Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum Japan

Safety culture is widely defined as the collection of beliefs,
perceptions and values that employees share in relation torisks within an organisation, a workplace or a community.
Considering that a healthy safety culture withinorganisations ensures effective and sustainable operations,
the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the World
Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) jointly developed
the Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum (CSSCF) series.

development of a scenario script for the two-to-three-day
Forum to be held later in 2023. The scenario script, basedon an actual safety event at a commercial nuclear power
plant, is used to stimulate discussion amongst Japaneseparticipants throughout the Forum. A number ofinternational observers could also participate in the event.
The findings from the resulting Forum discussions, coupledwith the original analysis, are formulated into acomprehensive final report which outlines the identified
national characteristics, how they affect nuclear safety
culture in the national context and identifies proactive
measures that could ultimately enhance nuclear safety
culture in Japan. The final report will be published in bothJapanese and English.
CSSCF Japan will be instrumental in examining how nuclear
safety culture is influenced by the national Japanesecultural context. The Forum facilitates an open dialogue
between all Japanese nuclear utilities, other industry
participants, the NRA, international partners and otherstakeholders. The objective is to highlight areas thatdeserve attention, the best practices already in place andthe lessons learnt from past experiences.

Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum, January 2018, Sweden

Each Forum aims to provide countries with a platform fordialogue and reflection on how their national characteristics
can influence nuclear safety culture and, ultimately, thesafe operations of their nuclear facilities.
NEA and WANO have conducted three Country-Specific
Safety Culture Fora to date in Sweden (2018), Finland (2019)
and, most recently, Canada (September 2022). These events
have brought together experts and senior leaders from eachcountry’s nuclear entities to offer reflections on how
nuclear safety culture could be affected by their unique
national cultural context. The key findings from eachcountry’s exercise have ultimately supported thestrengthening of the national nuclear safety culture.
CSSCF Japan will be held in December 2023. Organised bythe NEA in collaboration with WANO Tokyo Centre, CSSCF
Japan has been planned in co-operation with the Japan
Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) and the Federation ofElectric Power Companies (FEPC).
The overall project will include a series of strategic steps,
beginning with a data collection mission in which NEA
experts conduct interviews and convene focus groups withJapanese nuclear stakeholders. This is expected to takeplace in May 2023. Targeting all different layers ofmanagement and operational personnel, the data collection
identifies national traits and characteristics which are set
out in the resulting Snapshot Study. This Study supports theOECD/NEA, November 2022

Country‑Specific Nuclear Safety Culture Forum, September 2022, Canada

Overall, it is expected that this exercise will have a positive
benefit on nuclear safety culture in Japan while sharing
insights and lessons learnt in an open and collaborative spirit.

For more information:
Contact: nea@oecd-nea.org
Online: www.oecd-nea.org/csscf