During a visit to Japan, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi held a meeting with Sumitomo Corporation and attended a lecture and networking event at Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy through partnerships.
Grossi met with Sumitomo Corporation Representative Director, President & CEO Shingo Ueno and signed a practical arrangement on future cooperation for sustainable uses of nuclear energy. Sumitomo is an integrated trading and business investment company, with 125 offices in 63 countries. IAEA and Sumitomo intend to draw up a framework for cooperation to address global development challenges, particularly in the area of sustainable uses of nuclear related technologies. this will cover multiple areas, including healthcare, shipping, fusion and capacity building efforts.
Grossi then addressed Keidanren, which has a membership of around 1,500 representative companies in Japan, over 100 nationwide industrial associations and regional economic organisations for all 47 prefectures. Grossi met with about 30 high-level Japanese business representatives, from trading companies, private banks, insurance firms, nuclear plant construction companies, a commercial shipping company, energy association and more. He gave a lecture on the IAEA flagship initiatives and his views on the expanding use of nuclear power in the world, including small modular reactors.
