【日本《原子力产业新闻》1982年3月18日一版报道】日立、东芝、三菱重工等三家公司,为了建立铀浓缩用离心机批量生产体制,决定从四月份起,就建立联合公司一事开始进行准备工作。从1983年起,开始进行包括建立原型规模工厂,完成集中生产体制的各项工作。三家公司首先以建立“联合公司工程技术事务所”为中心,开始其准备工作,在今年内,计划把新公司成立起 [Japan’s “Atomic Force Industry News” reported on March 18, 1982] Hitachi, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have decided to establish a joint company in order to establish a mass production system for centrifuges for uranium enrichment. Make preparations. From 1983 onwards, it began to carry out various tasks including the establishment of a prototype-scale factory and the completion of a centralized production system. The three companies first started their preparation work by establishing a “joint company engineering and technical office”. This year, they plan to establish a new company.