Program
The 6th International Symposium
Phoenix Leader Education Program (Hiroshima Initiative) for
Renaissance from Radiation Disaster

Reconstructing Radiation Disaster-Affected Communities:
The Mediator’s Role in the Recovery Process
Saturday, February 11th (Main Conference Room: 2nd floor)
12:30-

Opening Remarks

12:35-

Graduate Student Oral Presentations

14:45-

Graduate Student Flash Presentations

16:20-Break(Lobby: 1st & 2nd floor)
16:30-18:20

Poster Presentations (Student Research Presentation) (Medium Conference Room: 1st Floor)
18:30-20:30

Reception Party2

Sunday, February 12th (Main Conference Room: 2nd floor)
10:00

Opening Remarks
Dr. Kenji Kamiya (Vice President of Hiroshima University, Director of
Phoenix Leader Education Program)
Message from MEXT
Ms. Mutsuko Inoue (Director, Office for University Reform, Higher
Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology (MEXT))

Keynote Lecture (Chair: Dr. Kenji Kamiya)
10:15-10:45

Social Trust, Confidence, and Cooperation in Post-Nuclear
Accident Situations
Dr. Jacques Lochard (Vice-Chair of ICRP, Visiting Professor ofHiroshima University)

Session: Environment (Chairs: Dr. Thomas Johnson & Dr. Toshinori Okuda)
10:45-11:00

Challenges toward Reconstruction of Agriculture in Fukushima
Dr. Yuzo Mampuku (National Agriculture and Food ResearchOrganization)

11:00-11:15

Temporal Variation of Radiocesium Concentration in Fresh Water
Inside the Evacuation Zone and Supporting Activity for Evacueesof this Region
Dr. Tetsuo Yasutaka (National Institute of Advanced IndustrialScience and Technology)

11:15-11:30

Oil 137Cs Dynamics in Mixed Deciduous Forests in Fukushima(doctoral study)
Dr. Momo Kurihara (Phoenix Leader Education Program Alumna /Post-Doctoral Researcher of AIST)

11:30-11:45

Q&A Session

11:45-11:55

Break3

Session: Medical Support (Chairs: Dr. Albert Wiley & Dr. Shinya Matsuura)
11:55-12:10

Importance of Stakeholder Involvement during the Reconstruction
Period after Nuclear Disaster - What Kind of Radiological
Information Should Be Shared?
Dr. Makoto Miyazaki (Fukushima Medical University)

12:10-12:25

Addressing Anxiety Regarding Thyroid Cancer Screening after aRadiation DisasterDr. Sanae Midorikawa (Fukushima Medical University)

12:25-12:35

Q&A Session

12:35-13:40

Lunch Break (12:35-12:45 Group Photograph)

Session: Community (Chairs: Dr. Thierry Schneider & Dr. Tsunekazu Toda)
13:40-13:55

Current Situation after the Passage of More Than Five Years since
the Great East Japan Earthquake
Ms. Atsuko Suzuki (Social Welfare Council of Minami Soma City)

13:55-14:10

Developing a Common Language after the Nuclear Accident: TheExperience of Suetsugi Area in Iwaki City
Ms. Ryoko Ando (Representative of Ethos in Fukushima)

14:10-14:20  Current Situation and Issues on the Restarted Cultivation ofEustoma in the Evacuation Zone
Mr. Akihiko Hirono (Flower Farmer in Fukushima)
14:20-14:35

The Berkeley Institute for Resilient Communities: Combining
Science, Education, and Communities
Dr. Kai Vetter (Director of Institute for Resilient Communities,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

14:35-14:55

Q&A Session

4Session: Concluding Lectures (Chairs: Dr. May Abdel-Wahab & Dr. Masao Kobayashi)
14:55-15:15

Key Elements of Public Health Protection in a Nuclear orRadiological Emergency
Dr. Wolfgang Weiss (Former Head of Department Radiation Protectionand Health of BfS)
Q&A Session

15:15-15:35

The Gap between Radiation Science and Perception People
Dr. Ohtsura Niwa (Chairman of Radiation Effects ResearchFoundation)
Q&A Session

15:35-15:50

BreakPanel Discussion (Chairs: Dr. Jacques Lochard (ICRP) & Dr. Ohtsura Niwa (RERF))
15:50-16:35

Panelist (Group 1):
Dr. May Abdel-Wahab (IAEA)
Dr. Thomas Johnson (Colorado State University)

Dr. Sanae Midorikawa
Dr. Makoto Miyazaki
Ms. Atsuko Suzuki
Dr. Wolfgang Weiss
Dr. Albert Wiley (REAC/TS)

16:35-17:20

Panelist (Group 2):

Ms. Ryoko Ando
Mr. Akihiko Hirono
Dr. Momo Kurihara
Dr. Yuzo Mampuku
Dr. Thierry Schneider (CEPN)

Dr. Kai Vetter
Dr. Tetsuo Yasutaka
17:20-17:30

Poster Award Ceremony
Closing Remarks
Dr. Masao Kobayashi (Professor of Institute of Biomedical & HealthSciences, Integrated Health Sciences, Hiroshima University)5