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Japan Eyes Plant Exports Via Nuclear Technology Alliance With US
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 19, 2004 The Japanese government is set to offer technological support in nuclear plant engineering to the United States in a bid to expand Japanese nuclear technology exports, a news report said Friday. By encouraging joint projects with US firms, Japan hopes to retain its competitive edge in nuclear-related technology and maintain its trained engineers, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said. Given that only four plants are now under construction at home, Tokyo believes entering the overseas market is critical to preserving Japan's technological expertise, at least until the 2020s, when existing domestic facilities will require upgrading, the business daily said. Japan's move will come following Washington's announcement that it planned to resume building nuclear power facilities for the first time in nearly three decades as a way to reduce the nation's reliance on Middle Eastern oil and to increase the use of alternative energy, the Nihon Keizai said. Following the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, the United States froze nuclear power plant construction, and US manufacturers such as General Electric Co. have not been able to uphold their technological expertise in nuclear technology, the newspaper said. Meanwhile, major Japanese nuclear plant engineers such as Toshiba Corp., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. have acquired nuclear technologies from GE, Westinghouse Electric Co. and other US companies, the Nihon Keizai said. The Japanese firms have built many nuclear plants at home and now boast top-level engineering technologies for nuclear reactor pressure vessels and steam generators, it said. Japan formed a council tasked with creating a research and financial structure that will facilitate exports of nuclear-related equipment, the Nihon Keizai said. Some companies are already preparing for the restart of US nuclear plant construction, with Toshiba and GE launching a joint study to analyze the feasibility of planned projects, the newspaper said. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
Portable Fuel Cell-Based Power Pack For The Battlefield
Apopka FL (SPX) Jan 06, 2006The team of Northrop Grumman and Protonex Technology has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to design and develop a new energy-efficient, lightweight fuel-cell system to power various targeting, communications and other sensor equipment used by airmen on the battlefield. |
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