Reference 1
19 May 1999
Federation of Electric Power Companies
1. Roles
The Atomic Energy Commission was established in 1956, and defined
in its Long-Term Program for Development and Utilization of Nuclear
Energy that the development and utilization of nuclear power in Japan
was solely for peaceful purposes. Since then, the contents of the
Program have been reviewed at five-year intervals (seven
revisions).
2. Outline of the Previous Revision (26 June
1994)
(1) Regional Society in the 21st Century and the Role of Nuclear
Power
Considering such issues as rising world population and energy
consumption, limits on resources, deepening global environmental
problems and international issues of the post-cold war period,
nuclear power has an important role to play in the following
areas:
The realization of rich and rewarding life for all mankind
The continuous development of human society in harmony with the
global environment
Contributions to regional growth in the global society of the 21st
century
(2) Future in Development and Utilization of Nuclear Power
Development and utilization targets
Basic development and utilization priorities
Forecast
of the scale of nuclear power generation
2000: 45.6 million kW
2010: 70.5 million kW Nuclear
Fuel Cycle
Use
of MOX fuel
Light
water reactors
Reprocessing
Rokkasho
Reprocessing Plant
Second
reprocessing plant operated by private
sector
Processing
MOX fuel for Light-Water Reactors
Fast
Breeder
Prototype
reactor
Demonstration
reactor
Establishment
of technology
Domestic
Demand Forecast for Plutonium
Late 1990s: a few
units, around 2000: approx. 10 units
2000-2010:
approx. 10 units or more
800 tons/year
Operation starts after 2000
Determine
policies on reprocessing capacity and technology
for use around 2010
Operational on a
scale of less than 100 tons per year after
2000
Monju:
operation is scheduled at the end of1995
2
units, startup of the 1st plant is scheduled at the
beginning of 2000s
around
2030
Balance
supply with demand in order to avoid a plutonium
surplus. Measures
to Address High-Level Radioactive Waste
Establishment of a body to
conduct the task
(3) Basic Development and Utilization Policies
Promotion of nuclear power as a nation committed to peaceful-use
guidelines
Establishment of an inter-related system for light-water nuclear
power generation
Steady development of nuclear fuel cycle policies for the future
Development of various nuclear power technologies and strengthened
basic research
3. Highlights of Previous Revisions to The Long
Term Program for Development and Utilization of Nuclear Energy
2030: 100 million kW
Meet demand by utilizing fast breeder demonstration
reactors such as Monju, and MOX fuel at light-water
reactors, supplied by the Rokkasho and Tokai
Reprocessing Plants
Operations to start 2030s-2040s
Continued planning for storage engineering center