– Edited By Tom Lamar –
International Nuclear Energy Development of Japan Co., Ltd. (JINED), a new company headquartered in Tokyo whose mission is to present proposals to countries that are going to build their first nuclear power stations. JINED was founded with outlays by a total of 13 Japanese companies, consisting of nine electric utilities, three manufacturers, and the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan. For the time being, it intends to concentrate on winning contracts for construction of nuclear power stations planned by the Vietnamese government.
On the 22nd, JINED President Ichiro Takekuro (Tokyo Electric Power Co. Fellow) issued instructions to his employees. In so doing, he stated his aspiration to "prepare best proposals that are comprehensive packages of the know-how accumulated over the last 50 years [by Japan] in areas such as advanced technology and fuel procurement."
On the occasion of its inauguration, the company determined a behavior code centered around the following three pillars:
1) To see that the safety culture according top priority to assurance of the three S's (safety, security and safeguards) takes solid root in the company,
2) To engage in proposal activities adapted to the wants and needs in the concerned country, and
3) To earn and keep the trust of stakeholders and society as a whole.