Our history
| 2005 | Oct. | Inauguration of Independent Administrative Agency, Japan Atomic Energy Agency |
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| 2006 | Jan. | Establishment of Collaboration Center for Fundamental Nuclear Energy Research |
| Feb. | Establishment of J-PARC Center | |
| Apr. | Establishment of Aomori Liaison Office at Rokkasho village, Aomori Prefecture | |
| 2007 | Apr. | Establishment of Aomori R&D Center (Re-organization of Aomori Liaison Office and Mutsu Nuclear Ship R&D Institute) |
| Jul. | Establishment of Irradiation Research Reactor Center at Oarai R&D Center | |
| Oct. | Establishment of Photon Medical Collaboration Center | |
| 2008 | Feb. | Establishment of Reactor Decommissioning Center at Tsuruga Head
Office (Name Change from Fugen Power Station) |
| 2009 | Feb. | Establishment of Radioactice Wastes Disposal Center |
| 2010 | Dec. | Establishment of Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security |
| 2011 | May | Establishment of Fukushima Support Center |
| Nov. | Establishment of Fukushima Technical Center (Name Change from Fukushima Support Center) | |
| 2012 | Apr. | A Special Task Force Team has been formulated to handle the Fukushima Accident. |
| 2013 | Jun. | Establishment of Smart Operation Promotion Office in Management Sector |
| Oct. | Establishment of Monju Reformation Headquarters | |
| 2014 | Apr. | Re-organization based on JAEA Refrom Plan |
| 2015 | Apr. | Name change to "National Research and Development Institute Japan Atomic Energy Agency " |
| Sep. | Partly start operation of Naraha Center for Remote Control Technology Development | |
| Nov. | Recommendation from Nuclear Regulatory Commission to the Minister for Science and Technology on Monju Project | |
| 2016 | Apr. | Nuclear fusion R&D and quantum beam R&D have been
transferred to a newly established organization "QST" Start of Naraha Center for Remote Control Technology Development |
| Dec. | Decision by the Nuclear Energy Related Cabinet Ministers Meeting to discontinue Monju Project | |
| 2017 | Mar. | Announcement of Facility Medium-/Long-Term Plan |
| Apr. | Start operation of Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science | |
| 2018 | Mar. | Start operation of Okuma Analysis and Research Center Approval of Monju Decommissioning Plan |
| Apr. | Establishment of Tsuruga Decommissioning Demonstration Sector | |
| Jun. | Governmental approval of Decommissioning Plan for the Reprocessing Facility at Tokai Reprocessing Works | |
| Dec. | Announcement of Back-end Roadmap | |
| 2019 | Apr. | Establishment of Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management Head Office |
| Oct. | Announcement of future vision "JAEA 2050+" | |
| 2020 | Mar. |
Re-start operation of the Nuclear Safety Research Reactor
*Application for compatibility examination of new regulatory
standards (2015 Mar.)
*Permission of safety review (2018 Jun.) |
| 2021 | Feb. |
Re-start operation of JRR-3
*Application for compatibility examination of new regulatory
standards (2014 Sep.)
*Permission of safety review (2018 Nov.) |
| Jul. |
Re-start operation of HTTR
*Application for compatibility examination of new regulatory
standards (2014Nov.)
*Permission of safety review (2020 Jun.) |
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| Oct. | Establishment of JAEA Innovation Hub | |
| 2022 | Jan. | Establishment of LWR Research Management Office |
| Nov. | Establishment of HTGR Project Management Office | |
| 2023 | Apr. |
Establishment of Overseas Business Strategy Department Establishment of New Research Reactor Promotion Office |