FNCA
Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia

RS&RWM
Newsletter No.13

Radiation Safety & Radioactive Waste Management Workshop 2017
1-3 August 2017, Bangkok, Thailand
The FNCA 2017 Workshop on Radiation Safety andRadioactive Waste Management (RS&RWM) was
held from 1st to 3rd August 2017, at the Grand
Mercure Fortune Bangkok, Kasetsart University andthe Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology(TINT). The workshop was jointly organised by theTINT and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan.

Following the opening session, Mr. Wada briefly
introduced the history and achievement of FNCA. In
the presentation, he mentioned that in the last
Coordinators Meeting held in March 2017, it wasagreed that the Radiation Safety and Radioactive
Waste Management project would go forward to thenext phase for supporting member countries withsafety improvement related to radiation safety andradioactive management of low-level radioactive
waste repositories. After Mr. Wada, Prof. Kosako
gave an introductory speech for the new phase(Phase 6) which will focus on the “Low-level
Radioactive Waste Repository. Under this theme, hesuggested to publish a consolidated report in 2019,
which will not only become an indicator of thesituations in FNCA countries, but also a mutualreference and understanding.

Front row: Mr Wada, FNCA Coordinator of Japan (left)
Dr Nisamaneephong, Executive Director of TINT (middle)
Mr Michikawa, MEXT (right)

At the opening session, Dr. Pornthep
Nisamaneephong, FNCA Coordinator of Thailand,
Mr. Tomoaki Wada, FNCA Coordinator of Japanand Dr. Yuichi Michkawa, MEXT delivered awelcoming speeches. In the speeches, they all
mentioned the importance of radioactive waste
management in the FNCA member countries, andhoped the project will be of great help to themember countries.
Prof Toshiso Kosako
Emeritus Professor of the University of TokyoFNCA
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After the introductory sessions, the participants
reported on either (A) “Low-level Radioactive
Waste Repository”,; or (B)” Current Status on
Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear FuelManagement Including Challenges, Problems andFuture Plan for the Low-level Radioactive Waste
Repository”, in line with the situation in theircountries. Detailed summary of each presentation
can be found on the FNCA website.
The participants then discussed on the framework of
the “Consolidated Report on Low-level Radioactive
Waste Repository”. Consolidated Report is basicallypublished at the end of each phase as a summary of
the activities during three years. It was decided thatthe decision about the document framework will bemade through email exchanges after the workshop
has finished.
After the Consolidated Report session, theparticipants presented on the topics of their mostinterest respectively. For some countries, disposal
program are very difficult to implement, especially
due to issues and problems related to the humanresources, politics and economics. Experiences inthe disposal program shared by Republic of Korea,
Malaysia, and the Philippines are very valuable forother countries.
In the morning of 3 August, the Open Seminar titled“Radiation/Nuclear Application and Radioactive
Waste Management” was held in the Kasetsart
University. The seminar was attended by around 50
participants including professors, researchers andstudents. In the seminar, Dr Michikawa from MEXT
introduced their activities on human resources
development that work together with the FNCA.
Next, Dr Hideki Kawamura, mcm Japan, talked
about the safety case for public concerns inradioactive waste management. After that, Dr Mohd
Abd Wahab Yusof, Nuclear Malaysia, gave an
overview of the safe management of radioactive
waste in Malaysia. Finally, Dr Wanwisa Sudprasert,
Kasetsart University presented on the detection
methods for irradiated foods. The open seminar andworkshop was officially closed with the closing

remarks from Ms Nanthavan Ya-anant, the Project
Leader of Thailand and Prof Kosako, the Project
Leader of Japan.

Dr Wanwisa Sudprasert, Kasetsart University

In the afternoon of 3 Aug, a technical visit to theThailand Institute of Nuclear Science (TINT) wasconducted. The TINT head office, is located in
Ongkharak district, Nakhon-Nayok province, about
70 km. away from Bangkok. First, they visited theElectron Beam irradiation facility where gemstone
coloring is conducted. Next they headed to the R&D
laboratories where the plant growth promoters(PGP) and super water absorbents (SWA) areproduced by means of electron accelerator
applications, and then they visited theradiochemistry laboratories, including C-14- dating,and H-3 analytical laboratories. Finally, they visitedthe new radioactive waste storage facility andradioactive waste treatment facility; incineration
system.

Radioactive waste storage facility

FNCA
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National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia(BATAN)
 JapanProf Toshiso Kosako
Professor Emeritus,
The University of Tokyo

In front of the Radioactive Waste Storage Building

Workshop Participants Australia
Mr Duncan Kemp
Manager,
Waste Management Services,
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation(ANSTO)
 Bangladesh
Dr M. Moinul Islam
Chief Scientific Officer,
Health Physics & Radioactive Waste ManagementUnit,
Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology,
Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE),
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) China
Ms He HuaEngineer,
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)
 Indonesia
Mr Moch Romli
Safety Supervisor,
Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (CRWT),

Dr Yoshiaki Sakamoto
Senior Principal Engineer,
Sector of Decommissioning and Radioactive WasteManagement,
Radioactive Wastes Disposal Project Center,
Disposal Research and Development Office,Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)Dr Hideki Kawamura
President,
mcm japan
Mr Tomoaki WadaFNCA Coordinator of JapanDr Yuichi Michikawa
Deputy Director,
International Nuclear and Fusion Affairs Division,
Research and Development Bureau,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT) Kazakhstan
Ms Aliya Izbaskhanova
Head,
Division for Accounting and Control of Nuclear
Material,
Ionizing Radiation Sources and Radioactive Waste,
Radiation Safety Department,
National Nuclear Center (NNC) of the Republic ofKazakhstan Republic of Korea
Dr Hyuncheol Kim
Senior Researcher,
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)FNCA
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 Malaysia
Dr Mohd Abd Wahab YusofDirector,
Division of Waste and Environmental Technology,
Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia)
 Mongolia
Ms Batdelger Uranchimeg
Senior Officer,
Executive Office of Nuclear Energy Commission
 Philippines
Mr Edmundo P. Vargas
Senior Science Research Specialist,
Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)

 Vietnam
Ms Doan Thi Thu Hien
Reseacher,
Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) FNCA Secretariat
Ms Ayako Tandia
International Affairs and Research Department,
Nuclear Safety Research Association (NSRA)*Detailed information and summaries of the workshop
can be found on the FNCA website.
(http://www.fnca.mext.go.jp/english/rwm/e_ws.html)

 Thailand
Dr Pornthep Nisamaneephong
FNCA Coordinator of Thailand
Executive Director,
Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT)
Mr Nikom Prasertchiewchan
Manager of Radioactive Waste Management Center,
Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT)
Ms Nanthavan Ya-anant
Head,Radioactive Waste Management Section,
Radioactive Waste Management Center,
Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT)
Ms Archara Phattanasub
Head,
Radioactive Waste Management Technology
Development Section,
Radioactive Waste Management Center,
Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT)
Mr Virut Kasemtanasak
Nuclear Scientist,
Radioactive Waste Management Section,
Radioactive Waste Management Center,
Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT)

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