U.S.-Japan Civil Nuclear Cooperation Group Meets in D.C.

摘要

The second meeting of the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Commission on Civil Nuclear Cooperation was held on November 4, 2013, in Washington, D.C, with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel B. Poneman and Japan's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Shinsuke Sugiyama leading the discussions as co-chairs. Established at the U.S.-Japan summit held in April 2012, the Bilateral Commission serves as a standing, senior-level forum to foster a comprehensive strategic dialogue and Joint activities related to the safe and secure implementation of civil nuclear energy and the response to the accident at the Fukushima Dai'ichi Nuclear Power Station, including decommissioning and decontamination.