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2015/2/19
Activities page has been updated.
2014/2/7
Special Lectures “Energy Storage for Application to Grids with Large Renewables Generation, and Introduction for UK/Scotland Energy Policy” (27th February, 2014)
2013/9/25
Special Lectures on Low-Carbon Technologies for Future Energy Systems by using Nuclear and Fuel Cell Methodologies (5th October, 2013)
2012/11/22
Extension of CRINES - MIT-CANES MOU
2012/10/1
Seminar: Activities for Lead-cooled Fast Reactors (LFR) in Generation IV International Forum (GIF)(2012.11.9)
2012/4/20
Visit to CRINES by Researcher of National University of Mongolia
2012/4/18
Memorandum of Understanding between CRINES and NUM/NRC
Visit by Officers and Engineers of Power Engineering in Mongolia
Cooperation in the International Symposium ICANSE-2011
2011/12/1
Visit to the National University of Mongolia
2011/3/16
CRINES Seminar (Study on Ultra-High Burnup Fuel Research) Successfully Completed
2011/3/10
Visit and Lecture of Prof. Ballinger, MIT, at Tokyo Tech
Prof. Ballinger and Prof. Buongiorno, MIT, participate in a forum organized by Tokyo Tech
2011/1/6
CRINES representatives, Dr. Kikura and Dr. Minato, visit NUM again on 15-16, November, 2010
2010/11/26
The Third International Symposium on Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems (INES-3)
2010/11/25
Paper on CANDLE reactor presented at 2010 ANS Winter Meeting (Nov. 7-11, 2010)
2010/11/2
NUM Rector visits CRINES Director and meets Mongolian students
2010/10/5
CRINES members visit NUM to support Nuclear Engineering Education starting in Nuclear Engineering Course (Sept. 16-19, 2010)
2010/8/30
Dr. Nobuo Nakae appointed CRINES Researcher
CRINES Seminar (Study on Ultra-High Burnup Fuel Research) Successfully Completed
2010/8/10
CRINES Prof. Minato visits National University of Mongolia (22-27 July, 2010)
2010/8/9
Two papers on CANDLE reactor presented at PHYSOR 2010(May 9–14, 2010)
Ohkawa wins Student Best Paper Award at ICONE18 (May 17-21, 2010) on CANDLE reactor
Papers on CANDLE reactor presented at ENC2010(May 31 – June 2, 2010)
Papers on CANDLE reactor presented at ICAPP’10(June 13-17, 2010)
2010/8/2
Proceedings of ICANSE2009 published by AIP
2010/7/20
Short history of CANDLE studies appears in feature story of Nuclear Viewpoints July issue.
2010/6/14
Research activities on lead and LBE cooled fast reactors appear in CRINES HP.
2010/6/9
Research activities on CANDLE burning appear in CRINES HP.
2010/5/5
Director Sekimoto and CRINES Professor Minato visit Mongolia to help construction of Mongolian Education and Research Roadmap on Nuclear Energy
2010/3/19
CRINES Prof. Minato visits National University of Mongolia (1-2 March, 2010)
2010/3/17
Rector of NUM makes a lecture on “Nuclear Energy Program in Mongolia” at CRINES Seminar
Head of the Office of the President, Mongolia, receives a briefing from Director Sekimoto on nuclear energy utilization
2010/2/28
CRINES Seminar: Nuclear Energy Program in Mongolia (March 8, 2010)
2010/1/27
CRINES Seminar: Education and Research in Nuclear Engineering in India (Feb. 22, 2010)
2010/1/14
Visit and Lecture of Prof. Ballinger, MIT, at Tokyo Tech
2010/1/8
Director Sekimoto visits Several Chinese nuclear institutes to explain about CANDLE reactor
2009/12/10
Academic Lecture for Energy Science (December 21 (Mon.), 2009)
2009/11/30
ICANSE-2009 held on November 3-4, 2009 at Grand Aquila Hotel in Bandung
2009/11/16
Prof. Sekimoto, Director of CRINES, presented in a Meeting for "Possibility of Low-Carbon Industiral Process by Using Nuclear Power"
2009/10/9
Director Sekimoto talks on CANDLE reactor at UC Berkeley Colloquium
Director Sekimoto visits TerraPower
2009/9/28
The 3rd international symposium on innovative nuclear energy system
(INES-3) holds 31 October - 3 November, 2010.

Members of CRINES Small Reactor Committee visit National University of Mongolia
2009/9/4
Prof. Minato visits to NUM for drafting a roadmap in Mongolia
Director Sekimoto visits NPIC in Chengdu, China, to present CANDLE
3rd Meeting of CRINES Special Committee on Small Reactors on 10 September 2009
2009/5/31
Director Sekimoto attends NATO workshop “Nuclear Power and Energy Security” in Armenia
2009/5/24
Director Sekimoto attends HeLiMeRT Workshop held in Korea
2009/4/18
Mongolian delegates visit Japan to see nuclear reactors and attend CRINES Small Reactor Committee meeting
2009/4/15
CRINES Professor MINATO attends IAEA Meeting
2009/3/22
CRINES Seminar “Nuclear Energy R&D and Educations in Mongolia” held on March. 31 (Tue.)
2009/3/3
CRINES Seminar "Application of Information Theory to Reactor Physics" held on March. 17(Tue.) [Hand-out]
2009/2/2
Three Indonesian Ph.D. Students study on Innovative Nuclear Reactors in Tokyo Tech
2009/2/2
Director Sekimoto Attends GIF LFR-SC Meeting Held in Italy
2008/12/10
Director Sekimoto talks in NHK BS-1 Program "Today's World; Special: Indian nuclear business"
2008/12/10
Director Sekimoto attends INSAC-2008 and visits Atomic Research Centers and Power Reactor Sites in India.
2008/11/14
Director Sekimoto attends Final Meeting of IAEA CRP “Small Reactors without On-site Refueling”
2008/10/19
The 7th Steering Committee for CRINES on 31 October 2008.
2008/10/3
New student Mr. Munkhbat comes to Japan from Mongolia
2008/10/1
CRINES Professor MINATO attends UBC2008
2008/09/30
The news “Japão prioriza pesquisas e educac,ão” published in Revista Brasil Nuclear, Ano 13, Nu'mero 32. The activity of COE-INES and researches on CANDLE burn-up written in this article as a speech of Director Sekimoto
2008/08/28
The news "Lead-bismuth CANDLE - Japanese challenge for SVBR" proclaimed by AtomInfo.Ru.
2008/08/26
Director Sekimoto lectures at NEN Workshop in Pusan, Korea
2008/08/12
CRINES Seminar focusing on Indian Nuclear Power Program
2008/07/11
CRINES Seminar  "Indian Nuclear Power Program: A Profile"
2008/07/9
4th visit to the National University of Mongolia
2008/06/19
Assoc. Prof. Kato attends ASEAN COST+3 New Energy Forum
2008/06/16
Director Sekimoto visits GA to investigate small reactors
2008/06/16
Director Sekimoto attends ICAPP'08
2008/06/16
Director Sekimoto presents "Gen IV in Japan" on Panel in UCOP Asia-Pacific Forum
2008/06/11
Mongolian Delegation for nuclear reactor investigation visits Japan
2008/06/11
Director Sekimoto and Prof. Minato attends HND conference
2008/03/31
CRINES extended to March 31, 2013
2008/03/31
CRINES-CANES MOU extended to March 31, 2013
2008/03/06
CRINES Performance Assessment Committee
2008/02/29
The 6th Steering Committee for CRINES.
2007/12/24-25
Third visit to the National University of Mongolia
2007/11/13-14
Ten represent Tokyo Tech at ICANSE-2007 in Indonesia
2007/09/30-10/25
Prof. Sekimoto lectures on upcoming innovative nuclear power technologies as invited speaker at INAC2007 in Brazil
2007/07/23-25
Second Tokyo Tech-MIT Symposium on Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems (TM-INES2) held in Kamakura & Tokyo
2007/07/06-07
Second visit to the National University of Mongolia
2007/05/01
Prof. Sekimoto Lectures at the Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER), Taiwan
2007/04/04
Agreement for Exchanges between the National University of Mongolia and the Tokyo Institute of Technology
2007/03/02
The 5th Steering Committee for CRINES.
2007/02/27
CRINES Director Meets Mongolian President
2007/01/31
Symposium focuses on Development of Nuclear Power in India, Potential for Japan-India Cooperation
2006/12/13-15
CRINES hosts LFR-PSSC for Generation IV International Forum
2006/10/24
CRINES Debriefing Session − Report on the Visit to the Mongolian National Government and the National University of Mongolia
2006/10/10
The 4th Steering Committee for CRINES.
2006/09/19-23
CRINES Director Sekimoto Invited Speaker on CANDLE Burn-up at QEDSP2006 (Ukraine)
2006/09/09-13
CRINES Director visits to the Mongolian national government and National University of Mongolia
2006/07/11
The 3rd Steering Committee for CRINES.
2006/04/24
Former Energy and Natural Resources Minister of Mongolia visits CRINES
2006/03/21
Rentsendoo Jigjid, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Mongolia, visits CRINES
2006/03/09
The 2nd Steering Committee for CRINES.
2006/03/09
CRINES Opening Forum
2006/02/26
Memorandum of Understanding on research cooperation concluded between CANES and CRINES.
2006/01/10
The 1st Steering Committee for CRINES.
2006/01/01
Center for Research into Innovative Nuclear Energy System, Tokyo Institute of Technology (CRINES) is established.