Abstract
Japan's nuclear policy and long-term nuclear program are illuminated. It is noted, that Japan's basic stance towards the peaceful use of nuclear science and engineering must be established. Japan, one of the advanced nations in the field of science and engineering, must take the initiative in cooperating with Kazakhstan, Russia, the US, Europe, Asia, and other regions/countries concerned for common national interests. In particular. the cooperative activities with Kazakhstan are as follows: As part of a safety study regarding severe accidents in light-water reactors, the 'COTELS project' using a molten material behavior test device, LAVA, at the National Nuclear Center (NNC) in Kazakhstan is now under way. This test is being conducted to clarify the interaction between debris and water or concrete on the assumption that a pressure vessel is destroyed after the meltdown of a reactor core and molten materials (debris) falls to the bottom of a containment vessel. This COTELS project, one of the earliest joint research projects being conducted by Japan and Kazakhstan, began in 1995 and was completed in 1999. A project for testing debris cooling capability in a pressure vessel has also started. Also, in the field of fast reactor development, the 'EAGLE project' began
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Fujiie, Y
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- Japan Atomic Energy Commission (Japan)
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Fujiie, Y.
Comprehensive nuclear science and engineering for the future.
Kazakstan (Kazakhstan): N. p.,
2001.
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Fujiie, Y.
Comprehensive nuclear science and engineering for the future.
Kazakstan (Kazakhstan).
Fujiie, Y.
2001.
"Comprehensive nuclear science and engineering for the future."
Kazakstan (Kazakhstan).
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abstractNote = {Japan's nuclear policy and long-term nuclear program are illuminated. It is noted, that Japan's basic stance towards the peaceful use of nuclear science and engineering must be established. Japan, one of the advanced nations in the field of science and engineering, must take the initiative in cooperating with Kazakhstan, Russia, the US, Europe, Asia, and other regions/countries concerned for common national interests. In particular. the cooperative activities with Kazakhstan are as follows: As part of a safety study regarding severe accidents in light-water reactors, the 'COTELS project' using a molten material behavior test device, LAVA, at the National Nuclear Center (NNC) in Kazakhstan is now under way. This test is being conducted to clarify the interaction between debris and water or concrete on the assumption that a pressure vessel is destroyed after the meltdown of a reactor core and molten materials (debris) falls to the bottom of a containment vessel. This COTELS project, one of the earliest joint research projects being conducted by Japan and Kazakhstan, began in 1995 and was completed in 1999. A project for testing debris cooling capability in a pressure vessel has also started. Also, in the field of fast reactor development, the 'EAGLE project' began progress in 1998 to utilize experimental facilities including an impulse graphite reactor (IGR) at the NNC. A new experimental facility recently went into operation for this project. The objective of this joint project is to provide a dear perspective on the safety characteristics of a fast reactor core under severe accident conditions. The inherent safety features of core materials expelled from the core without recriticality in the course of core melting will be investigated in a series of experiments. Safety issues are major concerns as well as economic efficiency, effective use of natural resources, nuclear non-proliferation, and the reduction of environmental burdens for the development of fast reactors and related fuel cycles. The results of this project are expected to greatly contribute to the establishment of the fast reactor concept, and intriguing idea at that, as an energy generation system for the future. Beginning in the 1990s as a cooperative activity to promote the development of radiotherapeutic and studies in the area of radiation injuries and radiation protection, the Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-Exposed (HICARE) established in Hiroshima and the Nagasaki Association for Hibakusha Medical Care (NASHIM) established in Nagasaki have been providing residents living around the former nuclear testing ground in Semipalatinsk with support as part of a 'Project for Supporting Medical Care for People Exposed to Radiation throughout the World and the Research and Study of Radiation Injuries'. In the 53rd session of the United Nations in 1998, support for Kazakhstan was agreed upon and Japan announced that it would provide medical support. Establishment of the medical checkup and dose examination system for people in Semipalatinsk and a survey of the effects on the health conditions of those examined are planned.}
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