Author page: Shunji Kurita

Safe atom

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Safe atom

At the next session of the UN General Assembly, Japan will be introducing a new draft resolution on the total elimination of nuclear weapons. This was stated by Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe at the ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Along with that this country returns to using nuclear power plants. Fundamental principles of safety of nuclear power plants has been formed for decades, including on the basis of experience of previous accidents. The accident at NPP “Fukushima-1” had an impact on global energy markets. On nuclear safety and other relevant issues of nuclear energy development and the risks in an interview with Alexander Ageev told Vice President Nuclear Energy Marketing Department of Corporation Mitsubishi Electric Shunji Kurita.