Hollande to push nuclear cooperation in Japan visit

Next-generation reactors on top of agenda.

French President Francois Hollande arrived in Japan yesterday for a visit that will focus on closer cooperation in nuclear energy technologies. He will also hold talks on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's strategies for tackling Japan's economic turmoil.

Talks between Hollande and Abe might result in an agreement on cooperating in nuclear fuel cycle technology, next-generation reactors and decommissioning nuclear power plants.

Japan is struggling with the cleanup from meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disasters, and with the suspension of its Monju fast-breeder reactor, meant to process spent atomic fuel.