On September 15, at the margin of the 69th IAEA General Conference held in Vienna, Austria, Mr. Shuan JENKINSON, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), and Mr. KOGUCHI Masanori, President of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), held a bilateral meeting.

As partners in the field of research reactors in the Pacific region, both organizations reaffirmed the importance of promoting future cooperation. At the end of the meeting, two leaders signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to strengthen their partnership in the field of nuclear science and technology.