We, the Heads of Delegations of FNCA member countries, the Commonwealth of Australia, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Republic of the Philippines, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam,
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Recalling that the resolution adopted at the 14th Ministerial Level Meeting held in Tokyo in December 2013 resolved to continue pursuing further cooperation toward nuclear infrastructure development among FNCA member countries and accelerating the practical use and commercialization of significant FNCA achievements in the FNCA participating countries in the radiation utilization area, and recognizing that effective implementation of the 10 FNCA projects and the FNCA Study Panel has brought benefits to the member countries in the past year,
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Extending appreciation to the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute for hosting the 6th FNCA Study Panel on Nuclear Energy in ugust 2014 and recognizing the
importance of the occasion where experts and senior officials of the member countries shared nowledge and experiences in priority matters in nuclear infrastructure development, such as Technical Support Organization, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Small Modular Reactor and Stakeholder Involvement,
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Recognizing the fruitful discussion and conclusion regarding Human Resources Development (HRD) policy and promotion of the cooperation in HRD during the
workshop of the HRD Project held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in July 2014 with the participation of the senior officials from the member countries,
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Recalling that the 14thMinisterial Level Meeting recognized the importance of nuclear security culture, and appreciating that the FNCA project on Nuclear Security and Safeguards successfully began utilizing the FNCA website to share good practices for nuclear security culture, and that the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) successfully conducted the training course on nuclear security culture for the participants from Asian countries, in cooperation with the IAEA, |
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Recognizing the efforts of the Research Reactor Network Project to contribute to addressing the potential serious shortage of Mo-99 supply in FNCA member countries, |
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Appreciating the leadership of Australia at this Ministerial Level Meeting to conduct a proactive roundtable discussion on the Strategy for Application of Multi-Purpose Research Reactors,
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Decided to work continuously toward:
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Encouraging FNCA Ministerial Level leadership and coordinators' active
involvement in designing the FNCA's future direction and program in order to
further advance the FNCA's 15 years of achievement in infrastructure building of
nuclear power, applications of radiation technology for better medical care, more
productive agriculture, improved industry and environmental protection, and
improved safety and security,
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Launching the 4th phase of the Study Panel on Nuclear Energy, building on the
achievements of the 3rd phase, focusing on policy matters, technical challenges,
and effective international cooperation on nuclear energy applications and
development in both nuclear power and nuclear applications, and organizing the
new Study Panel and the Coordinators Meeting back-to-back,
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Advising the Human Resources Development Project to hold a workshop to
discuss the important policy for nuclear human resources development, succession planning and a new generation of nuclear scientists and engineers, to review its implementation plan and strategy every three years with the
participation of the senior officials from member countries, and to focus on
nuclear human resources development for the specific important areas identified
by the workshop in the years between the above senior officials' workshops, in
order to contribute to the strategic implementation of the human resources
development plan in member countries,
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Continuing to enhance building a nuclear security culture through human
resources development activities consistent with global best practice and where
applicable, in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency,
including activities conducted by ISCN of Japan, International Nuclear Security
Academy (INSA) of Korea and other organizations, and sharing the good
practices by use of the FNCA website, with the recognition of the importance of
nuclear security in the Asian region where further development of nuclear
utilization is expected,
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Encouraging the senior officials of the relevant member countries to strengthen
linkages with their respective stakeholders, including relevant ministries, in order
to enhance the application of the significant tangible outcome of the projects of
mutation breeding, bio-fertilizer and radiation processing of natural polymers for improving agricultural production,
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Strengthening efforts to make the high performance research reactors in the
region available to users, collaborators and trainees in other regional countries,
for example by facilitating exchange of samples and opening opportunities for
early career researchers to access facilities and share expertise across the region,
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Continuing to share information concerning the demand for and supply of
molybdenum-99 and scheduled reactor outages, particularly in the light of future
planned increases in production capacity in the region. |
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