CRIEPI - About CRIEPI

CRIEPI		Electric Power Industry
Electric Technology Research Institute established(1951) Economic research department added,name changed to "Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry"(1952) Electric & mechanical agricultural technologies invented Agricultural Electricity Laboratory(currentry, a part of the Environmental Science Research Laboratory) established(1957)	1950	Nine electric power companies established(1951) Electric Power Development Co.,Ltd. established(1952) Federation of Electric Power Companies established(1952) Switch from hydro to thermal power generation,from coal-based to heavy-oil thermal
Rationalized designs of arched & gravity dams -------------------------- Crude oil thermal power generation put to practical use Development of the CRIEPI economic forecast model Testing ground for power distribution systems and test farm(currently,the Akagi Testing Center)established(1968)	1960	Kansai Electric Power Co.,inc.completes Kurobe No.4 hydroelectric power station(1963) First Commercial nuclear power plant in Japan(1966)
Development of the prediction method for warm-water diffusion at thermal and nuclear power plants Demonstration of the Ultra-High Voltage transmission line　-------------- Ultra-High Voltage Research Laboratory(currently, the High Power Testing Laboratory) established to take over projects by the Ultra-High Voltage Research Institute(1977)	1970	Oil crisis(1973,1979) Extrication from dependence on oil, and the promotion of energy efficiency Three Mile Island reactor accident(1979)
Demonstration of reliability of spent fuel transportation casks Nuclear Information Center established (1983) (Operation transferred to the Japan Nuclear Technology Institute in 2005) Development of the integrated coal gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power generation Human Factors Research Center (currentry, a part of NRRC and the Nuclear Technology Research Laboratory) established (1987)	1980	Increase of nuclear power generation Chernobyl reactor accident (1986)
Development of the comprehensive stability analysis system for large-scale power systems Information Communication Research Center(currently, a part of ENIC) established (1992) Development of the acid rain observation & analysis methods ------------ Trilemma Symposium held (1993-2000) Development of the electric utilities management model	1990	Global warming surfaces United Nations Conference on Environment and Development(1992) Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (1995) Liberalization of the electric power industry JCO criticality accident (1999)
Low Dose Radiation Research Center(currently, the Radiation Safety Research Center) established (2000) Development of the CO2 heat pump water heater (Eco-Cute)　------------ Established lightning protection design guides for electric power systems Eight specialized research laboratories established (2004) Development of simplified, high-sensitivity bio-sensing technology to detect trace chemicals Development of technology to store recycled nuclear fuel Development of methods to predict the neutron irradiation embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel steel Development of technologies for the crystal growth of high-quality SiC epitaxial layers	2000	Liberalization of electricity retailing commences (2000) Major blackout across North America (2003) Kyoto Protocol entry into force (2004) Japan Electric Power Exchange opened (2005)
Advancement of safety of light water reactors Ensuring reliability of existing thermal power plants System resilience with high integration of renewable energy sources Nuclear Risk Research Center(NRRC) established (2014) Energy Innovation Center(ENIC) established (2016)	2010	Great East Japan Earthquake/F1NPS1 Accident (2011) The promotion of the electricity system reform OCCTO2 established(2015) Full retail liberalization of electricity started(2016)

CRIEPI activities　Epoch-defining research findings

*1 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
*2 Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators, Japan