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IRID Lectures at the 2017 Fall Meeting of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan

The 2017 Fall Meeting of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan (AESJ) was held at Hokkaido University in Sapporo City, Hokkaido on September 13–15, 2017. In the meeting, IRID conducted three lectures and over thirty presentations. The lectures attracted large and attentive audiences each day.

(1) Lecture by Kenro Takamori, General Manager of R&D Strategy Planning Department [2017 Fall Meeting of Atomic Energy Society of Japan] (September 13, 2017)

General Manager Kenro Takamori reported the current status of fuel debris retrieval methods at the activity report session of “water chemistry management for fuel debris retrieval at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS)”, jointly organized by the Division of Water Chemistry, the Division of Nuclear Cycle and Environment, the Nuclear Fuel Division, and the Material Science, and Technology Division, on September 13, 2017.

<Activity report of the Division of Water Chemistry “Water chemistry management for fuel debris retrieval at the Fukushima Daiichi NPS>
(September 13 (Wed), 13:00–14:30)

Planning sessions
  • (1) Approaches for Fuel debris retrieval
  • Junichi Nakano, Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation (NDF)
  • (2) The status of the primary containment vessel (PCV) investigations
  • Masakuni Kumeda, the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO Holding)
  • (3) Updates on the status of fuel debris retrieval methods
  • Kenro Takamori, International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning (IRID)
  • (4) Fuel debris characterization and evaluation of the radiolysis behavior
  • Ryuji Nagaishi, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
  • (5) Discussion: “Research tasks for water chemistry management (topics of each division)”
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  • Kenro Takamori, General Manager of R&D Strategy Planning Department, IRID

    Kenro Takamori, General Manager of R&D Strategy Planning Department, IRID

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(2) Lecture by Hideaki Kiyoura, General Manager of R&D Management Department [2017 Fall Meeting of Atomic Energy Society of Japan] (September 14, 2017)

General Manager Hideaki Kiyoura reported the approaches to post-accident decommissioning at the activity report session of “studies on the risk management technology in post-accident decommissioning” conducted by the Material Science and Technology Division on September 14, 2017.

<Activity report of the Materials Science and Technology Division “Studies on the risk management technology in post-accident decommissioning”>
(September 14 (Thurs), 13:00-14:30)

Planning sessions
  • (1) What should be studied for post-accident decommissioning?
  • Dr. Takayuki Aoki, Tohoku University
  • (2) Approaches to post-accident decommissioning based on the concepts of risk management
  • Hideaki Kiyoura, IRID
  • (3) Corrosion risk in post-accident decommissioning
  • Dr. Yutaka Watanabe, Tohoku University
  • (4) Student education on the hazards and risk of post-accident decommissioning
  • Dr. Kazunori Morishita, Kyoto University
  • (5) Panel sessions
  • Dr. Tooru Ogawa, JAEA / Hiroshi Miyano, Hosei University
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  • Hideaki Kiyoura, General Manager of R&D Management Department, IRID

    Hideaki Kiyoura, General Manager of R&D Management Department, IRID

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(3) Lecture by Naoaki Okuzumi, Senior Manager of R&D Strategy Planning Department [2017 Fall Meeting of Atomic Energy Society of Japan] (September 15, 2017)

Senior Manager Naoaki Okuzumi reported the status of the research and development (R&D) activities conducted by IRID at the activity report session of “the review committee for decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi NPS” on September 15, 2017.

<Activity report of “The Review Committee for the Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi NPS”>
(September 15 (Fri), 13:00–14:00)

Planning sessions
  • (1) Activities of the review committee for the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi NPS
  • Hiroshi Miyano, the Chair of the Committee, Hosei University
  • (2) Future plans for decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi NPS
  • Toshihiko Fukuda, NDF
  • (3) Current status of the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi NPS
  • Shinji Saito, TEPCO Holding
  • (4) Current status of the development of technologies for decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi NPS conducted by IRID
  • Naoaki Okuzumi, IRID
  • (5) Report of the subcommittee for structural performance of reactor buildings
  • Dr. Katsuki Takiguchi, Professor emeritus of Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • (6) Report of the subcommittee for waste management
  • Satoshi Yanagihara, University of Fukui
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  • Naoaki Okuzumi, Senior Manager of R&D Strategy Planning Department, IRID

    Naoaki Okuzumi, Senior Manager of R&D Strategy Planning Department, IRID

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