A Historical perspective on JAERI/JAEA-ICRP relationship

Endo, Akira   

In December 2020, the International Conference on Recovery After Nuclear Accidents: Radiological Protection Lessons from Fukushima and Beyond is organized by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) and hosted by Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) in association with several Japanese and international organizations. Collaboration between the ICRP and Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI), the predecessor of JAEA, started in the early 1990s for the development of ICRP Publication. Since then, the ICRP and JAERI/JAEA have been continuing to cooperate in various tasks of radiation protection including response to the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident. For the recovery of Fukushima, continued cooperation of people involved in the accident, the ICRP and JAEA is required. This presentation looks back on the interaction of the ICRP and JAERI/JAEA over the past three decades and looks to future cooperation for the restoration of Fukushima.