To advance our mutual goal of global security, the U.S. and Japan collaborated over the past decade to minimize the use of weapons-usable nuclear material in research reactors and medical isotope production. A facilitated panel featuring U.S. and Japan stakeholders will discuss:

1. Past Successes

• Overview of U.S.-Japan commitments
• Reactor conversions and highly enriched uranium (HEU) removals in Japan

2. Ongoing Achievements

• Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA) Conversion
• Japan Materials Testing Reactor Critical Assembly (JMTRC) Removal

3. Future Activities

• Best practices and lessons learned
• Conversion and HEU removal of Japan’s Kindai University’s Research Reactor.

This event is organized by the United States of America.

This event will be held on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, from 12.00 noon to 1.30 p.m. in Conference Room CR5, C Building, seventh floor.