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The Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan’s Pre-siting Safety Case Based on the Site Descriptive Model: An International Peer Review of the NUMO Safety Case
NEA/RWM/R(2022)2

Following a safety-oriented, stepwise procedure for geological repository siting, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan (NUMO) requested in 2021 that the NEA facilitate an independent in...

English Peer review Deep geological repository (DGR) High-level waste (HLW) Japan Radioactive waste management RWMC Radioactive waste Safety case Geological disposal Features events and processes (FEPs) …
Published date: 19 January 2023
Publications and Reports
Japan’s Siting Process for the Geological Disposal of High-level Radioactive Waste

The Nuclear Energy Agency carried out an independent peer review of Japan’s siting process and criteria for the geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste in May 2016. The review concluded t...

English Peer review Deep geological repository (DGR) High-level waste (HLW) Siting Japan Radioactive waste management RWMC Repository Radioactive waste Safety case FEPs Geological disposal …
Published date: 20 January 2016
Publications and Reports
Post-Fukushima Action Implementation at Nuclear Installations: Human and Organisational Factors Lessons Learnt

In the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi accident in March 2011, nuclear regulators, industry organisations, and operating companies across the globe began the process of understanding the lessons l...

English WGHOF Fukushima Human and organisational factors Japan Human and organisational factors Accident management …
Published date: 17 January 2023
NEA Document
Preparedness for Post-Accident Recovery: Lessons from Experience
NEA/CRPPH/R(2020)1

Workshop Summary Report Tokyo, Japan
18-19 February 2020

Post-accident recovery management is considered as a complex multidisciplinary process of multi-sectoral dimensions, with a priority expressed ...

English Radiological protection Fukushima CRPPH Japan Radiological protection EGRM Emergency preparedness and response …
Published date: 14 April 2021
News
Preparedness for Post‑Accident Recovery Process: Lessons from Experience

Preparedness for Post‑Accident Recovery Process: Lessons from Experience

News brief Radiological protection in nuclear or radiological emergencies Radiological protection Fukushima WPNEM Japan EGRM Emergency preparedness and response …
Published date: 4 March 2020
News
Regulators reflect on lessons learnt 10 years on from Fukushima accident

NEA and NRA held joint conference on regulators' views in Tokyo, Japan 10 years after TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi NPS Accident. 

DG statement Fukushima Nuclear safety Japan Accident management …
Published date: 12 December 2022
News
Attracting and mobilising new talent is essential to the future of the nuclear sector

NEA take part in International Youth Nuclear Congress which was held 27 November - 2 December 2022 in Komiyama, Japan. (Image source: IYNC)

DG statement Education Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework Japan
Published date: 14 December 2022
Other
Japan Japanese
Published date: 25 November 2022
News
NEA heads to Japan to lead international workshops and meetings

An NEA delegation led by Director-General William D. Magwood, IV, visited Japan from 18-24 July for a number of nuclear-energy focused meetings and events.

News brief Japan Global Forum Director-General
Published date: 29 July 2022
News
Improving planning and preparedness for post-accident recovery

The NEA Expert Group on Recovery Management (EGRM) held a meeting on 6 May 2021.

News brief Radiological protection in nuclear or radiological emergencies Radiological protection Fukushima WPNEM Japan EGRM Accident management Emergency preparedness and response …
Published date: 7 May 2021
News
Latest updates on NEA work in nuclear emergency matters

The Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters (WPNEM) held a series of meetings in July to review and discuss part of its ongoing work

News brief Radiological protection in nuclear or radiological emergencies EGRT Radiological protection Fukushima WPNEM Japan Emergency preparedness and response …
Published date: 22 July 2021
News
Bridging the gender gap: NEA initiative to encourage girls to pursue STEM

Following its successful debut in July 2017, the NEA International Mentoring Workshop in Science and Engineering returned to Japan for the second year. Joshikai II for Future Scientists was held on 8...

Gender balance Press release Education Japan Capacity building and gender …
Published date: 9 August 2018
Event
NEA Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy Workshop in Japan
19 - 20 July 2022
Tokyo, Japan

The NEA Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy Workshop was held on 19-20 July 2022 at Mita Kaigisho Conference Centre in Tokyo, Japan.

Organised in co-operation with Japan...

Education Japan Global Forum
Published date: 11 August 2022
Activity
Expert Group on Characterisation Methodology of Unconventional and Legacy Waste (EGCUL)

The goal of EGCUL is to share state-of-the-art knowledge and experience in characterising a large amount of unknown waste derived from nuclear accidents and past nuclear activities.

EGCUL Decommissioning France Characterisation Fukushima Russia Japan RWMC Low-level waste (LLW) United Kingdom Legacy management Radioactive waste Radioactive waste management …
Published date: 12 July 2022
News
Joint utilisation of underground research laboratories for research and development projects

The NEA and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) co-organised an online International Workshop on Joint Utilisation of Underground Research Laboratories in Research. The event was h...

News brief Deep geological repository (DGR) High-level waste (HLW) Japan Underground research laboratory (URL) Radioactive waste management Spent fuel Underground research facility (URF) Geological disposal …
Published date: 28 September 2021
Activity
Japan

National legislation: Japan

Nuclear law Japan Nuclear legislation
Published date: 25 April 2022
Publications and Reports
Insights from Leaders in Nuclear Energy: Safety, Performance, and Responsibility

Insights from Leaders in Nuclear Energy shares personal insights through a series of in-depth conversations between the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Director-General and leading figures in the sector. ...

English Human aspects of nuclear safety CNRA WGSC Japan Safety culture Safety culture Director-General Nuclear safety regulation …
Published date: 15 January 2019
News
Treated water currently stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: Message from Director-General Magwood

 Treated water currently stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: Message from Director-General Magwood

DG statement Radiological protection Fukushima Decommissioning and legacy management Japan Director-General …
Published date: 13 April 2021
News
Virtual mission to Japan

Virtual mission to Japan

News brief Member countries Japan
Published date: 16 June 2021
News
Short-term protective actions in case of nuclear or radiological emergencies

NEA Task Group on Protective Measures Handbook (TGPMH) meeting, 29 April 2021.

News brief Radiological protection in nuclear or radiological emergencies Radiological protection Fukushima WPNEM Japan Emergency preparedness and response …
Published date: 30 April 2021