In the interests of moving the disposal project forward smoothly, NUMO collaborates with domestic and foreign organizations for geological disposal. NUMO also participates in the activities of international organizations such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for information exchange of geological disposal. NUMO has various cooperation agreements (or memoranda) with domestic organizations and foreign implementers of radioactive waste disposal. It undertakes information exchanges and joint research with these organizations in areas such as disposal technology, safety assessment, site selection and public relations activities. The organizations with which NUMO has cooperation agreements (or memoranda) are the following:

Cooperation

Domestic Cooperation Agreement

International Cooperation Agreement