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On April 10 (Sun) and 11 (Mon) in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, the METI Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) and the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF) will hold The 1st International Forum on the Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi NPS. It will be the first international forum on the subject, attended by experts from Japan and around the world, and by local residents and students.

 

The FPCJ invited senior executives of ANRE and TEPCO to explain the forum, the current situation of Fukushima Daiichi NPS this year, which marks the fifth year since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the progress of measures for decommissioning and contaminated water.

 

The briefing had a total of 33 participants, including 23 journalists from Australia, Germany, Indonesia, USA, etc., and 7 embassy representatives.

 

 

A video clip "Fukushima Today- Towards news horizons" was shown during the press briefing.

It is available here.

 

[Material distributed at the press briefing]

Efforts for Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management of Fukushima Daiichi NPS

Current Status and the Future of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

 

[Briefer]

Mr. Satoru Toyomoto, Director for International Issues Nuclear Accident Response Office, METI Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE)

Mr. Naohiro Masuda, Chief Decommissioning Officer, President of Fukushima Daiichi D&D Engineering Company, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)

 

 

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