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Video recording of RIC2026 Technical Session: W15 - Fukushima: 15 Years Later --Driving Innovation in Nuclear Safety and Preparedness
Note: the subtitles are 90% accurate.
Discover how insights from the Fukushima Daiichi accident have driven breakthroughs in nuclear safety, emergency preparedness, and regulatory frameworks. Join us for a forward-looking dialogue that connects past experience with future innovation in nuclear design, operations and oversight.
SESSION CHAIR(S): Mike Franovich, Deputy Office Director of Engineering, NRR/NRC, Opening Remarks
SPEAKER(S):
Toyoshi Fuketa, Head of Decommissioning, Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation – Japan Learning from Past Accidents
Tomoyuki Sugiyama, Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Authority - Japan Status of Nuclear Regulation and Industry in Japan 15 Years After the FDNPS Accident
Tea Bilic Zabric, Deputy Head, Division of Nuclear Safety Technology and Regulation, Nuclear Energy Agency Risk, Resilience, and Reform: Safety Research Shaped by Fukushima
Michael Knochenhauer, Director General, Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, Impact of the Fukushima Daiichi Accident on Requirements for New Nuclear Reactors
Doug True, Chief Nuclear Officer and Senior Vice President of Technical and Regulatory Services, Nuclear Energy Institute U.S. Industry Response to Fukushima Accident
Mike Franovich, Deputy Office Director of Engineering, NRR/NRC, Fukushima at 15: U.S. Lessons for an Expanding Nuclear Enterprise
SESSION COORDINATORS(S):
Danielle Bocage, Innovation Program Manager, RES/NRC tel: (301) 415-3402, e-mail: Danielle.Bocage@nrc.gov
Victor Martins, International Relations Specialist, RES/NRC tel: (301) 287-9275, e-mail: Victor.Martins@nrc.gov
Video recording of RIC2026 Technical Session: W15 - Fukushima: 15 Years Later --Driving Innovation in Nuclear Safety and Preparedness
Note: the subtitles are 90% accurate.
Discover how insights from the Fukushima Daiichi accident have driven breakthroughs in nuclear safety, emergency preparedness, and regulatory frameworks. Join us for a forward-looking dialogue that connects past experience with future innovation in nuclear design, operations and oversight.
SESSION CHAIR(S): Mike Franovich, Deputy Office Director of Engineering, NRR/NRC, Opening Remarks
SPEAKER(S):
Toyoshi Fuketa, Head of Decommissioning, Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation – Japan Learning from Past Accidents
Tomoyuki Sugiyama, Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Authority - Japan Status of Nuclear Regulation and Industry in Japan 15 Years After the FDNPS Accident
Tea Bilic Zabric, Deputy Head, Division of Nuclear Safety Technology and Regulation, Nuclear Energy Agency Risk, Resilience, and Reform: Safety Research Shaped by Fukushima
Michael Knochenhauer, Director General, Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, Impact of the Fukushima Daiichi Accident on Requirements for New Nuclear Reactors
Doug True, Chief Nuclear Officer and Senior Vice President of Technical and Regulatory Services, Nuclear Energy Institute U.S. Industry Response to Fukushima Accident
Mike Franovich, Deputy Office Director of Engineering, NRR/NRC, Fukushima at 15: U.S. Lessons for an Expanding Nuclear Enterprise
SESSION COORDINATORS(S):
Danielle Bocage, Innovation Program Manager, RES/NRC tel: (301) 415-3402, e-mail: Danielle.Bocage@nrc.gov
Victor Martins, International Relations Specialist, RES/NRC tel: (301) 287-9275, e-mail: Victor.Martins@nrc.gov
