Regarding human resource development, Masui noted that discussions are progressing toward assigning a control tower function to the Nuclear Human Resource Development Network, expressing his support for this direction. He emphasized that \u201csecuring and developing human resources is one of the most critical challenges for maximizing the use of nuclear energy.\u201d He also explained that a core team\u2014comprising stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and now regulatory authorities\u2014has been formed, and discussions are underway to further develop the institutional framework. In addition, he \u0563\u0576\u0561\u0570\u0561\u057fed the positioning of human resource development as a central pillar of policy as \u201ca highly appropriate revision.\u201d<\/p>\n
On procedures for replacing next-generation innovative reactors, Masui welcomed progress in discussions between the Nuclear Regulation Authority<\/span><\/span> and the Atomic Energy Association<\/span><\/span> (ATENA). However, he pointed out that ambiguities remain in the processes prior to the application for reactor installation modification approval. He stressed the need to clarify requirements such as whether public hearings are necessary and how they should be conducted, as well as how to handle projects that had advanced prior to the Fukushima Daiichi accident<\/span><\/span>. He also called for enhancing overall process transparency and establishing systems that allow for the rational use of past review outcomes.<\/p>\n Regarding the final disposal of high-level radioactive waste, Masui described the government\u2019s March proposal to the village of Ogasawara to conduct a literature survey as \u201cgroundbreaking.\u201d He noted that this step marks a shift from the previous framework, which relied on voluntary applications by municipalities, and demonstrates a more proactive role by the national government. Looking ahead, he expressed hope that the issue of final disposal will be recognized as \u201ca challenge for society as a whole\u201d and that nationwide discussions will deepen. He also stated that JAIF will continue to promote public understanding through information dissemination and outreach activities such as on-site seminars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Regarding human resource development, Masui noted that discussions are progressing toward assigning a control tower function to the Nuclear Human Resource Development Network, expressing his support for this direction. He emphasized that \u201csecuring and developing human resources is one of the most critical challenges for maximizing the use of nuclear energy.\u201d He also explained that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1253,616,1460,50,1162,352,1379,67,32,1461,659,1354,1462,186],"class_list":["post-7784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-policies","tag-7th-strategic-energy-plan","tag-atena","tag-business-environment","tag-hlw","tag-hlw-disposal","tag-hrd","tag-human-resources","tag-jaif","tag-meti","tag-national-policy","tag-next-generation","tag-next-generation-reactor","tag-ogasawara","tag-strategic-energy-plan"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7784"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7785,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7784\/revisions\/7785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}