Yes, any overseas companies are eligible for application independently as long as they satisfy the requirements set forth in article 6. Application Requirements in the Guidelines of the Subsidy Program, such as “(The entities) ensure organizations for properly conducting the relevant subsidized project.”, “(The entities) have the capacity, knowledge and experience required for conducting the relevant subsidized project”, etc.

METI and PMO will NOT use the contents of application documents submitted for other purposes than the evaluation/review. And we’ve made a non-disclosure agreement with all the members of the review committee. Nevertheless, you have to be noted that the information which has not been classified as confidential will be subject to disclosure as a response to the legal request for disclosure.
For the details of the private policy of this RFP, please refer to the “Private Policy” on the website below.
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https://en.dccc-program.jp/files/20190304PMSE.pdf

No, any costs for the application are not compensated.

If you need supplemental information, please contact us. We cannot assure we can provide all of the information you need; and if we provide the information, we will release this information on the website.

This organization is also eligible as long as it satisfies the requirements of stipulated in Item 6 in the Guidelines.

We can accept proposals submitted by JVs. If you would like to apply for this project as a JV, please describe the leading company and the implementation scheme on the designated form.

We will not accept any proposals not using the stipulated submission forms. Any other form will NOT be taken into account for the paper screening.

No. You must find suitable partners and establish the implementation scheme by yourself.

The managing company (or managing organization) takes charge of establishment of the implementation plan, preparation and submission of the accomplishment report. Each companies and organizations composing the JV must be investigated for the settlement of the subsidy amount.

Yes, It is acceptable.

If you have received approval of Export administration regulations from METI, please present documents that can confirm the approval.

Please mark “〇” to the item “Not Required” and state the reason too.

Please attach the document of the project implementation scheme in “7. Requirement Conditions for Grant Decision (5)” to the results report after the end of the project. There is no need to include it in the application form.

When it corresponds to “those listed below… permitted to include the consumption tax in the expenses covered by the subsidy when calculating the amount of subsidy” described in “11. Allocation of Expenses (3)”, calculate the grant amount with 10% consumption tax rate at the time of application.

If you place an order over the fiscal year, it may be necessary to make adjustments depending on the national budgetary situation. On the application documents, please indicate the year in which payment will occur, and indicate that it will be an order that crosses the fiscal year. In actual execution, PMO will consult individually.

Regarding outsourcing costs, please describe the breakdown for each work item scheduled for outsourcing.

The application documents shall firstly be evaluated by the review committee consisting of experts. Paper examination and if necessary, applicants’ oral presentation shall be also conducted.

You can add supplementary explanation at the presentation evaluation.

If you cannot come to the venue for the presentation, please contact us in advance so that you can make a presentation via a Web conference, a TV conference and such. In such a case, however, the applicant may take risks of bad connection, etc.

The time of oral presentation may be changed according to the number of applicants.

This project is financed by Japanese governmental budget and is implemented in accordance with Japanese scheme and in compliance with Japanese laws. However, any Japanese companies will not be treated preferentially in the review process.

The “basic point” refers to the conditions which must absolutely be met; and the “additional points” refer to the items which give additional points if the contents of the proposal are excellent. Please note that if you fail to meet a “basic points” condition, you will be disqualified.

Because conclusion of the non-disclosure agreement is one of the conditions of appointment of the members of the review committee, they won’t make use of the application documents for any other purpose other than for evaluation.

We will inform the entity having passed the paper screening of the result as soon as possible. The review committee is planned to be held on March 27～29, 2019.

The number of proposals to be adopted is one or more than one. About the number of proposals to be adopted of each project, please refer to “7. Requirement Conditions for Grant Decision (5)” on the guidelines for applying.

Basically, the payment will be made after the subsidy amount is settled following the completion of the subsidy project. However, depending on the entity’s circumstance, the payment by estimate before the completion of the project may be admitted.

PMO and implementing entities will have meetings, interim report and final report as well as progress report of the project as necessary. The frequency of meetings depends on the necessity of these meetings and reports.

Please see the latest list of the health insurance costs which is posted on our web site.

The paid amount will be settled after expiration of the project period, confirmation of the project result, and inspection for settlement of the amount by PMO. This procedure is formulated by Japanese accounting rules.

Please divide the necessary expenses into (1) labor costs and (2) operating costs (raw materials, consumables, design/fabrication/processing, facility/equipment, goods purchase, research, outsourcing, travel, remunerations, rent/depreciation and other necessities) as described in Exhibit 2 of the Grand Policy for Subsidy.

The date of subsidization decision is still uncertain at this moment. After the selection results, we plan to make the decision to grant the subsidy promptly as soon as the submission of the application form for grant and the adjustment with PMO are completed.

We assume that the subsidized entity and the concerned organizations will share the information by the compilation of input and output information. If necessary, PMO will cooperate in coordinating between them, etc.

For the proposal, you can draw it up as your planned basis.

For the proposal, you can draw it up as your planned basis.

When an entity expects a delay of the implementation, please inform PMO of it as soon as possible. We would consider how to cope with.

For the exchange rate, if the subsidized entity has an in-house rule of exchange rate, it can be applied. Otherwise, the basic exchange rate of Japanese currency of Bank of Japan will be used. Please be noted that the subsidy can be paid only in Japanese yen after the determination of the amount.

PMO may also request the necessary information. When information on the implementation of the project is obtained, the subsidized entity must also present them in a timely and appropriate manner.

As it is described in “3. Operation of research and development [8] Progress report “, you are required to report the project results, etc. to PMO on request.

For reasons of financial efficiency, in principle, subcontractor shall be subject to general competition or it is necessary to prepare a statement for selection stating clearly the reasons for selection. So, sole-source procurement cannot be accepted only by specifying the subcontractor’s name.

In this solicitation, only one proposal is planned to be adopted.

Please set the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) by yourself considering the technical details of your proposal.

It is possible to exchange information with Tokyo Electric Power Company after the start of the project. PMO will make coordination as necessary.

The entities are the Agency for National Resources and Energy, Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation, Tokyo Electric Power Company.

In the case of information exchange between operating entities, this is when one or both business operators require a confidentiality agreement. If necessary, the secretariat will make adjustments when entering into a confidentiality agreement.

In “11. (1) Classification of Expenses Covered by Subsidy”, the eligible costs are as follows.
Expenses for raw materials, consumables, design/fabrication/processing, facility/equipment(except for items corresponding to equipment expenses and rental and hire fees), research, outsourcing, other necessities (except for items corresponding to meeting expenses and assistant personnel costs).

It is possible to give a presentation and the materials for report meetings in English.

Partial proposals have been approved only for “Research and Development of Processing and Disposal of Solid Waste”.

In conducting sample analysis at multiple facilities, we expect efficiency of the analysis system and implementation method.

In the guidelines for applying to the “Development of Analysis and Estimation Technology for Characterization of Fuel Debris (Development of Estimation of Aging Properties of Fuel Debris)”, it shall state to share information to this project. PMO shall coodinate between other parties where it is necessary.

When preparing the proposal, please refer to the publication of project results about the “Project for Development of Technologies for in-depth Investigation of PCV inside”. In this project, investigation plan and devices are under consideration.

As described in “7. Requirement Conditions for Grant Decision (2)”, in this project, subsidy rate is divided into two parts, one is fixed, and another is within 1/2 of the subsidy cost. Please submit the plan of the income and expenditure separately by the difference of the subsidy rate. So please submit in total four plans (2 for 1st year and 2 for 2nd year and by by subsidiy rate difference between fixed amount and within 1/2 of the subsidy cost).

It does not mean that it does not meet the requirements of the guidelines if you developing the system which can be applied to only one processing method. But a system that can be applied to multiple processing methods rather than just one processing method is preferable.

See the following site for information on about internal structure of Fukushima Daiich Nuclear Power Plant.
https://dccc-program.jp/files/20140711/en/index.html
However, please note that content such as dose information is not current in this document.
When preparing the proposal, please refer to the research results of mainly “Advancement of Retrieval Method and System of Fuel Debris and Internal Structures” and “Advancement of Fundamental Technologies for Retrieval of Fuel Debris and Internal Structures”. After adoption, we will provide you necessary information.

Please describe this content separately from parts of (1)～(4), and calculate its budget separately.

When preparing the proposal, please refer to the published information. After the adoption of proposal, PMO will coordinate as much as possible so that information can be handed over from entities in past subsidized projects.

As described in “7. Requirement Conditions for Grant Decision (2)”, in this project, subsidy rate is divided into two parts, one is fixed, and another is within 1/2 of the subsidy cost. Please submit the plan of the income and expenditure separately by the difference of the subsidy rate. So please submit in total four plans (2 for 1st year and 2 for 2nd year and by by subsidiy rate difference between fixed amount and within 1/2 of the subsidy cost).

Please make a study of a system that corresponds to each method or all method.

It means to participate in the investigation on technologies for sorting out what is removed from PCV into fuel debris and radioactive waste conducted in the project of “Development of Tecnologies for Retrieving Fuel Debris and Internal Structures”, and to cooperate in sharing related information from this project and aquiring of information affecting this project.

The maximum amout of subsidy is 1,100,000,000 JPY for each application at the partial proposal. In case of multiple adoption, the grant amount may be changed as necessary.