget plan for the next fiscal year and deliver them. We will consider details such as the maximum amount of gold.
Since plutonium is also a raw material for nuclear weapons, Japan has internationally promised not to have plutonium for no purpose, and concrete reduction measures are required.
On the other hand, the reprocessing plant in Rokkasho-mura, Aomori Prefecture, which extracts plutonium, is scheduled to be completed in the first half of next year, and if full-scale operations are started, there is a risk that the amount of plutonium possessed will increase. increase.