Historical and International Comparative Study of Radioactive Waste Management

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24501250
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology/History of science and technology
• Research Institution: Nihon University
• Principal Investigator: KOJIMA Chieko 日本大学, 商学部, 教授 (70318319)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 科学技術史 / 原子力エネルギー / 放射性廃棄物 / 再処理工場 / 日仏比較

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined a historical comparison of radioactive waste management in Japan, in France and in the UK. Among these countries, the UK began to treat radioactive waste first in the early 1950s, but after 1970s, France became the top of the radioactive waste management and developed large-scale nuclear fuel reprocessing plant, based on its nuclear policy introducing pressurized water reactors as well as promoting fast breeder reactors. In1970s, Japan received technological support from France for the research of fast breeder reactors and had the same policy as France concerning nuclear fuel cycle. This study revealed that this issue was crucial to introduce French radioactive waste management technology into the construction of Rokkasho reprocessing plant which had been prepared since 1980s.

Free Research Field

科学技術史