A Peaceful use of nuclear power and Okayama prefecture

Ishimori, Yuu  

Okayama prefecture is the birthplace of the peaceful use of nuclear power in Japan, because the uranium deposit was discovered at Ningyo-toge, Okayama for the first time in Japan. At Ningyo-toge, there are facilities related to the uranium enrichment, which contributed to the acquisition of the international status as a uranium-enrichment country. Of countries unpossessing nuclear weapons, Japan is a sole country that was authorized to implement the uranium enrichment. In this context, Okayama and Ningyo-toge are meaningful areas as the international symbol of the peaceful use of nuclear power. This presentation will describe the history and current status of Ningyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center.