May 12, 2021

JANSI Annual Conference 2021
Responses/Opinions Given to Comments and/or Questions
JANSI’s replies, views and other comments are posted below to comments and/or questions received in chats during the conference or from the postconference survey.

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Comment/Question

Response/Opinion from JANSI (or Presenter)[Session 1: Ongoing Activities Report] “Incorporating Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident”
Comment
This was an easy-to-understandThank you for your comment.
explanation about incorporating lessons
So that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughlearned from the Fukushima Daiichi
appropriate planning and smooth administration, including the selection of topics and presenters.
accident both in Japan and overseas, andfrom the regulatory side. It also provided
examples from overseas, and I thought thepresentation was very helpful.

Question

Question for Director KOGANEYA of the
Nuclear Regulation Authority.

Thank you for your question. We received the following reply from the Secretariat of the Nuclear
Regulation Authority.

It has been said that the Secretariat waslate in presenting its report to the Nuclear
Regulation Authority about theunauthorized ID use at TEPCO’s
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power
Station. Were there any issues with thereport to the Nuclear Regulation Authority
regarding the recent problem of equipment
for physical protection of nuclear material?
Also, and this is PP-related, a relationshipof trust with the local community is based
upon “transparency and prompt provisionof information.” What do you think about
the way in which the Nuclear Regulation
Authority provides information?

A summary of the recent case involving the loss of some equipment for physically protecting nuclear
material was reported to the Secretariat of the NRA by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
on February 15 as indicated in the document from the FY2020 58th NRA meeting (on February 18,2021). Then the Secretariat reported the matter to the NRA on February 17. We believe that the matter
was reported appropriately and promptly.
Also, it is of primary importance that information about physical protection of nuclear material not be
revealed that may benefit a malicious third-party. On the other hand, we believe that it is also important
to ensure appropriate accountability regarding measures for physical protection of nuclear material. We
intend to make an effort so that information that may be made public is appropriately disclosed to the
public.
With regard to the delay in reporting the unauthorized ID card use, the operation of nuclear regulatory
inspection was improved at the NRA meeting on February 10. This change in practice will allow a broad
perspective to be taken in reporting cases, which may correspond to matters pointed out during aninspection in general, to the NRA Chairman and Commissioners. In addition, a policy was approvedthat will stipulate this practice in the Procedures for Implementation of Nuclear Regulatory Inspections
at the meeting of NRA on April 14th. These procedures will be revised accordingly.

Comment

It was refreshing to hear about JANSI
Thank you for your comment.
and the NRA engaging in a dialogue andSo that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughcooperating in the future. It was startling to appropriate planning and smooth administration, including the selection of topics and presenters.
hear that 70% of human errors are due toorganizational weaknesses.

Comment

I was able to reconfirm what theThank you for your comment.
expectations are for regulators as well as
So that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughthe ideal for autonomous safety
appropriate planning and smooth administration, including the selection of topics and presenters.
enhancements that operators aim for. I was In addition, as an industry self-regulatory organization, JANSI will continue to lead operators inable to reconfirm the importance of
implementing autonomous and continuing improvement initiatives as well as meet the mandate
personal and organizational awarenessbestowed on us by operators.
and behavior. On the other hand, I realizedthat we are still only halfway through thisprocess and further effort is needed.

Comment

The TEPCO slides provided in-depth
information about the continuing safetyenhancements.

Question

Question for TEPCO Holdings Managing
Executive Officer Makino

Thank you for your comment.
So that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughappropriate planning and smooth administration, including the selection of topics and presenters.
Thank you for your question. We received the following reply from TEPCO Holdings.

During the nuclear regulatory inspections conducted by the Nuclear Regulatory Authority Secretariat,
Those of us who support nuclear power we had a team mainly comprised of nuclear inspectors with specialized knowledge and experience visit
generation hope that BWR plants will be
the station several times over the year to examine whether facilities and equipment are achieving therestarted. However, the issue with the
purpose for which they were installed, whether they are functioning effectively and being maintained.
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station These inspections have included verifying the competencies of security and other personnel, thehas been unfortunate. I would like to ask a maintenance of equipment, training, and equipment for conducting performance tests, as well as
question about one point. Could you please inspections assessing the effectiveness of the entire physical protection system.
tell us about TEPCO’s inspection system toaddress terrorism and how havesubsequent periodic inspections been
conducted?

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Question

Comment/Question
Question for TEPCO Holdings Managing
Executive Officer Makino

Response/Opinion from JANSI (or Presenter)Thank you for your question. We received the following reply from TEPCO Holdings.

Regarding the inspections, during the nuclear regulatory inspections conducted by the Nuclear
Regarding the partial loss of protective
Regulatory Authority Secretariat, we had a team mainly comprised of nuclear inspectors withfunctions at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
specialized knowledge and experience visit the station several times over the year to examine whether
Nuclear Power Station, what sort of system facilities and equipment are achieving the purpose for which they were installed, whether they are
does TEPCO HD employ to service andfunctioning effectively and being maintained.
inspect protective equipment? Also, how
These inspections have included verifying the competencies of security and other personnel, thewas the equipment actually serviced andmaintenance of facilities, training, and equipment for conducting performance tests, as well as
inspected? Could you please reply to these inspections assessing the effectiveness of the entire physical protection system.
two points?
With regard to inspecting equipment, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station has establishedprocedures for inspecting protective equipment. Those procedures set out the inspection cycle anddetails according to the level of importance of the protective equipment. Inspection plans areformulated annually based upon these procedures and the inspections conducted in accordance withthe plan.
Inspection are performed by our affiliated companies and the TEPCO employees in charge ofphysical protection verify their performance. For security reasons, please allow us not to disclose thedetails of what is actually inspected as well as how it is examined.
Although we conducted our inspections and maintenance in accordance with these practices, theNuclear Regulation Authority evaluated the maintenance of our functions relating to physical protection
facilities as not adequate. We will also be verifying in our analysis of the fundamental causes andreasons whether our inspection procedures were appropriate.

Comment

I would like to praise TEPCO for
mentioning the scandal at KashiwazakiKariwa NPS.

Question

A variety of equipment has been added
to comply with the new regulatory
requirements. The number of fire detectors
has also been increased as part of thebackfits ordered. Although ingenuity has
been displayed in work performed in thefield for maintenance management andperiodic inspections, I believe that system
optimization is also needed. Other than therestart reviews, is JANSI planning toconduct any other sorts of reviews?

Thank you for your comment.
So that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughappropriate planning and smooth administration, including the selection of topics and presenters.
Thank you for your question.
JANSI collects and analyzes the latest information available in Japan and around the world about
severe accident measures and other measures to address design-basis and external events forautonomous safety enhancements. We are continually pursuing world-class excellence and believe it isimportant to assess and support operators’ safety improvement measures.
Toward that end, we have developed techniques for assessing safety enhancement measures thatmake use of the IAEA’s Safety Report Series No.46 “Assessment of Defence in Depth for Nuclear
Power Plants” (SRS-46), and we have been assessing and assisting with operators’ safetyenhancement activities. In the assessments, we evaluate the sufficiency of safety measures at plants inJapan, which are subject to assessments for each safety requirement developed from the perspectiveof defence in depth per SRS-46. If any safety measures are insufficient, we analyze mechanisms that
may employ other countermeasures to complement that requirement. Moreover, in conjunction with
this, we study safety improvement measures, research, and other data available in Japan and aroundthe world to identify good practices and new knowledge as well as review and select broad topics.
Taking into account both of these assessments, we identify issues to be considered for enhancing
safety, study the efficacy and feasibility of measures for further enhancing safety that also include otherplants, and present proposals to plants in need of these.

Comment

I believe that the reflections on theThank you for your comment.
Fukushima Daiichi accident and lessons
So that we are able to meet everyone’s expectations, JANSI will continue as an industry selflearned from that disaster, which wereregulatory organization to lead operators in implementing autonomous and continuing improvement
presented by JANSI, were a major step
initiatives.
forward in that it helped me understand that
our approach and response so far has truly
been unwise.

Comment

The essential points of efforts to further
safety and security here at the 10-year
mark since the accident were well stated.

Thank you for your comment.
So that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughappropriate planning and smooth administration, including the selection of topics and presenters.

【Session 2: Panel Discussion】“Establishment and Development of Autonomous & Continuous Safety Enhancement Initiatives”
Comment
Moderator Yamaguchi’s recapitulation ofThank you for your comment.
the discussion was right on point, despite
So that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughthe limited time, and I completely agreed
appropriate planning and smooth administration, including the selection of topics and presenters.
with what he said. The way he coordinatedthe session made it possible for me tolisten to what each of the panelists thought
about the points.

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Category Comment/Question
Response/Opinion from JANSI (or Presenter)
Comment
I thought JR West’s company-wide
Thank you for your comment.
recurrence prevention, initiatives engaged
So that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughin by all employees, and its corporate
appropriate planning and smooth administration, including the selection of topics and presenters.
climate encouraging personnel to prioritize
safety were all wonderful. I was profoundly
impressed by their stance that focuses on
dealing directly with and developing
people. I believe that the efforts by therailway business to enhance safety will
also be helpful to the nuclear powerindustry. Although the approaches differ,
the mindset is the same.

Question

Question for Mr. Archie, former CNO of
SCG&E

Thank you for your question. We received the following reply from Mr. Archie.

INPO's collaboration with the military is primarily channeled through previous military officers thatIn the speech of Mr. Archie, cooperation currently work in our US commercial nuclear industry. A number of US Industry leaders were officers inwith military organizations were mentioned. the military prior to their military retirement and therefore their knowledge of military performance
Does INPO have regularly cooperative
management and improvement practices is often used as a guide for strategies to improve
relationship with the military and have
performance in our commercial nuclear industry.
cooperation also in other areas?

Question

Question for Mr. Archie, former CNO of
SCG&E
In the speech of Mr. Archie, when
“Staying on Top” was developed, theworking group asked support from theNavy nuclear Program and the NavyFighter Weapons School. Why did theworking group think they needed support
from the Navy? And in what area theirsupport was useful?

Thank you for your question. We received the following reply from Mr. Archie.
As stated in the first response above, former military officers currently working and leading US
nuclear industry organizations are counted on to share their experiences from the military with the US
industry. Former military officer training experiences related to performance improvement initiatives
were used for benchmarking purposes in the development of the Staying on Top document.
Specifically in this example, insights were captured from discussions with INPO's current seniorleadership. The current INPO CEO has trained and also taught at the elite US Navy Fighter Weapons
School. Those experiences and best practices were shared with the Staying on Top working group to
support strategies and principles used in development of the document.

Comment

I found Mr. Archie’s presentation about
Thank you for your comment.
what the industry is doing in the United
So that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughStates to be thought-provoking. His speech appropriate planning and smooth administration, including the selection of topics and presenters.
made a profound impression upon me.

Comment

All the panelist are at the top of theirrespective companies. Both their shortspeeches and Q&A responses werecompelling. It is my impression that
selection of such excellent panelists isevidence of JANSI’s leadership ability.

Thank you for your comment.
So that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughappropriate planning and smooth administration, including the selection of topics and presenters.

Question

What do you think Japan’s industry
should do to gain public trust andacceptance of nuclear power generation?
Please share your thoughts about whatshould be done in the short-term andmedium-term

Thank you for your question. Kyusyu Electric Power Company President IKEBE gave the following
reply on the day of the conference.

Comment

Over the short-term, in the case of our company, it is important that we stably and safely operate thefour units currently in service. As we persist in that effort, we will earn a reputation that “nuclear poweris safe if these people operate it.” Eventually, this will extend from our company to the entire nuclear
industry and lead to the restoration in trust in all nuclear operators. Over the medium- and long-term, I
believe it is important that we be steadfast in telling the world that nuclear power is the best technology
assuming plants are stably and safely operated and that has been commercialized and is technicallyfeasible for combating global warming and making us carbon neutral.
This year, a severe cold wave hit Texas in the United States. In Japan as well, we have also
experienced conditions where we wondered if there would be sufficient electricity in January. I believe it
is vital to have everyone understand how important nuclear power is in terms of our energy security
and that efforts are needed to have people accept nuclear power from the standpoint of safety andnecessity.

What was said about Kyushu ElectricThank you for your comment.
Power Company restarting their plants was So that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughpersuasive. I was able to get a good
appropriate planning and smooth administration, including the selection of topics and presenters.
understanding of how the respective
divisions are really putting forward theirbest efforts.

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Comment/Question
I understand that excellence means to
excel or be superior, but what as well as
what sort of state does that specificallyentail?

Response/Opinion from JANSI (or Presenter)Thank you for your question. JANSI President & CEO Yamazaki gave the following reply on the dayof the conference.

Excellence in terms of how the word is used in industry or operation management at a power station
is a common standard worldwide. The WANO “Performance Objectives & Criteria” gives specific
JANSI’s quality policy clearly states that definitions of “what a state of excellence is” in 15 areas, including operation management,
its mission is to be a self-regulatory agency maintenance, radiation control, chemical control, engineering divisions, organizational management,
leading nuclear safety with “Untiring Pursuit and safety culture.
of the Highest Standards of Excellence.”
These are not statements of idealistic theory as to how something should be, but definitions taking
The word “excellence” is somewhat difficult into account previous problem cases that have occurred at power plants. These definitions were
to express in Japanese, but I believe it
prepared based on many types of accumulated lessons in order to stipulate that this level of excellence
would be better to convey this concept in a is what we must achieve to prevent these kinds of problems and that such problems are unable to bemanner that is clear and easy-toprevented only by meeting national regulatory requirements.
understand for the general public.
Also, we would like to add the following as my time for replying to this question was limited on the day
The specific details of the definition ofof the conference.
“excellence” have not been publicly
announced. Is there some reason for this?
In order to never allow an accident such as the one at Fukushima Daiichi to happen again, operatorsneed to endeavor to achieve the world’s highest level of safety at that point and they need to strive toreach even further heights. This is what we mean by the pursuit of excellence. What we must take noteof here is that, excellence signifies constantly working to raise the bar. If we believe that we haveachieved excellence and cut corners, then excellence will recede from view in no time. Both WANO
and JANSI have activities where they regularly review nuclear power plants as peers to indicate any
gaps vis-à-vis excellence at that point in time and urge improvements be made.

More specifically, a peer review allows us to ascertain gaps between reality and the high objectives
that we would like to achieve with regard to performance of a variety of activities and operations(facilities, equipment, and capabilities displayed by people’s actions, etc.) at individual power plants
and we also clarify the reason these gaps exist. These high objectives are not the necessary minimum
or the level required by regulations, but are based upon high standards that WANO has set as
worldwide common goals.

Power plant performance (→high level)

Category
Question

No end to improvement (excellence)

Objective
Areas forimprovement

Nonconformance management

Areas forimprovement

Procedural compliance

Design management

Power plant activities (operations)
The above diagram shows gaps in procedural compliance, nonconformance management, and otherpoints, and efforts need to be made to improve these areas. Once these improvements result in raising
the level of activities and eliminating these gaps, objectives are set at new higher levels so that we mayachieve further heights. This shows the concept of “improvement activities always aiming higher,” inother words, “there is no end to excellence.”
A brief summary what we just stated about excellence is given below.
[Excellence means the world’s highest level of safety at that point in time. Operators need to strive sothat they achieve that excellence as well as endeavor to aim further higher and produce their own
excellence. (This is what is meant by the “pursuit of excellence.”)]
The excellence that the industry aims to achieve is presented in WANO’s “Performance Objectives &Criteria” for operation management, maintenance, radiation control, chemical control, engineering
divisions, organizational management, safety culture, and other areas. Specific information and otherdata are also included for nuclear facilities, so the “Performance Objectives & Criteria” has only been
distributed to WANO members, in principle. Thank you for your understanding.

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Question

Comment/Question
Response/Opinion from JANSI (or Presenter)
Both regulators and operators clearlyThank you for your question.
have expectations that JANSI will be
The 10-year strategy was formulated after JANSI conducted a review together with operators andtransparent in leading relevant
other organizations of the actions that JANSI should take over a period of 10 years to achieve theorganizations with its research, analysis,
future vision (the ideal) for JANSI and the industry.
review, solution proposals, and otherThe strategy is evaluated each year with operators to assess changes in the environment and thecontributions. Could you please provide
effectiveness of initiatives, and then revised.
some information about specific proposals
The future vision and actions are presented in the following pamphlet, which we hope will bein the 10-year strategy that will enable us to beneficial to you.
understand this in more detail. If there is a
http://www.genanshin.jp/association/data/10Strategy.pdf
website or other source for information,
The following pamphlet, which is a presentation of JANSI, may also be useful.
could you please tell us about that?
http://www.genanshin.jp/association/data/guide_jp.pdf

Comment

It is appropriate that JANSI mentioned
Thank you for your comment.
promoting and establishing SAT. However,So that we are able to meet everyone’s expectations, JANSI will continue as an industry selffor SAT to function, a thorough analysis of regulatory organization to lead operators in implementing autonomous and continuing improvement
operational challenges and an assessment initiatives.
of current circumstances are needed. It isalso evident that this requires quite a lot ofwork. I hope that we are able to maintainour conviction as we move forward in that
direction.

Comment Question for Hokkaido Electric Power
Company President FUJII

Thank you for your question. We received the following reply from Hokkaido Electric Power
Company.

In your presentation, you talked about the We recognize that securing the necessary personnel is a very important issue in terms of operation of
number of employees are increasing
our Tomari Nuclear Power Station as well as from the perspective of ensuring reliability in the nuclear(nuclear power plant responders). I am
power industry. The important points are (1) hiring personnel with great talent and (2) how to develop
aware that securing necessary personnel is those human resources.
extremely important. Could you please tell (1) With regard to hiring, the number of participants attending nuclear power industry seminars
us how Hokkaido Electric Power Company (sponsored by the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc.) has fallen from roughly 2,000 before theregards the securing human resources and earthquake to around 400 and there is concern about a decline in understanding of the need for
how you go about doing that?
nuclear power. Within this context, we actively participate in human resource development activities
promoted by the Nuclear Human Resource Development Network, and work to encourage activities
that encourage understanding of nuclear power generation among students by giving visiting lecturers
and other workshops at local universities and technical colleges. We have also made an effort tosecure exceptional personnel by hiring, whenever necessary, people with experience in otherindustries as well as offering internships at the Tomari Nuclear Power Station.
(2) As for human resource development, we have been implementing a variety of measures as theslides showed during the presentation, including the following.
・During the prolonged shutdown of Tomari NPS, we have been deploying personnel to our own
thermal power plants as well as other companies’ nuclear power stations that have been restarted.
・We have sought to promote understanding of plant behavior by introducing a contest for operators
as well as raising the level of operations.
・We are encouraging our experienced employees to pass on their know-how and knowledge.
・We our increasing the effectiveness of training and drill exercises by improving our training
management system so that we may more appropriately manage individual knowledge and capabilities.

Comment

I think Hokkaido Electric Power
Thank you for your comment.
Company’s system of having operators not
So that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughlook at operating procedures during theappropriate planning and smooth administration, including the selection of topics and presenters.
contest is something that deserves praise.

Comment

The time allotted for the panel discussion
Thank you for your comment.
was too short. Although it might be difficult
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considering that the conference is held
conferences as we strive to further enhance and improve conference content.
online, I would hope that time slots would
be apportioned more appropriately.

Comment

Because the discussions were very
interesting, I hope that a little more time
could be given to those in the future.

Thank you for your comment.
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conferences as we strive to further enhance and improve conference content.

I felt that Director-General Magwood’s
positive message was very encouraging.

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Other
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Comment
The content reported on the JANSI
website about this conference is limited toa summary. If presenters and panelists
didn’t mind, I would hope that the slides
used in panel discussions, which provided
a lot of useful information, might be madeavailable on the JANSI website so thatpeople would be able to apply the fruits ofthis conference.

Response/Opinion from JANSI (or Presenter)Thank you for your comment.
Conference materials are prepared and presenters give speeches once we had obtained their priorconsent to distribute the materials to attendees as well as post the information on the JANSI membersonly website.
When we plan and organize the next and subsequent conferences, we will also take into consideration
making these materials available on the JANSI website as part of our effects to further improve theconference and its benefits.

Question

As we reach the 10-year mark of theThank you for your question.
accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
One of the lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi accident is that we need to always study andPower Station, I would like to know whether incorporate the latest knowledge and other information available both in Japan and from around thethe efforts being made to safely operate
world as we implement initiatives in the pursuit of safety. Operators need to autonomously andnuclear power plants here in Japan arecontinuously work to enhance safety and also make an effort so that they are able to achieve the world’equivalent to efforts undertaken at powers highest levels (excellence) at that point, in addition to striving to produce their own excellence as theyplants in other countries or are different
aim to reach further heights. To advance cooperation with our overseas partners which is essential tomeasures being implemented. The reason pursuing world-class levels of safety, JANSI has created a platform to facilitate cooperation withfor my question is that a variety of facilities overseas partners and benchmarked recent outstanding efforts made overseas. Keeping in mind thathave been improved and additional
these efforts contribute to nuclear safety in Japan, we regularly exchange views with international
equipment installed as part of our safetyadvisory members, collaborate with INPO and WANO, make use of technical evaluation committee
measures. Nevertheless, I think it is also
members, and cooperate with other overseas organizations (IAEA, etc.)very important that, no matter how many
The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) in the United States drafted a document offacilities or how much equipment we add, principles entitled Staying on Top. It is subtitled Advancing a Culture of Continuous Improvement, which
we must be able to properly handle thismay be understood as looking at the question how power plants are able to maintain high levels ofmachinery during an emergency. So, I
performance.
believe it is necessary to also look toJapan’s industry has made progress in creating a framework, but we believe that we still face aknowledge available in other countries as challenge in establishing that among personnel in the field and making it more effective. We hope thatto whether a balance has been achieved in our initiatives will be able to bring us as soon as possible to a state where the industry vision (*) has
both these tangible and intangible aspects. been achieved and a mindset of continually improving has broadly taken hold throughout the entire
organization. JANSI will be developing these key actions in accordance with our Ten-Year Strategy sothat we may soon achieve the industry vision and reach a state soon where we are able to talk about“Staying on Top.”As for differences vis-à-vis initiatives implemented in other countries, we used the IAEA’s SRS-46(mentioned previously) to compare them against severe accident measures (both tangible andintangible) adopted at plants in Japan. Our assessment concluded that our current efforts werecomparable to efforts made at plants overseas. We believe that in the future we need to implement
safety enhancement measures that are balanced in terms of tangible and intangible aspects during
normal times as well.
(*) Meaning that operators’ autonomous safety enhancement initiatives have become an establishedpart of their activities and improvements are being continuously made.

Comment

I believe it would be good to have a little
less formality and allow a frankpresentation about the struggles of middle
managers on the front lines and theirperception of issues. If we don’t do this, I
think the conference will become justroutine.

Comment

I hope that this remote framework can be
Thank you for your comment.
continued next year and thereafter
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because as the online attendance format
conferences as we strive to further enhance and improve conference content.
makes it easy to attend and obtain
information without having to travel to theconference hall.

Comment

If this online format takes hold in theThank you for your comment.
future, then we will be able to view theWe will take the comments voiced into consideration in planning and administering future
proceedings from wherever we are, so I
conferences as we strive to further enhance and improve conference content.
believe that would be helpful to continue as
it would eliminate less productive time.

Comment

If possible, I would like to attend live
lectures so that I could see both the
speakers’ faces (which would also allow
me to capture their expressions andmanner of speaking) and the material at
the same time.

Comment

Because of the pandemic, there wasThank you for your comment.
almost no opportunity to directly meet andWe will take the comments voiced into consideration in planning and administering future
talk to the people involved. If possible, it
conferences as we strive to further enhance and improve conference content.
would be nice to hold the conference faceto-face.

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conferences as we strive to further enhance and improve conference content.

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Comment
The lettering in the documents projectedon the online screen was small and blurry,
making it difficult to distinguish.

Response/Opinion from JANSI (or Presenter)Thank you for your comment.
We will take the comments voiced into consideration in planning and administering future
conferences as we strive to further enhance and improve conference content.

Question

The document-sharing screens wereshown for a long time. I thought it would
have been better if we could have hadsome scenes showing the faces of thepanelists.

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Comment

Because the materials had been
distributed in advance, I was able to study
them beforehand, which made it easier tounderstand the content.

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Comment

I felt that it might be better to have aslightly fewer presentations. (There werealso some parts where the presentersseemed to be rushing to give their
explanations and it was difficult to keepup.)

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Comment

I wish that the conference started earlier
so that it could wind up at 17:00 hrs. How
about starting at 13:30 or 14:00?

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Comment

The quality of the interpretation was highand easy to understand.

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Comment

Ten years have passed since theThank you for your comment.
Fukushima accident and I hope very much
So that the conference meets everyone’s expectations, we will strive to enrich content throughthat this conference will always be held so appropriate planning and smooth administration.
that we never allow the memory of what
happened as well as the Great East Japan
Earthquake and tsunami to fade.

Thank you for your valuable comments and questions. We will use these for future reference as we continue in our efforts to further improve conference
content.
We have consolidated some similar comments and questions and omitted others relating to administrative matters. Thank you very much for yourunderstanding.
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