NEA workshop encourages future STEM leaders in Japan

August 15, 2025, 7:04AMNuclear News
NEA director general William Magwood (left) and JAEC chair Mitsuru Uesaka lead a STEM workshop in Japan. (Photo: NEA)

The ninth International Mentoring Workshop in Japan was hosted recently by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency in partnership with the Japan Atomic Energy Commission. Held at the Wakasa Bay Energy Research Centre (WERC) in Tsugura, Fukui Prefecture, the workshop brought together 26 Japanese female high school students to explore career options in STEM and nuclear energy fields.

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