Roles and possibilities of nuclear science and technology - Now and in future

The role of nuclear energy will be inevitable fbr present and future civilized societies, especially for poor countries in natural energy resources, from the viewpoints of energy security, environmental conservation and economy. Besides this, the nuclear science and technology have been and will be widely utilized in various fields such as medical care, agriculture, industry and others. They have formed many important elements in a paradigm of modem science and technology in this century. Continuous efforts should be kept io develop new possibilities of them for the civilization and science and technology of the next century.