Nikai took the opportunity to state that Japan has a long standing track record of clean and safe operation of nuclear powered reactors is a show case for the rest of the world in the use of non-military nuclear energy.

The newly formed council will be responsible for training staff from other countries who will in turn design, implement and run nuclear power plants. Japan will also help to develop infrastructure for other countries to aid in the safe and clean operation of nuclear power stations.

Japan expects that over 30 countries are planning on developing nuclear power in the foreseeable future and wants to be part of the industry. The market represents trillions of dollars.

Nuclear energy accounts for approximately 30% of Japan's overall energy production. Japan has 55 nuclear reactors presently with the capacity of over 45,000 mw and an additional two reactors are being built. In 2007 Japan had to shut down more than 10% of its reactors due to an earthquake. At the time of the quake the nuclear power plant was the world's largest facility. The reactors remained offline for more than a year while they were inspected and given a clean bill of health. This slowed Japan's goal of moving to 37% of all energy being produced by nuclear energy.

Japan has been a long standing leader in nuclear reactor and fueling technologies. The formation of the council is seen as a step to keep Japan at the forefront of the nuclear energy industry. Japan has had a history of recruiting mid level and senior level talent from all over the world to help them remain at the cutting edge of nuclear energy research and development.