Japan Prepares Nuclear Proposals On Climate Change For G8 Summit
Written by NucNet
Friday, 30 May 2008
30 May (NucNet): Next generation light water reactors (LWRs) and the
continued development of fast breeder reactors (FBRs) form part of a
package of measures to tackle global warming to be presented by Japan
at the next G8 summit of leading industrialised nations.
The measures are included in an environmental research and development promotion project drawn up on 19 May 2008 by Japan's Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP), led by prime minister Yasuo Fukuda. Mr Fukuda will also chair the summit in July 2008.
According to the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF), the project will be presented at the summit as "the centrepiece" of Japan's plans to develop energy-related technologies for tackling climate change.
CSTP's project is divided into two parts: a technology strategy for the short- and medium-term (up to about 2030), and a strategy for the medium- and long-term (2030 onwards).
CSTP calls for the development of next-generation LWRs, that are expected to replace current LWRs around the year 2030, as well that of FBRs which Japan expects to have in commercial use before 2050.
In addition, CSTP says Japan can "actively help" developing countries looking to introduce nuclear power by building the necessary infrastructure in line with international non-proliferation commitments.
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