What does the JAEA do?
Work scope of JAEA ordained by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency Act of 2005
- Basic research of nuclear energy
- Application research of nuclear energy
- Technical establishment of nuclear fuel cycle
i. R&D of Fast Breeder Reactor
ii. R&D of nuclear fuel for FBR
iii.R&D of Reprocessing
iv. R&D of treatment and disposal of HLW
- Promotion of application of R&D results of above areas
- Utilization Sharing of facility and equipment
- Human resource development of nuclear energy field
- Collection, arrangement and dissemination of nuclear information
- Study and analysis requested by government (including safety regulation, nuclear disaster prevention, international non-proliferation)
- Related areas