Factsheet: Second Meeting of the Japan-United States Bilateral Commission on Civil Nuclear Cooperation Compte-rendu de la Commission bilatérale Japon-Etats-Unis sur la coopération nucléaire civile, début novembre 2013 Voilà qui va donner du travail aux Américains: The United States encouraged Japan to further engage the expertise of the U.S. private sector in remediation efforts at the Fukushima NPS. Extrait : During the Commission meeting, the Government of Japan emphasized that the implementation of countermeasures to address contaminated water at the Fukushima NPS is an urgent task. · The Government of Japan explained that, as has been announced in the Basic Policy for the Contaminated Water Issue at the TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, it is determined to play a proactive role in TEPCO’s implementation of the necessary countermeasures responding to the contaminated water issue. · For this purpose, Japan plans to actively disseminate information to the international community and mobilize the related technologies and expertise at home and abroad in an open manner. On decommissioning and environmental management, the United States is committed to enhancing cooperation with Japan in the public sector through consultation and provision of guidance and information. The United States encouraged Japan to further engage the expertise of the U.S. private sector in remediation efforts at the Fukushima NPS. The U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency researchers facilitate technical exchanges with U.S. national laboratories to address many of Fukushima’s critical cleanup challenges. Both sides decided to hold a video conference in December to discuss specific technical areas as well as future activities. mofa.go.jp/mofaj/files/000018671.pdf
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