International Advanced Training Course on Stakeholder Engagement for Recovery after Nuclear Disaster
Background
Since the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents, the question of preparing for a possible new nuclear accident has become a major concern for
decision-makers in charge of radiological protection around the world. In this context, international organizations, particularly the International
Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), have been mobilized to develop recommendations, standards, and operational guidelines for not only the preparation of an emergency response, but also the
long-term recovery phase.
Nagasaki University provides a new training course called “International Advanced Training Course on Stakeholder Engagement for Recovery after a Nuclear Disaster”. This course is based on the Nagasaki University experience in the Futaba district of Fukushima Prefecture in relation to the
involvement of affected people after the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on March 11, 2011.
The course consists of presentations by professors at Nagasaki University and interviews with local stakeholders who actively participated in the recovery process in Kawauchi village, Tomioka town, Okuma town, and Futaba town.
Objectives
The course aims to establish an intelligent exchange platform related to radiological protection in the Hamadori coastal region of Fukushima by explaining and presenting practical experience based on the model developed by Nagasaki University in cooperation with Kawauchi village, Tomioka town, Okuma town, and Futaba town to support rehabilitation in the areas affected by the Fukushima accident.
Past seminars
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30 October – 3 November 2023On October 30 – November 3, 2023, an International Training Course on Nuclear Disaster Recovery was held in Kawauchi village, Tomioka town, Okuma town, and Futaba town, Fukushima Prefecture. In addition to master’s and doctoral students from Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, experts of international organizations such as IAEA, OECD/NEA, and ICRP, and universities and research institutes participated in this course.
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21-25 November 2022On November 21–25, 2022, an International Training Course on Nuclear Disaster Recovery was held in Kawauchi village, Tomioka town, Okuma town, and Futaba town, Fukushima Prefecture. The seminar was attended by master’s and doctoral students from the Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, international organizations such as the IAEA, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/NEA, and ICRP, and experts from universities and research institutes.