Overview of the 2nd Forum

NDF held The 2nd International Forum on the Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi NPS to listen to the local voice and provided them with easy to understand information on the decommissioningof the Fukushima Daiichi NPS as well as widely shared the latest progress on the decommissioning work and technical outcome with Japanese and foreign experts.

Number of participants in the 2nd Forum

DAY.1 Sunday, July 2, 2017

Program mainly aimed at locals

Participants: 484

(Including 283 (58.5%) from Fukushima Prefecture)

DAY.2 Monday, July 3, 2017

Program mainly aimed at technical experts

Participants: 571

(Including 162 (28.4%) from Fukushima Prefecture)

Total for both days

1,055

DAY.1Program mainly for the local community

AM

10:30-10:35 Opening Remarks
(Hajimu Yamana, President, Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF))
10:35-10:50 Welcome Speeches
(Yosuke Takagi, State Minister, METI
     Masao Uchibori, Governor, Fukushima Prefecture
     Satoshi Endo, Mayer, Hirono town)
10:50-11:05 Keynote Lecture
(Juan Carlos Lentijo, Deputy Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA))
11:05-11:50 Lecture & Mini-Workshop
“What could we know more about 1F NOW?”
(Content)
Mr. Hiroshi Kainuma is a visiting researcher at Fukushima University and also an enthusiastic sociologist working on the risk communication in Fukushima prefecture. He will be speaking about what decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi really is from the viewpoint of the local communities, based on his many books on sociological analysis and his experience in interacting with the local residents which has continued since before the accident. (Mr. Hiroshi Kainuma, Associate professor, Kinugasa Research Organization Ritsumeikan University)

Thoughts on Decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi
Participants chose one of 4 cards with different colors to express their honest feelings towards the decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi.
11:50-13:20 Lunch
(Food stand for the lunch with Fukushima food will be set.)

PM

13:20-15:40 Research Session
“Dialogue to know what we have wanted to know!”
(Content)
Mr. Kainuma, the facilitator, will ask questions to the panelists from NDF and other organizations who are involved in the decommissioning ofFukushima Daiichi NPS based on the interests and concerns of the local residents. This session is intended to provide the local residents with accurate and straightforward information. The questions from audience are also welcome.

■Voice from Fukushima
The report summarizes the round-table talks with groups of local residents and interviews with experts in Fukushima prior to the forum, which were facilitated by Mr. Kainuma.

■Graphic recording
The discussion of the Research Session was recorded with
graphics. At the end of the forum, the participants put stickers of
“my feeling now” on the graphics to visualize their opinions.

-Facilitator
●Hiroshi Kainuma, Associate professor, Kinugasa Research
Organization Ritsumeikan University

-Panelists
●Shigehiro Tanaka, Director-General for policy Planning and
●Hajimu Yamana, President, NDF
●Naohiro Masuda, CDO, Fukushima Daiichi Decontamination and
Decommissioning Engineering Company (FDEC)

-Local Panelists
● William Douglas Yuji McMichael, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Fukushima
●Shigeru Ide, President, Kawauchi town Chamber of Commerce
●Motoya Kimura, Student, Fukushima University
●Naoko Kobayashi, Ex.Tamura city reconstruction support team
●Hidetomo Sakaue, Director, COSTAR NPO
●Students, Fukushima High School
●Student, Futaba Future High School

-Commentators
●William D. Magwood IV, Director General, OECD/NEA
●Paul Dickman, Sr. Policy Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory
●François Gauche, Director of Nuclear Energy Division, CEA
●Juan Jose Zaballa, President, ENRESA
15:40-15:55 Wrap-up
(William D. Magwood IV, Director General, OECD/NEA)
15:55-16:00 Closing Remarks
(Yukiei Matsumoto, Mayer, Naraha Town)

Graphic recording

Graphic Recordingkeyboard_arrow_right

DAY.2Program mainly aimed at technical experts

AM

09:30-09:45 Opening Remarks
(Hajimu Yamana, President, NDF)
09:45-09:50 Welcome Speeches
(Toshio Shimizu, Mayer, Iwaki city)
09:50-10:05 Keynote Speech
(William D. Magwood IV, Director General, OECD/NEA)
10:05-10:35 Report on “Overall Situation of 1F D&D”
(Naohiro Masuda, President, CDO, FDEC, TEPCO)
10:35-10:50 Speech
(Hiroshi Yamagata, Deputy, Nuclear Regulation Authority)
10:50-11:40 Report on “Current Internal PCV Condition Analysis”
(Shinya Mizokami, Analysis and Assessment Group Manager Project Planning Department, FDEC)
11:40-12:40 Workshop 1: Fuel Debris Characterization (including MCCI)
●(Chairman) Toru Ogawa, Director General, JAEA/CLADS
●(Co-chairman) Christophe Journeau, International Expert, CEA
●Tadahiro Washiya, Division Head, Fuel Debris Handling and Analysis Division, CLADS, JAEA
●Boris Burakov, Head of Laboratory, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute
●David Bottomley, Invited researcher, JAEA
(Ex. Senior Scientific Officer, Hot cell unit of European
commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements)
12:40-14:40 Lunch & Technical Poster Session
Organizations/educational institutions/industry working for decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi NPS will present their posters on topics of their expertise to promote discussions and sharing opinions among the interested participants.

PM

14:40-15:40 Workshop 2: Safety and Risk Assessment associated with Fuel Debris Retrieval
●(Chairman) Mike Weightman, Visiting Professor, Engineering Department, Cambridge University
●(Co-chairman) Akio Yamamoto, Professor, Nagoya university
●Kazuki Hida, Managing Director, NDF
●Mina Golshan, Director (Sellafield, Decommissioning, Fuel and Waste, ONR)
●Lake Barrett, Lake Barrett Counsalting
15:40-15:55 Pause
15:55-16:55 Workshop 3: Waste Management
●(Chairman) Osamu Tochiyama, Technical Advisor, NSRA
●Kazuyuki Kato, Managing Director, NDF
●Eric Kraus, Deputy Director of the Nuclear Clean up and Decommissioning, CEA
●James McKinney, Head of Integrated Waste Management, NDA
16:55-17:00 Closing Remarks
(Juan Jose Zaballa, President, ENRESA)

2nd Forum Panelists

  • Hajimu Yamana
    President, Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF), And Others
    Hajimu Yamana
  • Juan Carlos Lentijo
    Deputy Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
    Juan Carlos Lentijo
  • Hiroshi Kainuma
    Associate professor, Kinugasa Research Organization Ritsumeikan University
    Hiroshi Kainuma
  • Shigehiro Tanaka
    Director-General for policy Planning and Coordination with special mission for decommissioning and contaminated water management, METI
    Shigehiro Tanaka
  • William McMichael
    Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Fukushima
    William McMichael
  • Shigeru Ide
    President, Kawauchi town Chamber of Commerce
    Shigeru Ide
  • Motoya Kimura
    Student, Fukushima University
    Motoya Kimura
  • Naoko Kobayashi
    Ex.Tamura city reconstruction support team
    Naoko Kobayashi
  • Hidetomo Sakaue
    Director, COSTAR NPO
    Hidetomo Sakaue
  • Students, Fukushima High School
  • Student, Futaba Future High School
  • Paul Dickman
    Sr. Policy Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory
    Paul Dickman
  • François Gauche
    Director of Nuclear Energy Division, CEA
    François Gauche
  • William D. Magwood IV
    Director General, OECD/NEA
    William D. Magwood IV
  • Naohiro MASUDA
    President, CDO, FDEC, TEPCO
    Naohiro MASUDA
  • Hiroshi YAMAGATA
    Deputy, Nuclear Regulation Authority
    Hiroshi YAMAGATA
  • Shinya MIZOKAMI
    Analysis and Assessment Group Manager Project Planning Department, FDEC
    Shinya MIZOKAMI

Workshop1 – Fuel Debris Characterization (including MCCI)

  • Toru OGAWA
    (Chairman)
    Director General, JAEA/CLADS
    Toru OGAWA
  • Christophe JOURNEAU
    (Co-chairman)
    International Expert, CEA
    Christophe JOURNEAU
  • Tadahiro WASHIYA
    Division Head, Fuel Debris Handling and Analysis Division, CLADS, JAEA
    Tadahiro WASHIYA
  • Boris BURAKOV
    Head of Laboratory, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute
    Boris BURAKOV
  • David BOTTOMLEY
    Invited researcher, JAEA (Ex. Senior Scientific Officer, Hot cell unit of European commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium
    David BOTTOMLEY

Workshop2 – Safety and Risk Assessment associated with Fuel Debris Retrieval

  • Mike WEIGHTMAN
    (Chairman)
    Visiting Professor, Engineering Department, Cambridge University
    Mike WEIGHTMAN
  • Akio YAMAMOTO
    (Co-chairman)
    Professor, Nagoya university
    Akio YAMAMOTO
  • Kazuki HIDA
    Managing Director, NDF
    Kazuki HIDA
  • Mina GOLSHAN
    Director (Sellafield, Decommissioning, Fuel and Waste, ONR)
    Mina GOLSHAN
  • Lake BARRETT
    Lake Barrett Counsalting
    Lake BARRETT

Workshop3 – Waste Management

Closing address

  • Juan Jose ZABALLA
    President, ENRESA
    Juan Jose ZABALLA