Research group

Laboratory of Nuclear Power Infrastructure and Technologies
Endowed Chairs

Period: April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2026

Research fields

  1. Research and development on promotion of decommissioning and future reactors through international cooperation,
  2. Research and development for energy security and long-term sustainability of nuclear power generation including advanced reactors
  3. Promotion of reactor restart by studying optimization of systems and equipment such as safety-related equipment and special weight equipment by dynamic PRA, etc.
  4. Research support for promoting the restart of nuclear energy utilization by supporting the nuclear fuel cycle and Fukushima reconstruction
  5. Probabilistic risk assessment for light water reactors, nuclear fuel cycle plants and new type reactors

Members

Kazuhiro Sawa Specially Appointed Professor

Masaru Inatsu Affiliate Professor

Naoko Watanabe Affiliate Associate Professor

Munemichi Kawaguchi Affiliate Associate Professor

Sunghyon Jang Affiliate Assistant Professor

Donation companies

 Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.

 Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited: JNFL

 Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

 Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.

 Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.

 Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp.

 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

 Nippon Advanced Technology Co.,Ltd.

 Visible Information Center, Inc.

 Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

 Tokyo Nuclear Service Co. Ltd.

 OCL Corporation

 Blossom Energy