27 November, 2019
JAIF Releases Results of Fact-Finding Survey of Japanese Nuclear Industry for Fiscal 2018
On November 21, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) released an overview of the results of its most recent annual Fact-Finding Survey of the Japanese Nuclear Industry. The survey covers fiscal year 2018 (ended March 2019), in which nine nuclear power plants (NPPs) were in operation throughout the country.
Questionnaires were distributed to a total of 350 for-profit companies engaged in the nuclear power field, including JAIF’s member companies, seeking information on their expenditures, sales and numbers of employees. Valid responses were received from 251 companies (eleven electric power companies, 228 mining and manufacturing firms, and twelve trading firms).
Although the business environment for nuclear-power and related industries in Japan showed signs of improvement fro...more
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- 15 May, 2019 【52nd JAIF Annual Conference】 Session 2: “Prospects for Development of Innovative Technology”
- 15 May, 2019 【52nd JAIF Annual Conference】 Fukushima Daiichi Report
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26 November, 2019
Hitachi Receives Order from Mayo Clinic to Build First Carbon Ion Treatment System in North America
On November 20, Japan’s Hitachi, Ltd. announced that it had reached an agreement with the Mayo Clinic, in principle, to build North America’s first carbon ion treatment facility. The system will be constructed at the Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, one of its three oncology centers, the others being in Minnesota and Arizona.
Upon the announcement, Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., president and CEO of the Mayo Clinic, said, “Carbon ion therapy has tremendous potential as a tool for treating patients with challenging cancers that do not respond well to currently available therapies."
Keiji Kojima, executive vice president of Hitachi and in charge of its Smart Life Sector of Hitachi, expressed the firm’s desire to promote the system internationally, saying, "We are confident thro...more
