New market opened up by advanced nuclear reactors (Chapter 3, 4, 5, 7)

Kamide, Hideki ; Kawasaki, Nobuchika ; Hayafune, Hiroki; Kubo, Shigenobu ; Chikazawa, Yoshitaka  ; Maeda, Seiichiro ; Sagayama, Yutaka ; Nishihara, Tetsuo ; Sumita, Junya ; Shibata, Taiju ; 14 of others*

Developments of next generation nuclear reactors, e.g., Fast Reactor, and High Temperature Gas cooled Reactor, are in progress. They can contribute to markets of electricity and industrial heat utilization in the world including Japan. Here, current status of reactor developments in Japan and also situation in the world are summarized, especially for activities of Generation IV International Forum (GIF), developments of Fast Reactor and High Temperature Gas cooled Reactor in Japan, and SMR movements in the world.