Regarding the international education and research bases that are considering establishment in Fukushima Prefecture, the government is proceeding with studies centered on making it a national research and development corporation, and plans to decide the form of the organization by next fall.
The government is considering setting up an international education and research base in Fukushima Prefecture for research on the decommissioning of nuclear power plants, recovery from the earthquake, and human resource development.
Regarding the new base, the government is considering making it a national research and development corporation, and after deciding the form of the organization by next fall, the policy is to formulate the basic concept in the next fiscal year and the third fiscal year of Reiwa. is.
The installation location will be selected based on the area where evacuation orders were issued due to the nuclear accident, respecting the opinions of local governments, based on cooperation with existing facilities and traffic access.
We also want to create an attractive research environment where young and female researchers can play an active role.
The government hopes to coordinate with the ruling party and decide on an installation policy by the end of the year.