Japan will shortly launch talks with South Korea and Vietnam on cooperation in developing nuclear energy, with its sights set on growing demand in emerging economies, a report said Sunday.
The talks on nuclear power accords with South Korea and Vietnam will start as early as this spring and Japan is expected to conclude an agreement with Russia, the Nikkei business daily said.
Demand for construction of nuclear power stations is rising in emerging economies.
The accords are designed to make it easier for Japanese companies to enter nuclear energy markets by simplifying export procedures for products related to nuclear power generation and prohibit their being diverted for military use or to other countries, Nikkei said.
Japan has already concluded bilateral nuclear cooperation accords with six nations, including the United States and Britain, as well as the European Union. Talks are also underway with Russia and Kazakhstan.
Japan is also considering entering similar arrangements with Indonesia, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, Nikkei said.
Tokyo and Seoul are due to start working-level talks in March at the earliest on a nuclear pact after they recently reached a basic agreement to do so, the daily added.
The Vietnamese government has set a goal of opening its first nuclear plant in 2020, with plans to choose a contractor to build the facility as early as 2010, the report said.
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