Introduction

Hirotake Moriyama
Director
Kyoto University Research
Reactor InstituteI would like to express my heartfelt sympathy toeveryone who has suffered as a result of theTohoku Earthquake and has been affected by thesubsequent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi
NPP. The Kyoto University Research Reactor
Institute (KURRI), which takes these events
quite seriously, has initiated a new project
entitled “KUR Research Program for Scientific
Basis of Nuclear Safety.” This project will
promote our research in order to enhance thescientific contribution to the improvement ofnuclear safety. We have a strong incentive tocontribute to the restoration of the area impacted
by these events, as well as to the reinforcementof nuclear safety. Within the framework of thisproject, we will hold international symposiums
each year. It is a great pleasure to announce that
our second symposium will be held on
November 28, 2013, in Kyoto, the world famousand historic city where our university is located.
I would greatly appreciate your joining us at
this meeting through your active contributions
and participation, and I look forward to seeing
you in Kyoto.

Information

Organizations

Scientific Program and Publication

Host Organization
Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute(KURRI)

The program will consist of an oral session and aposter session. All the oral presentations will beby invitation. For the poster session, wewelcome contributed papers on the topics listed
below. In particular, we welcome papers that
address back-end cycle issues, including thetreatment of the environmental radioactive waste
produced by nuclear reactor accidents. We
particularly encourage contributions from theyounger generation, including students, who willbe the future leaders in these fields. Submitted
papers will be published as original papers
following a peer review process.

List of Topics
1. Nuclear transmutation
a. Reactor systemb. Fuel cycle
c. Material science
2. Back-end cycle issues
a. Radioactive waste treatment/disposal
b. Public acceptanceWorking language
EnglishOrganizing Committee
Chair: Prof. Hirotake Moriyama(Director, KURRI)
Members: Representatives of relevant domesticorganizations

International Advising Committee
Chair: Prof. Hajimu Yamana (KURRI)
Members: Representatives of a number ofinternational organizations

Program committee
Chair: Prof. Ken Nakajima (KURRI)
Members: Domestic specialists in nuclear
transmutation technology and the back-end cycle

Conference Secretariat (Contact)
Prof. Toshihiro Yamamoto (KURRI)
Maki Nakatani (KURRI)
Office of KUR Research Program for Scientific Basis ofNuclear Safety, Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute2 Asashiro-nishi Kumatoricho Sennan-gun
Osaka 590-0494, JAPAN
Tel: +81-72-451-2432, Fax: +81-72-451-2639
Contact E-mail: anzenkiban@rri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

About this Symposium

Kyoto University
Research Reactor Institute

Ken Nakajima

International Symposium onProfessor
Kyoto University ResearchReactor InstituteKiyomizu-dera

After the Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident, theback-end and nuclear fuel cycle policy has been
under discussion in Japan, while the publicanxiety on the cycle is increasing. Thissymposium will deal with back-end cycle issues
such as the treatment of spent fuel andradioactive waste, as well as nuclear
transmutation technology, which will be apossible solution for HLW disposal. The
purpose of this symposium is to understand thepresent status of the back-end cycle issues anddiscuss the R&D plan of relevant technology.
We hope that many researchers who are
studying back-end cycle issues and nuclear
transmutation technology will join us forachieving these goals.
Key invited lectures will be given on the present
status of the Fukushima Daiichi NPP, on the roleof nuclear transmutation, and on IAEA’s activity
with regard to the back-end issues.
Your contribution and participation will begreatly welcomed and appreciated.

Kyoto UniversityKey Dates
Early July: Call for Papers (2nd circular)
Mid-September: Deadline of abstract submission
Late-January’14: Deadline of full paper submission
Mid-November: End of participation registration

Registration FeeFree for paper submission and registration
6000 Yen for Banquet

Nuclear Back-end Issues andthe Role of Nuclear
Transmutation Technology
after the accident of TEPCO's
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
Power Stations
KUR Research Program for Scientific
Basis of Nuclear Safety

Kyoto University

Date: November 28, 2013
Place: Shiran Hall,
Kyoto University,
Kyoto, Japan