On May 27, 2013, the IAEA RANET Capacity Building Centre was open in the Fukushima Prefecture Community Association Building.

1.Date & Time:Monday, May 27, 2013, at 14:00

2.Place:Entrance hall on the 1st floor of the Fukushima Prefecture Community Association Building

The opening of this Centre was based on the Memorandum on the cooperation between Fukushima Prefecture and the IAEA, agreed upon on December 15, 2012.

　Outline of the Memorandum on Cooperation between Fukushima Prefecture and the IAEA (Japanese)[PDF/129KB]

　Signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between Fukushima Prefecture and International Atomic Energy Agency

The Centre carries out the following collaborative activities based on the agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the IAEA.

1) Storage of RANET equipment

2) Training of relevant people from local and state governments of each country

3) Use of RANET equipment in the event of an emergency in the Asia Pacific

　The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Designation of the IAEA RANET Capacity Building Centre (Japanese)

　IAEA：Top stories & Features (Link to related articles on the IAEA website)

　IAEA：RANET Workshop (Snapshots taken during the 1st training workshop held from May 28)