The Slavic Research Center and the Brookings Institution in Washington DC co-hosted the 2nd Joint Forum “Nuclear Renaissance and the U.S.-Japan Alliance: Finding New Markets and Preventing Proliferation.” Approximately 100 people attended the forum including experts and specialists from various embassies, think tanks, and nuclear power companies as well as lobbyists. Many questions were posed from the floor and vigorous and heated discussion on the peaceful use of nuclear energy as well as the framework for a committed international nuclear cooperation took place. The report of the forum will be uploaded on the website shortly (both in English and Japanese). The opening remarks by Dr. Iwashita of SRC is available for viewing in the section workshops .