Assessment report of research and development activities in FY2014; Activity "Research and development on high-temperature gas-cooled reactor and related hydrogen production technology"

Tatematsu, Kenji; Matsumoto, Hiroyuki

President of Japan Atomic Energy Agency consulted with the "Evaluation Committee of Research Activities for High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor and Related Hydrogen Production Technology" (hereinafter referred to as "Evaluation Committee"), which consists of specialists in the fields of the evaluation subjects of high-temperature gas-cooled reactor and related hydrogen production technology. The evaluation concludes that an overall judgment is A, because the outcome of the 2nd midterm plan has been obtained as planed in terms of advancing the safety and the practical use in each of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology and the hydrogen production technology. As a result the technological goal has been achieved. Another key outcome obtained is that the achievement for a part of the next midterm plan has been accelerated with the construction of a continuous hydrogen production test facility. In addition, the contents of the 3rd period mid- to long- term plan (draft) are acceptable because they sufficiently reflect the interim report of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technical research and development working group organized by the MEXT. This report lists the members of the Evaluation Committee and outlines the method and procedure of the assessment. The results of the assessment by the Evaluation Committee are attached from Page 7.