Agenda: UK - Japan Meeting and Workshop 2023/24
Monday 15 January 2024
Japan UK
15.3016.45

Activity
Japan Session only.
Greetings: Koji Okamoto, CLADS (5min)
Instructions for UK-Japan workshop(15min)Nuclear Safety Research Association
Explanation of the call for proposals(10min)
CLADS
1F Decommissioning information
・Possibility of joint research between UK research seeds and the needs of 1F
decommissioning
Takayuki Terai (PO), Institute of Applied Energy (30min)
・Explanation of the current status of 1F decommissioning work
Gaku Sato,Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (15min)Japan UK
17.00- 08.0020.10 11.10

Activity
Joint UK - Japan Session
Co-Chairs: Malcolm Joyce (UK) and Takayuki Terai (JPN)
Link to join meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82615429350
Please join up to 15 min before the start so we can begin promptly.
Opening remarks
Malcolm Joyce, Lancaster University, UK
Hajimu Yamana (PD), Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning
Facilitation Corporation, Japan
Keynote: Progress in Sellafield and UK nuclear decommissioning
Roger Cowton, Sellafield Ltd
Keynote: Overview of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear decommissioning
Gaku Sato, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., Japan
Questions for keynote speakers
Tom Scott, University of Bristol andShuichiro Miwa, The University of Tokyo (Phase 8)
Rizuwana Parween, University of Sussex andHajime Asama, The university of Tokyo (Phase 8)
Comfort break – 15 mins
Matthew Hale, Manchester University andMinoru Watanabe, Okayama University (Phase 9)
Yiwei Zhang and Cong Chao, University College London andTakehiko Tsukahara, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Phase 9)
New partner matching talks
40 min: 10 x 4.5 min introduction talks with 1 slide per person (4 min talk, 0.5 minchangeover); 5 x UK talks, 5 x Japan talks.
10 min: plenary feedback and advice session.
• Hanwool Woo, Kogakuin University, Japan• Andrew Buchan, Queen Mary’s University, London• Tetsuo Sakamoto, Kogakuin University, Japan• Farid Aiouache, Lancaster University• Yosuke Yamashiki, Kyoto University, Japan• Claire Corkhill, University of Bristol• David Harbottle, University of Leeds
Close of first Joint Session (Malcolm Joyce, UK)

17.00

08.00

17.15

08.15

17.35

08.35

17.55
18.00

08.55
09.00

18.15

09.15

18.30
18.45

09.30
09.45

19:00

10.00

19.15

10.15

20.10

11.10

JapanUK
11.3012.45

11.30
11.40

12.25

12.45

Activity
UK Session only.
Discussion of UK decommissioning research priorities and ideas for 2024, in four keythemes. Delegates will have the report from the joint meeting and workshop in 202223, circulated in advance, and focus on prioritising research areas and identifying
gaps to address. Results are captured on a PowerPoint template to form a summary
presentation for second joint session. Each session produces 3 x power point slides.
Link to join meeting: Meeting link will be added here closer to the meeting
Please join up to 15 min before the start so we can begin promptly
Introduction to parallel discussion sessions and task
Malcolm Joyce, Lancaster University, UK
1. Radioactive waste
2. Remote handling,
3. Environmental behaviour
treatment, packaging,robotic, and autonomousand impacts of radionuclide
and storage
systems inrelease & Management ofdecommissioning
risk and degradedMichael Rushton,
University of Bangor, UK
Barry Lennox, University of infrastructure
Andy Cundy, University ofManchester, UK
Southampton, UK
Plenary discussion and feedback – 5 min per group
Session leaders will summarise key research priorities and ideas.
Opportunity to identify gaps / further consideration by participants.
Wrap up and close of UK Only Session (Malcolm Joyce, UK)

Tuesday 16 January 2024Japan
17.3020.15

UK
08.3011.15

17.30

08.30

17.35

08.35

17.55

08.55

18.00

09.00

19.15

10.15

19.55

10.55

20.15

11.15

Activity
Joint UK – Japan Session
Discussion of UK and Japan decommissioning priorities and ideas for research in2024, in three key themes. The discussion will use the input captured in thePowerPoint templates from the UK only sessions as a starting point.
Link to join meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86347826961
Please join up to 15 min before the start so we can begin promptly.
Welcome and orientation
Malcolm Joyce, Lancaster University, UK
Summary presentation of UK - Japan decommissioning priorities and ideas forresearch, in three key themes
Malcolm Joyce, Lancaster University, UK
Takayuki Terai, Institute of Applied Energy, Japan
Introduction to parallel discussion sessions and task
Malcolm Joyce, Lancaster University
In each parallel session: the UK session leaders introduce last year’s discussion
points. There will be research introductions from both UK and Japanese researchers.
The group will discuss how the research topic could be shaped and focused to best
meet the joint research needs of the UK and Japan. The main points of thediscussion, and points that could be matched in UK and Japanese will be organized
and summarized in a single PowerPoint.
1. Radioactive waste
treatment, packaging,and storage
Michael Rushton,
University of Bangor,
UK
Tetsuo Iguchi, Nagoya
University, Japan

2. Remote handling,
robotic, and autonomous
systems indecommissioning
Barry Lennox, University ofManchester, UK
Michitsugu Mori, Hokkaido
University, Japan

3. Environmental
behaviour and impacts ofradionuclide release &Management of risk anddegraded infrastructure
Andy Cundy, University ofSouthampton, UK
Tadafumi Koyama, Central
Research Institute ofElectric Power Industry,Japan
Plenary discussion and feedback (with English to Japanese translation)
Session leaders will summarise key research priorities and ideas (3 x 5 min).
Opportunity to identify gaps / further consideration by participants (3 x 5 min)Note: there will be consecutive translation between English and Japaneseavailable in this session. If required, this will be provided.
Presentation of 2024 Call and Q&A
EPSRC & CLADSClose of second Joint Session, Meeting and Workshop (Takayuki Terai, Japan)