Mitsubishi

Table of contents

1 Background 2 Mitsubishi’s nuclear businesses 3 Around the world 4 Links 5 References

Background

Mitsubishi is a group of 500-plus companies involved in a wide range of activities including mining, shipbuilding, banking, insurance, car manufacture and nuclear power.

Mitsubishi’s nuclear businesses

The Nuclear Energy Systems headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd controls Mitsubishi’s various nuclear energy companies. These include:

• MHI Nuclear Energy Systems Engineering Center - primary/secondary system planning
• MHI Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works - primary system design and manufacturing
• MHI Takasago Machinery Works - secondary system design and manufacturing
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - electrical equipment design and manufacturing
• Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel Co - nuclear fuel manufacturing
• Nuclear Power Training Center - operator training services
• Nuclear Plant Service Engineering Co - post-operational services
• MHI Takasago R & D Center - research & development
• Nuclear Development Corporation - research & development of fuel and fuel cycle ^{[1] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Mitsubishi#endnote_loadsacompanies)}

Mitsubishi has been involved in nuclear business for more than 30 years. It has designed a large number of pressurized water reactor power plants and is now “enthusiastically developing a new generation of nuclear power plants” including an advanced pressurized water reactor, a fast breeder reactor, a high temperature gas cooled reactor and a nuclear fusion reactor. ^{[2] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Mitsubishi#endnote_techie)}

The company has designed 23 nuclear power plants in Japan. For a map click here (http://www.mhi.co.jp/atom/hq/atome_e/index.html) and go to 'Japanese PWR plants'.

Around the world

Mitsubishi’s nuclear companies operate around the world. In addition to Japan, it has a presence in:

• China
• France
• Germany
• India
• Indonesia
• Mexico
• Russia
• Spain
• Thailand
• Turkey
• UK
• US
• Vietnam ^{[3] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Mitsubishi#endnote_map)}

In July 2006, Mitsubishi announced its intention to sell new reactors to the US market. ^{[4] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Mitsubishi#endnote_US)}

Two months later, in October 2006, it announced a new partnership with Areva to “begin development of a third generation 1,000MW nuclear power plant”, in response to what Areva desribed as the “nuclear renaissance”. The two companies say they are expected strong demand for the mid-sized power plant in regions like Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. ^{[5] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Mitsubishi#endnote_areva)}

Links

Mitsubishi Corporation is a member of:

• World Nuclear Association ^{[6] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Mitsubishi#endnote_WNA)}
• Clean and Safe Energy Coalition ^{[7] (http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Mitsubishi#endnote_case)}

References

1. ^ Mitsubishi Nuclear Organisation (http://www.mhi.co.jp/atom/hq/atome_e/00/index.html), Mitsubishi website, undated, accessed February 2007
2. ^ Mitsubishi Nuclear Organisation (http://www.mhi.co.jp/atom/hq/atome_e/top.html), Mitsubishi website, undated, accessed February 2007
3. ^ Worldwide service network (http://www.mhi.co.jp/atom/hq/atome_e/index.html), Mitsubishi website - click on 'Worldwide service network', undated, accessed February 2007
4. ^ ‘Mitsubishi weighs into US market’ (http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?storyCode=2037154), Nuclear Engineering International magazine (http://www.neimagazine.com), 4 July 2006
5. ^ ‘Areva and Mitsubishi set up nuclear alliance’ (http://www.niauk.org/news/latest-nuclear-news/areva-and-mitsubishi-set-up-nuclear-alliance.html), Nuclear Industry Association website (http://www.niauk.org), 20 October, 2006
6. ^ Members (http://www.world-nuclear.org/about/members.html), World Nuclear Association, undated, accessed February 2007
7. ^ Clean and Safe Energy Coalition website – Members (http://www.cleansafeenergy.org/AbouttheCoalition/MemberList/tabid/61/Default.aspx), undated, accessed February 2007