16 August, 2019
Proponents for Above-ground HLW Management Lose in Chiba University Debate
A debate on the advisability of geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) was staged recently by students belonging to the Faculty of Education at the Chiba University. Assisted by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan (NUMO), the students considered whether Japan should cancel the ongoing HLW geological (i.e., underground) disposal project and instead require management above ground.
A course on debate skills, taught by Professor Daisuke Fujikawa at the same university, has enjoyed the involvement of NUMO for the past eight years. This time, the students, while studying debating techniques and methods, attended lectures by nuclear specialists in preparation for the debate. Those who wished to do so also visited nuclear power plants (NPPs), the Horonobe Underground Research Center, and the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC).
Two of the ten debate teams in the class (each consisting of from three to five students) were chosen to debate the question publicly. The team on the affirmative side of the proposition—that is, arguing in favor of above-ground HLW management—asserted that the safety of long-term HLW management in dry casks had been demonstrated ...more
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8 August, 2019
JAERO President Masumoto Reports to JAEC on Activities and Accumulation of Knowhow in the 50 Years since Establishment
At a regular meeting of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) on July 23, President Teruaki Masumoto of the Japan Atomic Energy Relations Organization (JAERO) reported on his organization’s recent activities.
JAERO was established exactly half a century ago, in July 1969, for the purpose of disseminating information on the uses of nuclear energy and radiation to the general public. Looking back at the fifty-year history of the organization, the president said that significant knowhow had been accumulated during that time.
Masumoto then went on to explain JAERO’s two pillars of activities, namely, providing information and conducting public-opinion surveys. As for the first, he said that the aim was to share accurate information and understanding on nuclear power, energy and radiation through dialogues with people in all walks of life. He also emphasized the steady continuation of JAERO’s unique involvement with school education, as well as its affirmatively engaging the press.
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