EU and Japan Sign Agreement on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

The European Union and Japan signed a cooperation agreement on the peaceful use of nuclear energy on the 27th. This is another new cooperation agreement signed between the three major nuclear energy development countries and groups after Japan and the United States, and Euratom and the United States signed similar agreements.

Negotiations between the EU and Japan on the peaceful use of nuclear energy began in 1998. The agreement signed by the two parties on the 27th is valid for 30 years. According to this agreement, the EU and Japan will strengthen cooperation in the fields of nuclear technology, nuclear power plants, nuclear safety, radioactive protection and nuclear fuel processing. In addition, the two sides also agreed to sign another cooperation agreement on nuclear research soon.

The European Commission said in a press release issued after the signing of the agreement that the signing of this agreement opened a new chapter for cooperation between the EU and Japan in the field of nuclear energy. In the future, the cooperation between the two parties will continue to strictly abide by international treaties on nuclear non-proliferation and other issues, and ensure transparency in the use of sensitive nuclear materials such as plutonium.

Pievargas, the European Commission Commissioner responsible for energy affairs, also said that this agreement establishes a long-term and stable framework for the development of energy companies from both parties and provides necessary guarantees for commercial cooperation between the two parties in the energy field.

According to the European Commission's prediction, in the next 30 years, the amount of cooperation between the EU and Japan in the peaceful use of nuclear energy will reach tens of billions of euros.