The Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) and the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) had respectively concluded with CEA the agreements for cooperation in the field of nuclear research and development. As of October 1, 2005, JAERI and JNC were merged into a single entity named JAEA. The JAERI/CEA agreement and the JNC/CEA agreement have accordingly been integrated into a single agreement entitled “Framework Agreement between JAEA and CEA for Cooperation in the Field of Nuclear Research and Development.”
The framework agreement was concluded on December 13, 2005

1. Backgrounds leading to the conclusion of the framework agreement
Based upon the agreement with CEA, JNC has since 1991 been engaged in such cooperative activities as exchange of information and staff in the fields of nuclear fuel cycle and reactor researches. Similarly based on the JAERI/CEA agreement, there have been close collaborations under way between the two organizations since 1992. The both JNC/CEA and JAERI/CEA collaborations produced various marked achievements, specifically, cooperation in the research of high temperature gas-cooled reactors and advanced light water reactor systems, the attachment of staff and exchange of information between Joyo/Monju and Phenix for the development of fast breeding reactors, irradiation tests at Phenix for fuel development, joint development of reactor safety analysis code, exchange of information in the field of waste management including dismantlement and decommissioning, etc.
With a view to succeeding the past JNC/CEA and JAERI/CEA collaborations as well as to exploring new fields of cooperation with CEA, JAEA has thus decided to institute the framework agreement with CEA.

2. The date of the conclusion
On the occasion of the first annual coordination meeting between JAEA and CEA, which was held in Saclay, France, Mr. Toshio Okazaki, the Executive Vice President of JAEA and Mr. Alain Bugat, the Administrateur Général of CEA singed the framework agreement on December 13, 2005. The agreement came into effect upon the signature.

3. Outlines of the agreement

• Fields of cooperation
  • Reactor research and advanced nuclear energy systems
  • Fuel cycle
  • Waste management and decommissioning
  • Nuclear science
  • Research infrastructure
  • Other fields as mutually agreed upon
• Forms of cooperation
  • Exchange of information
  • Implementation of joint research and development studies (mutual comparative experiments, etc)
  • Attachment and exchange of specialists, experts, etc
  • Organization of seminars, workshops and other meetings
• Duration of the agreement
  Five years from the date of signature

4. The agreement text (PDF,556kB)