Update on Japan s Nuclear Sector. Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, METI April, 2017

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1 Update on Japan s Nuclear Sector Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, METI April, 2017

2 Current Situation &Future Works on Fukushima-Daiichi NPS

3 Unit 3 Mar 2011 Now 2

4 Contaminated Water Management N Impermeable Wall 3

5 Mountains Frozen-soil Walls Cross-section Sea.+35m Reactor Bldg. 原子炉建屋 タービン建屋 Layers of earth Impermeable Wall Frozen-soil Walls 4

6 Robot into Unit 2 調査用パイプ ( Guide 先端にカメラ pipe ) Robot s route ロボット経路 (30 th Jan. 2017) Scaffold fallen 5

7 Need more technologies Open Innovation Platform TEPCO CUUSOO (Website: ) 6

8 Japan s Energy Policy after Fukushima accident

9 Electricity market reform Enabling cross-regional coordination of transmission Enhancing market competition under the surveillance Full liberalization of retail market Legal unbundling 8

10 Challenges More competition Creating Base-load market Merit-order on cross-regional transmission and social responsibility Environment and renewables Capacity mechanism & Non-fossil credit market Decommissioning Accounting rule retrofit & a new fund for 1F decom. 9

11 Nuclear Power Plants in Japan In Operation Passed NRA Review for the Permission for Changes in Reactor Installation Under NRA Review already decided to Decommission 3 reactors 7 reactors 16 reactors 15 reactors As of 4 th, Apr, 2017 Tokyo EPCO Kashiwazaki Kariwa Hokkaido EPCO Tomari J-POWER Ohma Hokuriku EPCO Shika Tohoku EPCO Higashidori JAPC Tsuruga Tokyo EPCO Higashidori Kansai EPCO Mihama Tohoku EPCO Onagawa Kansai EPCO Ohi Tokyo EPCO Fukushima Daiicih Kansai EPCO Takahama Tokyo EPCO Fukushima Daini Chugoku EPCO Shimane JAPC Tokai/Tokai Daini Kyushu EPCO Genkai Chubu EPCO Hamaoka Kyushu EPCO Sendai Shikoku EPCO Ikata PWR 29 BWR ABWR Capacity(10MkW) Age

12 Fast Reactor Development

13 Steps of FR Development Stage Experimental reactor Prototype reactor Demonstration reactor Commercial reactor Main purpose Examining basic tech Establishing tech For power gen. Examining economic efficiency Commercial production Items to be done Joyo (1977~) Monju (1994~) Domestic reactor ASTRID Cooperation (2014~) Commercial reactor Actors JAEA JAEA JAEA Manufacturer TBD Utilities Utilities 12

14 Review of Fast Reactor Development Decision by the Ministerial Meeting for the Nuclear Energy Policy (Sep. 21, 2016) Main points of the Decision - Japan will firmly maintain its nuclear fuel cycle policy and R&D of fast reactor (FR) - The Council on Fast Reactor Development will be established - New strategy for FR development will be finalized by the end of Reviewing the role of FBR Monju that may lead to possible decommissioning will be finalized by the end of

15 Revision of Fast Reactor Development Policies Ministerial Meeting for the Nuclear Energy Policy (Dec. 21, 2016) New strategy for FR development Nuclear fuel cycle policy: firmly maintained 4 principles: Domestic resources World's knowledge Cost-efficiency System for the responsibilities Alternative methods to Monju Roadmap for FR development around

16 Revision of Fast Reactor Development Policies Ministerial Meeting for the Nuclear Energy Policy (Dec. 21, 2016) Review of the role of Monju Technologies and knowledge obtained Monju will not restart as a reactor Steady and safe decommissioning Alternative Functions as: Center for FR development (cold test) Nuclear research HR development 15

17 Strategic Working Group Ministerial Meeting for the Nuclear Energy Policy (Dec. 21, 2016) Purpose Working-level, technical discussion toward the formulation of Strategic Roadmap (tentative) which identifies the future 10 years works for FR development Members METI (ANRE), MEXT, MHI, FEPC (utilities), JAEA Latest event March 30 th 1 st meeting to determine members & topics for review 16

18 U.S. Japan Cooperation

19 Examples of US-Japan Cooperation (Industrial Cooperation) Manufacturing Cooperation in the third country projects Bechtel s participation to Horizon project in UK Exelon JAPC cooperation on plant operation (Decommissioning) Fukushima-Daiichi Other NPPs (eg. Energy Solution JAPC cooperation) Forums for further cooperation (G to G Cooperation) US-JP Bilateral Commission on Civil Nuclear Cooperation R&D cooperation under the Bilateral Committee (eg. accident tolerant fuel, seismic analysis, test data exchange ) 18

20 International Workshop on Decommissioning of NPPs For more optimized decommissioning, First ever international workshop! WHEN : June 30, 2017 WHERE : Tokyo, JAPAN 19

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