About the First Solicitation of Entities for the “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management” in the FY2017 Supplementary Budget [Released on March 2, 2018, Updated on March 20, 2018]

The Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. is now executing the tasks of the Project Management Office for the “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management” on behalf of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy. Now we are pleased to announce the solicitation of the subsidized project operating entities for “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management.”

Updated on March 5
The Application Guideline was corrected.
Name of project was corrected.
* Errata [PDF]

Updated on March 8
The Application Guidelines were corrected.

Updated on March 19
The schedule of presentation evaluation was updated.

Updated on March 20
The material of “Frequently Asked Questions and Answers” was updated.
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers [PDF/76KB]
(1) Outline of Project

This project aims at supporting the technology development for decommissioning and contaminated water management measures at TEPCO Holdings’ Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, implementing those measures smoothly and improving the level of science technology in Japan. For the details of subsidy targeted projects, please see the application guideline of the project.

(2) Application Requirements

The applicants shall be private organizations, etc. which fulfill the project requirements. For the details, please see the application guideline for the project.

(3) Subsidy Targeted Expenses

The targeted expenses for the subsidy are labor cost, raw materials cost, consumables, design, manufacture and processing cost, facility and equipment cost, goods procurement cost, research cost, outsourcing cost, travel cost, rewards, rent and depreciation costs and other required cost for the project. For the details, please see the application guideline of the project.

(4) Subsidy Rate and Amount

Please see the application guideline of the project.

(5) Period of Project

Please see the application guideline of the project.

(6) Period of Solicitation

From Friday, March 2 to 10:00 am on Friday, March 23, 2018 (the reception will be finished at 10:00 sharp.)

Please prepare the application documents carefully as insufficient paperwork may cause delay in the decision to grant the subsidy.

  • Before submitting the application or sending an inquiry to us, please read through the attached “About Privacy Policy” (*) and agree to our privacy policy.

Privacy Policy [PDF/71KB]

(7) Information Session
  • Time and Date: Monday, March 12, 2018 9:30 – 12:00

    Timeline Topics
    9:30-10:00 The Subsidy Program “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management (Development of Investigation Technology of Inside of RPV)”
    10:10-10:40 The Subsidy Program “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management (Advancement of Retrieval Method and System of Fuel Debris and Internal Structures (Development of technology for criticality control in fuel debris retrieval))”
    10:50-11:20 The Subsidy Program “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management (Development of closed circulation systems for water inside PCV)”
    11:30-12:00 The Subsidy Program “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management (Research and Development of Processing and Disposal of Solid Waste (Research and development on preceding processing methods and analytical methods))”
  • Venue: Conference Room CR-B at Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. [Map]

  • How to Apply
    Please apply for the information session by email (hairo29-1st@ml.mri.co.jp). The deadline is 12:00 am on Friday, March 9.
    Please title the email subject as “Registration for Information Session of the Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management” and include the “corporate or organization name,” “name of the attendee,” “department,” “phone number,” “fax number,” and “email address” in the main text. Please note that we may limit the number of attendees, depending on the seating capacity of the conference room.
  • The information session will be held in Japanese. If any of the entities needs an interpretation to another language, please arrange for an interpreter by the entity’s own responsibility (at its own expense). In addition, if you like the information session to be held in English, please consult with us personally.
(8) Presentation Evaluation
  • Time and Date: From Wednesday, March 28 to Thursday, March 29.
    Time and Date Topics
    March 28
    (Morning)
    The Subsidy Program “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management (Development of Investigation Technology of Inside of RPV)”
    March 28
    (After noon)
    The Subsidy Program “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management (Research and Development of Processing and Disposal of Solid Waste (Research and development on preceding processing methods and analytical methods))”
    March 29
    (Morning)
    The Subsidy Program “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management (Advancement of Retrieval Method and System of Fuel Debris and Internal Structures (Development of technology for criticality control in fuel debris retrieval))”
    March 29
    (After noon)
    The Subsidy Program “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management (Development of closed circulation systems for water inside PCV)”
  • Venue:Hall 1A at TKP Shinbashi Conference Center [Map]
(9) How to Apply

Please see the application guideline of each project.

[Attachments]

Application Guidelines:
Guidelines for the Subsidy Program “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management (Development of Investigation Technology of Inside of RPV)” [PDF/326KB] * Errata [PDF]
Guidelines for the Subsidy Program “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management (Advancement of Retrieval Method and System of Fuel Debris and Internal Structures (Development of technology for criticality control in fuel debris retrieval))” [PDF/330KB] * Errata [PDF]
Guidelines for the Subsidy Program “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management (Development of closed circulation systems for water inside PCV)” [PDF/334KB]
Guidelines for the Subsidy Program “Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management (Research and Development of Processing and Disposal of Solid Waste (Research and development on preceding processing methods and analytical methods))” [PDF/325KB] * Errata [PDF]
Application Forms (Form 1, Form 2, Form 3, From 4) [word/178KB]
Grant Policy for Subsidy for the Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management [PDF/302KB]
Grant Policy Forms (Form 1 – 15, Appendix) [word/73KB]
Subsidized Project Administration Manual [PDF/719KB]
Criteria for reviewing proposals and allocation of points [PDF/275KB]

[Reference]
The Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project Implementation Guidelines [PDF/255KB]
The Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project Cost Subsidy Grant Guidelines [PDF/181KB]

(10) Determination of Subsidized Project Operating Entities
  • To decide the grant of subsidy to the applicants, the third parties’ review committee for the Project of Decommissioning and Contaminated Management will be held to examine the submitted documents. Then we determine the subsidized operating entities whose proposal has been deemed to be appropriate for the grant of subsidy.
  • We announce the adopted entities on (the Web site of Management Office for the Project of Decommissionig and Contamintated Water Management) and also address the adopted entities directly.
  • Information on the determination of grant of the subsidy (adopted date, the entity adopted (granted), date of grant determination, corporation number in Japan, value of grant, etc.) will be shown on “the Corporation Information [Japanese text only]” in principle.