Assessment report of research and development on "nuclear safety research" in FY 2014 (Post- and pre-review report)

Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) consulted an assessment committee, "Evaluation Committee of Research and Development (R and D) Activities for Nuclear Safety", for post-review and pre-review assessment of R and D on nuclear safety research in accordance with "General Guideline for Evaluation of Government R and D Activities" by Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, "Guideline for Evaluation of R and D in Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology" and "Regulation on Conduct for Evaluation of R and D Activities" by JAEA. In response to JAEA's request, the Committee assessed mainly the progress of the R and D project according to guidelines, which addressed the rationale behind the R and D project, the relevance of the project outcome and the efficiency of the project implementation during the period of the current and next plan. As a result, the Committee concluded that the progress of the R and D project is satisfactory. This report describes the results of evaluation by the Committee. In addition, the appendix of this report contains presentations used for the evaluation, and responses from JAEA on the comments from the member of the Committee. (author)