Signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between Fukushima Prefecture and International Atomic Energy Agency|Fukushima Prefectural Centre for Environmental Creation

Signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between Fukushima Prefecture and the IAEA

1. On December 15,2017, the Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety was held in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. On that occasion, Yuhei Sato, the Governor of Fukushima Prefecture, and Yukiya Amano, the Secretary-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) , concluded a "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation Between Fukushima Prefecture and the International Atomic Energy Agency Following the Accident at the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Neclear Power Plant."

2. This memorandum was concluded to confirm the understanding and intension of cooperation between Fukushima Prefecture and the IAEA.

3. This memorandum akso includes the following attachments: The Agreement Between Fukushima Prefecture and International Atomic Energy Agency on Cooperation in the Field of Radiation Monitoring and Decontamination (*1) and the "Agreement Between Fukushima Medical University and the International Atomic Energy Agency on Cooperation in the Field of Human Health (*2). Based on these agreements and in the light of the Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety, this memorandum also states that the IAEA intends to carry out various collaborative projects in Fukushima Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture intends to engage in and ensure efficient operation of collaborative activities with the IAEA.

4. In the light of the experience in the accident at the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, this memorandum also states that the "Agreement Between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the International Atomic Energy Agency on Cooperation in the Area of Emergency Preparedness and Response(*3)" was concluded: and that the training activities carried out based on that agreement, the equipment to be stored in Fukushima Prefecture, and the storage facillities for them are collectively referred to as the "IAEA RANET Capacity Building Centre."

5. The outline of the IAEA's collaborative projects in Fukushima Prefecture referred to in this memorandum are shown in the attached Fact Sheet.

*1 Agreement Between Fukushima Prfecture and International Atomic Energy Agency on Cooperation in the Field of Radiation Monitoring and Decontamination

This agreement establishes a framewiok for cooperation between Fukushima Prefecture and the IAEA in the field of radiation monitoring and decontamination. The specified scope of cooperation is as follows: (1) Research on radiation monitoring, (2) Research on off-site decontamination, and (3) Research on radioactive waste management.

*2 Agreement Between Fukushima Medical University and the International Atomic Energy Agency on Cooperation in the Field of Human Health

This agrement establishes a framework for cooperation betwen Fukushima Medical University and th IAEA in the field of human health. Th specified scope of cooperation is as follows: (1) Research on health management, (2) Ability development and research, (3) Enhancement of awareness, and (4) Support from experts and information exchange.

*3 Agreement Between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the International Atomic Energy Agncy on Cooperation in the Area of Emergency Preparedness and Response

This agreement establishes a framework for coopration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the IAEA in the area of emergency preparedness and response. The specified scope of cooperation is as folows: (1) Procurement of radiation monitoring equipment by the IAEA and storage of the equipment in Fukushima Prefecture, (2) Implementation of training for deveioping local, national and internatiuonal experts, and (3) Use of the equipment in the event of a neclear accident in the Asia Pacific despite all possible efforts.

(Fact sheet) IAEA cooperaion projects in Fukushima Prefecture文[PDF/65KB]