Future Nuclear Energy Policy Direction and Action Guidelines Determined

Background and Purpose

In light of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission’s revision of the Basic Policy for Nuclear Energy, the results of discussions by the GX Implementation Council and other outcomes, on December 23, 2022, a Ministerial Meeting on Nuclear Energy held discussions on the draft version of the Future Nuclear Energy Policy Direction and Action Guidelines.

This was followed by a call for public comments opened from December 23, 2022, to January 22, 2023. Based on this, a Ministerial Meeting on Nuclear Energy held on April 28, 2023, today, determined a policy titled the Future Nuclear Energy Policy Direction and Action Guidelines. The policy takes into account the Cabinet Decision made on the revision of the Basic Policy on the Final Disposal of Specified Radioactive Waste on the same date and other outcomes.

Related Materials

• Future Nuclear Energy Policy Direction and Action Guidelines (outline)(PDF:192KB)
• Future Nuclear Energy Policy Direction and Action Guidelines (main text) (in Japanese)(PDF:479KB)

Link to Related Information

• Public comments on the Future Nuclear Energy Policy Direction and Action Guidelines (in Japanese)

Division in Charge

Nuclear Energy Policy Planning Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy