Training courses, exercises and drill in Japan

Shishido, Toshio

In the workshop, education and training which are performed for nuclear disaster prevention in Japan are introduced. Firstly, present legal background and guideline of Japanese nuclear disaster prevention countermeasures are introduced. And the functions of response organization such as national government, local government and licensees are described. The guideline of nuclear disaster prevention countermeasure recommends the content of education and training that should be carried out. The list of education and training course are presented based on the guideline. The Off-Site Center is established as a facility for the immediate emergency countermeasure base. The activity at the Off-Site center is important to collect, share and issue the information. Lastly the national exercise and the functional group drill are introduced as examples of training.