Reference 1

July 19, 2000

The Federation of Electric Power Companies

1. The Long-Term Nuclear Energy Program

To ensure that Japanese development and use of nuclear power is limited to peaceful purposes and carried out systematically, the Atomic Energy Commission (established in 1956) formulated the Long-Term Program for Research, Development and Utilization of Nuclear Energy (the Long-Term Nuclear Energy Program). This program has been revised approximately once every five years since, with the seventh and latest revision being completed in June 1994.

2. Current Status

The current revision process was begun at the meeting of the Long-Term Program Council held in June of last year. Since then, the six subcommittees have each met nine or ten times, and the Council has met 12 times.

(Subcommittees)

Each subcommittee discussed its assigned topic and completed a report.

The co-chairs of each subcommittee reported the state of discussions in his or her subcommittee to the Council, and the main themes were further discussed by the Council.

(Long-Term Program Council)

Acting Chairman Morishima drew up a long-term program, based in part on the discussions held in the subcommittees. The program was then discussed and finalized by the Council as a whole.

At the 12th meeting of the Council (held on June 26), Acting Chairman Morishima explained the draft framework proposal of the Long-Term Program for Research, Development and Utilization of Nuclear Energy and invited discussion and opinions.

Finalization of Overall Program

Study is continuing with the goal of finishing the revision of the program by the end of this year.

July and August:	Discussions of the full text of the Long-Term Nuclear Energy Program will be completed and, by no later than the end of August, a final version will be adopted by the Council to serve as the basis for public hearings.
September and October:	Three pubic hearings will be held to elicit public opinion.
November and later:	A council meeting will be held to formulate the final new program. After the program has been adopted by the Atomic Energy Commission, it will be submitted in report form to the cabinet.

3. Structural Elements of the Long-Term Nuclear Energy Program

The current status and issues of nuclear energy in Japan are summarized first, followed by detailed descriptions that are based on the results of subcommittee discussions.

asic policy guidelines and promotion measures are formulated with projections into the 21st century taken into account, including the use of nuclear power as an energy source, cutting-edge technologies, and the use of radiation, etc.

4. Summary of Long-Term Nuclear Energy Program Framework

See separate sheet.

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(1)	Members of the Long-Term Program Council
	Shou Nasu(chair), Akio Morishima(vice chair), Yuumi Akimoto, Mamoru Akiyama, Yoshimi Ishikawa, Tadao Ishibashi, Kazuo Inamori, Hiroji Ota, Marino Osami, Naoki Katsura, Tsutomu Kanai, Kazuharu Kawase, Keiji Kanda, Tomoko Kusama, Nobuaki Kumagaya, Mitsuru Kurosawa, Shunsuke Kondou, Takamitsu Sawa, Shunji Shimoyama, Atsuyuki Suzuki, Yoshihiko Sumi, Nobuyoshi Sumida, Hiroko Sumida, Tetsuo Takeuchi, Kyoko Chino, Norio Tsumaki, Yasumasa Togou, Hiroyuki Torii, Shigenobu Nagataki, Junichi Nishizawa, Taizou Nishimuro, Sugako Hashida, Shojirou Matsuura, Kenichi Murakami, Hitoshi Yoshioka.
(2)	Subcommittee 1:
	Nation, Society and Atomic Energy [Nuclear Power, the Public, and Society] Co-chairs: Hiroji Ota and Sumiko Takahara
	Subcommittee 2:
	Utilization of Atomic Energy as an Energy [Using Nuclear Power as an Energy Source] Co-chairs: Shunsuke Kondo and Hajime Maeda
	Subcommittee 3:
	Future Prospects of Technologies Related to Fast Breeder Reactor [Future Prospects for Technologies Related to Fast Breeder Reactors] Co-chairs: Jun'ichi Nishizawa and Atsuyuki Suzuki
	Subcommittee 4:
	Frontier Research and Development to Pioneer the Future [Advanced Research and Development to Open Future Horizons] Co-chairs: Mamoru Akiyama and Masaharu Nagamiya
	Subcommittee 5:
	Radiation Utilization Contributing to the National Life [Uses of Radiation to Improve the Lives of the Japanese People] Co-chairs: Akiko Kubodera and Yasuto Sasaki
	Subcommittee 6:
	International Development from New Points of View [International Developments from a New Perspective] Co-chairs: Naoki Tanaka and Shunji Shimoyama