World nuclear energy renaissance and Japan’s policy

KOBAYASHI Masaharu

Dept. of International Affairs, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc., Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8605, Japan (kobayasi@jaif.or.jp)

Abstract: The role of nuclear energy has been revaluated from an energy security and global warming perspective. Many nuclear power generating countries are expanding nuclear power development and a growing number of countries are embarking upon nuclear plant building projects. The world’s growing market of nuclear plants has brought about a re-organization of major nuclear power plant vendors. The Japanese government has been developing nuclear power, terming it as an essential pillar to realizing a low-carbon society in the mid- to long- term.

Keyword: nuclear power, nuclear energy, global warming, climate change, energy security, low-carbon energy, low-carbon society