INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE FUKUSHIMA DIALOGUE INITIATIVE2015 DECEMBER 12-13, DATE CITY, FUKUSHIMA, JAPANFIRST ANNOUNCEMENTInternational Workshop on theFukushima Dialogue Initiative“Rehabilitation of Living Conditions after the Nuclear Accident”
Date City Silk Hall, Fukushima Prefecture, 2015 December 12-13

Photo © Jun Takai

Hosted by Date City
Organized by the International Commission on Radiological Protection
in cooperation with:
Date City • Ethos in Fukushima • French Institute of Radiation Protection
and Nuclear Safety • French Nuclear Safety Authority • Fukushima
Medical University • Fukushima Prefecture • Japan Nuclear Regulation
Authority • The Nippon Foundation • Norwegian Radiation ProtectionAuthority • OECD Nuclear Energy Agency • Radiation Safety Forum

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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE FUKUSHIMA DIALOGUE INITIATIVE2015 DECEMBER 12-13, DATE CITY, FUKUSHIMA, JAPANBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
Background
In its recommendations for the protection of people living in long term contaminatedareas after a nuclear accident, the International Commission on RadiologicalProtection (ICRP) emphasises the importance of directly involving the affected
population and local professionals in the rehabilitation of living conditions. The
responsibility authorities and experts to create conditions and provide meansfavouring the support and empowerment of the population is key to this involvement.

In this context ICRP, together with Radiation Safety Forum Japan, began the ICRP
Fukushima Dialogue Initiative in November 2011 to transfer experience fromcommunities effected by Chernobyl, facilitate discussions between stakeholders, anddeeply understand the challenges in order to improve future ICRP recommendations.
Thisinitiative

hasbrought

together:local

residentsandprofessionals;

representatives of villages, towns, the prefecture, national agencies, NGOs, andother Japanese organisations; representatives of Belarusian, Norwegian, and Frenchorganisations with direct experience in managing long term consequences of theChernobyl accident; and, representatives of international agencies. Together, theyfind ways to respond to the challenges of the long term rehabilitation of living
conditions in areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.

Objective of this Workshop
The objective of this Workshop is to share the experiences and main lessons of theICRP Fukushima Dialogue Initiative, focusing on the twelve main dialogue meetings
held between November 2011 and September 2015 at various locations inFukushima Prefecture.

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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE FUKUSHIMA DIALOGUE INITIATIVE2015 DECEMBER 12-13, DATE CITY, FUKUSHIMA, JAPANFORMAT AND AGENDA
The workshop consists of invited presentations by citizens and representative
organizations having actively participated in the Dialogue Initiative, followed by panel
discussions. The presentations and discussions will be held in English and Japanesewith simultaneous interpretation.

Saturday December 12
08:00

Registration

09:00

Welcome

09:20

Session 1: What is the situation in Fukushima today?
What has been achieved so far?

11:00

Break

11:30

Session 1 (cont.)

13:00

Lunch

14:00

Suwa Shrine Festival Drummers

14:30

Session 2: Testimonies from Dialogue participants - Part 1

16:00

Break

16:30

Session 2 (cont.)

18:30

Reception

Sunday December 13
08:30

Session 3: Lessons learned by participating organizations

10:00

Coffee break

10:30

Session 3 (cont.)

12:00

Lunch

13:00

Session 4: Testimonies from Dialogue participants - Part 2

14:30

Break

15:00

Session 4 (cont.)

16:30

Summary of the workshop

17:00

End

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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE FUKUSHIMA DIALOGUE INITIATIVE2015 DECEMBER 12-13, DATE CITY, FUKUSHIMA, JAPANREGISTRATION AND LOGISTICAL INFORMATION
Registration
Advance registration is strongly recommended as space is limited. There is noregistration fee.
For more information, or to register, please contact:
Nobuyuki Hamada, Ph.DICRP Assistant Scientific Secretary
hamada@icrp.orgAccommodations
The most convenient hotels are located in Fukushima City.

Travel Information
Fukushima City is easily reached from Tokyo Station in under two hours by direct
and frequent trains (Japan Railway Shinkansen Super Express).
Travel between Narita Airport and Tokyo Station takes about one hour by direct train
or express bus. Travel between Haneda Airport and Tokyo Station is slightly shorter,by train or taxi.

Directions to the Venue
Date City Silk Hall is reached from Fukushima Station (in Fukushima City) by a 20
minute train journey (Abukuma Express) to Oizumi Station, followed by a 5-10
minute walk.

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