Overview of the 4th Forum

In this reactor decommissioning forum, local residents and people involved in decommissioning exchanged opinions reached a mutual understanding, and shared the latest progress of decommissioning, as well as technical findings from both Japan and overseas, and deeply considered decommissioning of the reactor.

第4回フォーラム概要

Number of participants in the 4th Forum

DAY.1 Sunday, August 4, 2019

Considering the Decommissioning of 1F with Members of the Community

Participants: 627

(Including 413 (65.9%) from Fukushima Prefecture and 36 from abroad)

DAY.2 Monday, August 5, 2019

Considering the Decommissioning of 1F with Technical Experts

Participants: 670

(Including 272 (40.6%) from Fukushima Prefecture and 43 from abroad)

Total for both days

1,297

Reference: 1,264 participants in the 3rd Forum

DAY.1Considering the Decommissioning of 1F with Members of the Community

AM

10:30~12:30
AM Session (Junko Hamanaka)
Opening Remarks
Hajimu Yamana(Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF))
Learning Session
Orientation and lectures on the relationship between the decommissioning and the future of the region Presentations of points of contention from previous International Forums and other sources.
Speaking Session
This session is an opportunity for the exchange of opinions, open to all participants. People will exchange thoughts on decommissioning of the reactor, what they expect of decommissioning, and what they can do about it.
12:30~13:30
Summarize Session
The ideas and opinions from the Discussion Session will be summarized in one illustration. The Summarize Session is scheduled for an open space in the venue. Anyone may view and participate in the session.
13:30~14:00
Lunch Break
9:00~12:30
Student Session (Hiroshi Kainuma)
Group Presentation
Students present the results of their group work from the previous day.
Reviews of the Presentation
Presentations will be reviewed by experts from Japan and Overseas.
12:30~14:00
Local dish will be served for lunch.Free of charge. Local Activity Poster Session
Enjoy the presentations from local activities working on the revitalization of Fukushima
12:35~13:50
Special Lectures(At 1st floor small hall.)
Lectures from local and international experts
●USA Theodore J. Garrish (Department of Energy)
●Russia Sergey Florya(RosRAO)
●JPN Jun Takeuchi(Nuclear Regulation Authority)

PM

14:00~16:30
PM Session
Welcome Speeches
●Yoshihiko Isozaki (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI))
●Masao Uchibori (Fukushima Prefecture)
●Koichi Miyamoto (Tomioka Town)

Speaking Session
Local panelists, student panelists, decommissioning officials, and other panelists with many different backgrounds will talk about the Daiichi decommissioning based on the large illustration that summarizes opinions submitted prior to the Forum and opinions gathered during the Speaking Session.
Facilitators
●Hiroshi Kainuma (Associate Professor, Kinugasa Research Interactive Navigator, Ritsumeikan University)
●Junko Hamanaka (Announcer, Fukushima Televsiion Broadcasting)
Local panelists
●Kuni Kanno (Nikoniko Kanno Farm)
●Mitsutoshi Kamata (Assessment Committee Chairperson of Tomioka-town)
●Shubun Endo (Futaba Inc.)
●Takashi Ohata (Futaba branch office of construction workers group of Fukushima-ken)
Student panelists
●Fukushima Prefectural Aizu Gakuho High School student
●Asaka High School of Fukushima Prefecture student
●Iwaki Ryokuin Junior & Senior High School student
●Fukushima Prefecture Futaba Future High School student
International experts
●USA Paul Dickman (Argonne National Laboratory)
●UK Adrian Simper (Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA))
Decommissioning officials
●Akira Ono (Fukushima Daiichi D&D Engineering Company, TEPCO HD)
●Osamu Sudo (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI))
●Hajimu Yamana (Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF))
Recap
William D. Magwood IV (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD/NEA))
Conclude Session
The Talk Session debate will be summarized in an illustration in real time. This session is for attendees to leave their thoughts and impressions on the final illustration. Feel free to use your own words to describe your thoughts.
Closing Remarks

Graphic Recording

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DAY.2Program mainly for Technical Experts

AM

10:30~11:00
Opening
Opening Remarks
●Hajimu Yamana (Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF))
09:45-09:50 Guest speech
●Toshio Shimizu (Iwaki City)
Opening Fukushima Daiichi Decontamination and Decommissioning : Current Status and Challenges
●Akira Ono (Fukushima Daiichi D&D Engineering Company, TEPCO HD)
11:00~12:30
Partnership with local communities
UK
『Britain’s Energy Coast Business Cluster and Game Changers』 Ivan Baldwin (Britain’s Energy Coast Business Cluster)
USA
『Technical College Partnerships』Kevin Whitt (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
Japan
『JR-West, Working in Partnership with Local Communities – Welcoming the Challenge of Businesses Formed to Coexist with Local Communities – 』Hiroaki Ishikawa (West Japan Railway Company)
Japan
『~Toward the Decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station ~ The activities of ABLE Co., Ltd.』
Mariko Chuman (ABLE Co., Ltd)
12:30~14:30
Lunch breaks / Technical poster session

PM

14:30~15:54
Decommissioning projects
France
『Decommissioning Operations at Marcoule』
●Christine Georges (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA))
UK
『Unlocking the Vault – Decommissioning at PFCS Sellafield』
●Derek Carlisle (Sellafield Ltd)
『Pile Fuel Cladding Silo – A success story for outcome-focused regulation』
●Mina Golshan (Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR))
USA
『K-Basin Sludge Removal』
●Monica Regalbuto (Idaho National Laboratory (INL))
15:54~16:05
Preparation/Short Break
16:05~17:25
Panel Discussion “Advancement of D&D through the close partnership with local communities and industries”
Chairman
●Tatsuya Taminami (Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF))
Panels
●Vincent Gorgues (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA))
●Mina Golshan (Office for Nuclear Regulation)
●Jeff Griffin (Department of Energy)
●Yukihide Sato (ABLE Co., Ltd)
●Kazuyoshi Takahara (Fukushima Daiichi D&D Engineering Company, TEPCO)( alphabetic order ))
17:25~17:30
Closing
Closing
●Mike Weightman (University of Cambridge and International Special Advisor for NDF)

4th Forum Panelists

  • Hajimu Yamana
    President, Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF), And Others
    Hajimu Yamana
  • Junko Hamanaka
    Fukushima Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Production Bureau General Manager
    Junko Hamanaka
  • Hiroshi Kainuma
    Associate Professor, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan Univer
    Hiroshi Kainuma
  • Theodore J. Garrish
    Assistant Secretary for the Office of International Affairs, Department of Energy
    Theodore J. Garrish
  • Sergey Florya
    RosRAO in position of Deputy Director General for Overseas Businesses and Innovations
    Sergey Florya
  • Jun Takeuchi
    Director, Office for Accident measures of Fukushima-daiichi Nuclear power station, Nuclear Regulation Authority
    Jun Takeuchi
  • Kuni Kanno
    Nikoniko Kanno Farm
    Kuni Kanno
  • Mitsutoshi Kamata
    Pollution Assessment Committee Chairperson of Tomioka-town
    Mitsutoshi Kamata
  • Shubun Endo
    President and Representative Director Futaba Inc.
    Shubun Endo
  • Takashi Ohata
    Futaba branch office of construction workers group of Fukushima-ken
    Takashi Ohata
  • Fukushima Prefectural Aizu Gakuho High School student
    Fukushima Prefectural Aizu Gakuho High School student
  • Asaka High School of Fukushima Prefecture student
    Asaka High School of Fukushima Prefecture student
  • Iwaki Ryokuin Junior & Senior High school student
    Iwaki Ryokuin Junior & Senior High school student
  • Fukushima Prefecture Futaba Future High School student
    Fukushima Prefecture Futaba Future High School student
  • Paul Dickman
    Senior Policy Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory
    Paul Dickman
  • Adrian Simper
    Strategy and Technology Director, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)
    Adrian Simper
  • Akira Ono
    President of Fukushima Daiichi D&D Engineering Company,Managing Exective Officer, TEPCO HD
    Akira Ono
  • Osamu Sudo
    Director-General, Fukushima Reconstruction Promotion Group, Director-General for Regional Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
    Osamu Sudo
  • William D. Magwood, IV
    Director General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/NEA)
    William D. Magwood, IV
  • Hideki Ichikawa
    Britain’s Energy Coast Business Cluster
    Ivan Baldwin
  • Chinatsu Iwamoto
    Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
    Kevin Whitt
  • Atsushi Matsumoto
    West Japan Railway Company
    Hiroaki Ishikawa
  • Christophe Xerri
    ABLE Co., Ltd
    Mariko Chuman
  • Jeff Griffin
    French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
    Christine Georges
  • Hiroshi Yamagata
    Sellafield Ltd
    Derek Carlisle
  • Hajime Asama
    Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
    Mina Golshan
  • Monica REGALBUTO
    Assistance Secretary, Office of Environment, DOE
    Monica REGALBUTO
  • Simon Candy
    Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF)
    Tatsuya Taminami
  • Christine Georges
    French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
    Vincent Gorgues
  • Robert Ambrose
    Department of Energy
    Jeff Griffin
  • Rob Buckingham
    ABLE Co., Ltd
    Yukihide Sato
  • Adrian Simper
    Fukushima Daiichi D&D Engineering Company, TEPCO
    Kazuyoshi Takahara
  • Mike WEIGHTMAN
    Former Chief Executive, ONR (NDF International Special Advisor)
    Mike WEIGHTMAN