Overview of the 1st Forum

The 1st International Forum on the Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was held in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, co-hosted by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy and the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF), in order to announce the results of decommissioning and water contamination countermeasures at Fukushima Daiichi, and keep people from forgetting about the accident or spreading harmful rumors. A total of 641 people participated from 15 countries, including Japanese and international experts, local officials, and students. They held discussions about top-level research findings from both Japan and abroad about decommissioning, as well as about how to communicate with locals in the course of decommissioning. It became clear that not only the technical aspect, but also the social aspect in the form of communication with the community, will be important themes for Japan to gather wisdom from around the world and overcome as part of measures to decommission 1F.

Number of participants in the 1st Forum

Total for both days

641

1st Forum Panelists

SessionI – presentationExperience of Decommissioning Overseas and Communications with Local Communities

SessionII – presentationEfforts Towards the Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi and Communications with Local Communities

The Regulation of Decommissioning and Associated Waste Management

  • Mike WEIGHTMAN
    Former Chief Executive, ONR (NDF International Special Advisor)
    Mike WEIGHTMAN

Session III – Risk Assessment

SessionIV – Fuel Debris Retrieval

SessionV – Waste Management Strategy

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