International Conference on Advancing the Global Implementation of Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation Programmes CN-238

Session

Session 3 - 2

24 May 2016, 16:30

Madrid

Description

The purpose of this session is:
• To demonstrate the importance of stakeholder engagement in obtaining the necessary social licence for D&ER activities
• To highlight how experience with stakeholder involvement over the past 10 years has impacted decision-making approaches for D&ER

88. Experience of Environmental Remediation in Date City

Mr Shoji Nishida (Mayor of Date City)

24/05/2016, 16:30

Decision-making process: societal and stakeholder involvement during the life cycle of decommissioning and environmental remediation projects

Oral

On March 11, 2011, I got the news on TV that the Fukushima Daiichi NPS had got into a critical situation after the massive earthquake and tsunami. At that time, I understood that there would be no impact on Date City, 60km away from the station, and informed that to citizens. However, the SPEEDI results that were suddenly made public for the first time 10 days after the accident revealed...