As this "White Paper on Nuclear Energy" has been finalized and the realization of carbon neutrality and energy security have become important issues common to the world, it is necessary to correctly grasp both the merits and issues of the utilization of nuclear energy and discuss the ideal way of energy. Is important.
According to the Nuclear White Paper released on the 28th by the Japanese Atomic Energy Commission, there are social demands for the realization of "carbon neutrality" and the response to issues such as energy security, and one of the options is nuclear power generation.
On top of that, when considering utilization, it is important to correctly grasp both the merits and issues and discuss the ideal way of energy, and it is necessary to increase the momentum to consider the position of nuclear power.
In addition, the government and electric power companies will not forget to reflect on the nuclear accident and lessons learned, and in addition to making constant efforts to improve safety, they will also work on terrorism countermeasures such as fostering a nuclear security culture, and the location area, etc. In order to deal with the distrust and anxiety of the people, it is necessary to continuously engage in two-way communication rather than unilaterally imposing information and decisions to gain understanding.
Mitsuru Uesaka, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, who compiled the white paper, said, "Although nuclear power is not the norm, I want each and every citizen to think about the importance of energy and the role of nuclear power in it." I was talking.