The United States-Japan Joint Nuclear Energy Action Plan is a bilateral agreement designed to establish a framework for joint research and development in nuclear energy technology. The agreement was signed on April 18, 2007.
Japan also maintain nuclear energy agreements with countries such as Australia, Canada, China, France, and the United Kingdom and is in discussion with other nations.
Under the plan, the United States and Japan<nowiki/>collaborate on research in several key areas:
Fast reactor technology
Fuel cycle technology
Advanced computer simulation and modeling, small and medium reactors
safeguards and physical protection, and nuclear waste management.
The activities are overseen and coordinated by a joint steering committee.
An initial progress report was scheduled for completion in April 2008.