Symposium
Role and Responsibility of Scientists in the response
to TEPCO Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident

Objective

TEPCO Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident is an unprecedented disaster with great magnitude. How to tackle this accident will hugely impact to our future, in which scientists can make great contribution, and the scientists and the science community should do so with their utmost responsibility. The issue will last long, and therefore every stakeholder not only scientist but also the others concerned must work together continually.
In order to make this happen, we need to make a framework where the expertise and experience of scientists can be comprehensively utilized beyond disciplines, generations, and country borders; where scientists can properly meet the requirements and expectations from citizens, national and local governments; and where scientists can take action based on sufficient information, and so on.
From this perspective, in this Symposium, we will deepen our discussion on what the roles and responsibilities of scientists should be with respect to the response to this accident.

Date & Time

26th (Sat), November 2011, 10:00 – 17:00

Venue

Lecture Hall, Science Council of Japan, Tokyo

Organizer and Support

Organizer: Science Council of Japan (SCJ)
Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Support: Atomic Energy Society of Japan, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Chemical Society of Japan, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Japan Radiological Society(JRS), Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)

Program (with Japanese /English Simultaneous Interpretation)

10:00-10:10 Opening Remarks
Dr. Hiroyuki YOSHIKAWA, Director-General, Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

10:10-10:15 Message from Organizers
Dr. Takashi ONISHI, President, Science Council of Japan (SCJ); Professor, University of Tokyo

10:15-10:20 Greeting from Guest

10:20-11:50 Report and Keynote Lectures

[Report on overall picture of the accident] 10:20-10:40 PDF
Dr. Kenkichi HIROSE, Special Advisor to the Cabinet Office; Professor, Tokai University; Principal Fellow, CRDS, JST

[Keynote Lecture 1] 10:40-11:10 PDF
Dr. Kevin CROWLEY, Senior Board Director, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, National Academy of Sciences

[Keynote Lecture 2] 11:10-11:30 PDF
Prof. Genki YAGAWA, Toyo University; President, Nuclear Safety Research Association (NSRA)

[Keynote Lecture3] 11:30-11:50 PDF
Dr. Yasuhito SASAKI, Executive Director, Japan Radioisotope Association (JRIA)

11:50-13:00 Lunch

13:00-14:40 Lectures on contributions from each discipline

[Atomic Energy] 13:00-13:15 PDF
Prof. Satoru TANAKA, University of Tokyo; President , Atomic Energy Society of Japan

[Chemistry] 13:00-13:15 PDF
Prof. Yasuhiro IWASAWA, University of Electro-Communications ; President , Chemical Society of Japan

[Civil Engineering] 13:15-13:30 PDF
Prof. Minoru YONEDA, Professor, Kyoto University

[Mechanical Engineering] 13:15-14:00 PDF
Prof. Masaki SHIRATORI, Yokohama National University

[Radiology] 14:00-14:15 PDF
Dr. Tomoko KUSAMA, President, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences

[Economics] 14:15-14:30 PDF
Dr. Masahiro KURODA, President, Tohoku University of Community Service and Science; Principal Fellow, CRDS, JST

14:30-15:00 Break

15:00-16:50 Panel Session

[Panelists]

• Dr. Kevin CROWLEY, Senior Board Director, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, National Academy of Sciences
• Mr. Hiroto ISHIDA, Honorary President, Kanazawa Gakuin University
• Dr. Tomoko KUSAMA, President, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Prof. Hideaki SHIROYAMA, University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics
• Prof. Satoru TANAKA, University of Tokyo; President , Atomic Energy Society of Japan
• Dr. Naoki Hosaka, Staff writer,Science news department,Yomiuri Shimbun

[Moderator]
Mr. Tateo ARIMOTO, Deputy Director General, CRDS, JST; Director-General, Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (RISTEX), JST

16:50-17:00 Closing Remarks
Dr. Hiroyuki YOSHIKAWA, Director-General, CRDS, JST