Kyoto University
Research Reactor InstituteInternational Symposium on
Environmental monitoring and dose
estimation of residents after accident ofTEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
Power StationsKURRI Research Program for Scientific Basis ofNuclear Safety

Kyoto University

Second Announcement

Kyoto University
Research Reactor InstituteInvitation to the Symposium
I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy to the people who
suffered the Tohoku Earthquake and are affected by thesubsequent accident of Fukushima Daiichi NPP. The Kyoto
University Research Reactor Institute (KURRI), taking thesesituations seriously, started a new project entitled ‘KURRI
Research Program for Scientific Basis of Nuclear Safety.’ Thisproject will promote our research to enhance the scientificcontribution to the improvement of nuclear safety. We have astrong incentive to contribute to the restoration of the impactedarea as well as to the reinforcement of nuclear safety. In theframe of this project, we will hold international symposiums
each year. It is a great pleasure to announce that the firstsymposium will be held on 14 December 2012, in Kyoto, theworld famous historic city where our university is located.
I will greatly appreciate your joining this meeting throughactive contributions and participation, and I look forward toseeing you in Kyoto.

Hirotake Moriyama
Director, Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute
Chair of the organizing committee

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Outline of the Symposium
PurposeThis symposium will deal with the radiological influence to the publicfrom the accident of Fukushima Daiichi NPP that occurred in March
2011. The purpose of this symposium is to bring together data on
environmental radioactivity and radiation dose for residents, discussand verify these data, and clarify the actual situation of environmental
contamination and resultant radiation to residents.
We believe that the accurate estimation of radiation dose is quite
essential for the healthy life and peace of mind of the residents, and wehope many researchers who are studying radiological effect of theaccident will join us for these purposes.
The environmental monitoring data are essential for dose assessment
for residents. However, at an early stage of the post-accident when
blackout and other consequence of the disaster disabled ordinary
radiation monitoring, there were scant data of radiation particularly insurrounding area of the NPP site. On the other hand, many researchersand organizations of Japan and even those of foreign countries tried tocarry out radiation monitoring at their own activities. We value these
individually collected monitoring data and other data or information
because they are valuable for reinforcing the accurate estimation ofradiation dose to the residents. We believe that these data should be
widely gathered, reviewed, and published; and this is the purpose of thesymposium.
Key invited lectures will be given on the technological aspect of theaccident and on UNSCEAR’s activity for the dose assessment. Your
contribution and participation will be greatly welcomed andappreciated.

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Research Reactor InstituteCall for Papers
Program and Publication
Program will consist of key lecture, oral presentation, and posterpresentation. All of key lectures and oral presentations will be invited. For
the poster presentation, we welcome contributed papers on the topics
listed below. Especially, we welcome environmental monitoring data,measured individual data, or relevant information obtained in the earlystage of the accident. These data and information will greatly contribute tothe further integrated dose reconstruction. Even if you cannot participate
in the symposium, we welcome your paper submission for the purpose of
publishing your data.
Selected papers will be published as original papers as a book or a journal
after the peer review process and the others will be published asproceedings of the international symposium. In this peer review process,we will focus on the accuracy and usability of the data, as well as the logicof the assessment, for establishing a reliable database for the further dose
estimation of the accident.

List of Topics
Radiation survey in environment
Environmental Radioactivity
Transfer of radionuclides in environment
Ingestion and/or inhalation of radionuclides
Measurements of Individual doseInternal and/or external dose assessment

Registration and Submission
Applicants are requested to submit about one-page abstract forregistration. The submission of abstract is available on the following
web site. Registration of participation can be done on the same page.

http://www.rri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/anzen_kiban/sympo
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Kyoto University
Research Reactor InstituteDate:
14 December 2012

Venue:The Shiran Hall, Kyoto University(Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan)

Registration Fee ：Free for paper submission
3000 JPY for participation (lunch and coffee included)
6000 JPY for Banquet on 14 December

Important Dates:
1 August 2012: Start of participation registration and abstract submission
3 September 2012: Deadline of abstract submission
16 November 2012: Deadline of full paper submission
3 December 2012: End of participation registration

Contact
Office of KURRI Research Program for Scientific Basis of Nuclear Safety,
Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute
Address: 2 Asashiro-nishi Kumatoricho Sennan-gun Osaka 590-0494, JAPANTel : +81-72-451-2432
Fax: +81-72-451-2639
E-mail: nakatani@rri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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Host Organization
Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute (KURRI)

SponsorNational Instruments Japan Corporation
Matsuura Denkosha Co.,Ltd.

Support organization
・Japan Radiation Research Society
・ Atomic Energy Society of Japan・Japan Health Physics Society
In addition, Japan Society of Nuclear and Radiochemical is expected to join.

Organizing Committee
Chair: Hirotake Moriyama (Director, KURRI)
Dr. Jiro Inaba (REA)
Dr. Kimiaki Saito (JAEA)
Dr. Kazuo Sakai (NIRS)
Prof. Hirofumi Tsukada (Fukushima Univ.)
Dr. Shigeo Uchida (NIRS)
Prof. Itsumasa Urabe (Fukuyama Univ.)
Prof. Hiromi Yamazawa (Nagoya Univ.)
Prof. Akio Koyama (KURRI)
Prof. Ken Nakajima (KURRI)
Prof. Sentaro Takahashi (KURRI)
Prof. Hajimu Yamana (KURRI)

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Kyoto University
Research Reactor InstituteInternational Advisor
Prof. Hajimu Yamana (KURRI)
Prof. Yoshiharu Yonekura（NIRS)
Prof. Williams Lee, (Department of Materials, Imperial College London)

Program Committee
Chair: Prof. Sentaro Takahashi (KURRI)
Prof. Nobuhiko Ban (Tokyo Healthcare Univ.)
Dr. Takatoshi Hattori (CRIEPI)Prof. Noriyuki Momoshima (Kyushu Univ.)
Prof. Hirokuni Yamanishi(Kinki Univ.)
Dr. Nobuyuki Sugiura (NIRS)
Dr. Satoshi Yoshida (NIRS)
Prof. Koichi Takamiya (KURRI)
Prof. Minoru Tanigaki (KURRI)
Prof. Toshihiro Yamamoto (KURRI)

Conference Secretariat
Chair: Prof. Tomoyuki Takahashi (KURRI)
Prof. Satoshi Fukutani (KURRI)
Prof. Yuko Kinashi (KURRI)
Prof. Nobuhiro Sato (KURRI)
Ms. Maki Nakatani (KURRI)

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Program (subject to minor-change)
10:00-10:15 Opening remarks
10:15-10:45 Key invited lecture (technological aspect of the accident)
10:45-11:15 Presentation
11:15:11:45 Presentation
11:45-13:30 Lunch and poster session
13:30-14:30 Key invited lecture (UNSCEAR’s activity for the dose assessment)
14:30-15:30 Presentation
15:30-16:00 Coffee break and poster session
16:00-16:30 Presentation
16:30-17:00 Presentation
17:00-17:50 Panel discussion
17:50-18:00 Closing remarks
18:00-19:30 Reception

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Kyoto University
Research Reactor InstituteAccess and Map to Shiran Hall
Address：Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

From Kansai International Airport to Kyoto Station

75min by Airport Express HARUKA (train)
85min by limousine bus

8Kyoto University
Research Reactor InstituteExhibition booth
KURAMA –A network-based radiometry system for the radiation map
As response to the nuclear accident at Fukushima, KURRI developed
KURAMA (Kyoto University RAdiation MApping system) to supplement
the system of radiation monitoring in Fukushima. With the continuous help
and support by National Instruments Japan Inc., KURAMA-II, an improved
version of KURAMA, was developed. KURAMA-II is intended for the useof continuous monitoring on public vehicles, such as local buses or delivery
trucks, or the use of automated measurement without operator.
A large-scale measurement in the eastern area of Japan has been performed
with 100 KURAMA-II by the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science& Technology in Japan.
KURAMA-II will be exhibited and demonstrated during the meeting.

KURAMA-II on a local bus

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