Between the Reprocessing and Recycle Technology Division of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan (RRTD/AESJ) and the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division of the American Nuclear Society (FCWMD/ANS)
Representatives of RRTD and FCWMD met in Paris on September 12, 2001, for the purpose of exploring areas in which cooperation between the two respective organizations would be mutually beneficial. As a result of that meeting, development of this formal Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on cooperation between the two organizations was proposed.
PURPOSE
The purpose of cooperation between RRTD and FCWMD is to foster the international development of science and engineering related to the nuclear fuel cycle.
AREAS of COOPERATION
The two organizations will cooperate in the following areas:
1. Coordination and promotion of technical meetings sponsored by each organization
2. Special lectures or presentations given by distinguished travelers as arranged by the organization in the host country
3. Sharing ideas and information with respect to public education about the nuclear fuel cycle
4. Sharing ideas and information with respect to encouraging capable students to choose a career in the nuclear field
On behalf of our respective organizations, we accept the terms of this MOA
on cooperation to foster the development of the nuclear fuel cycle.
[signed]
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Harold McFarlane
Chair, FCWMD
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Tetsuo Takeuchi
Chair, RRTD
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