On the 26th, the government's Reconstruction Promotion Council decided on the ideal state of an international education and research base that is considering establishing it in Fukushima Prefecture, made the organization a special corporation based on the law, and made the necessary bill next year. I have confirmed the policy of submitting to the ordinary Diet.
On the 26th, the government will hold a reconstruction promotion meeting at the Prime Minister's Office to discuss the ideal international education and research base to be newly established in Fukushima Prefecture in order to conduct research on the decommissioning of nuclear power plants and reconstruction from the earthquake. Decided.
According to this, the Education and Research Center will be a special corporation based on the "Fukushima Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Special Measures Law", and hundreds of researchers from Japan and overseas will conduct research and coordinate with existing research institutes and facilities. And so on.
At the meeting, we confirmed the policy of formulating a basic concept within this year and submitting the bill necessary for establishing a new corporation to the ordinary session of the Diet next year.
At the end of the meeting, Prime Minister Kishida said, "The development of an international education and research center will be a big dream and hope for the reconstruction of Fukushima, and will contribute to strengthening Japan's scientific and technological capabilities and industrial competitiveness." We instructed them to further consider concrete measures for the establishment of the base.