Kondo Appointed President of Nuclear Waste Management Organization

摘要

Shunsuke Kondo has been appointed president of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan (NUMO), the entity overseeing the selection of the sites and the construction of the disposal facilities. Kondo was previously chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. Eight of NUMO's top 10 executives were replaced at the start of this month, including the previous president, who left his position before his tenure was up.