Joint ICRP & NPO Fukushima Dialogue Webinar

15th Anniversary of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Testimonies on the Past, Present, and Future

This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. From 2011 to 2019, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) continuously organised the Fukushima Dialogue meetings in Fukushima. Since 2019, the organisation of the Dialogues has been taken over by the non-profit organisation Fukushima Dialogue, which was established by participants in Fukushima.

The main aim of this initiative was to establish a dialogue between experts and stakeholders in affected areas to identify the problems and the challenges they are confronted with and to express their expectations, particularly as regard the human dimension affected by the accident. These dialogues have significantly contributed to the development of the co-expertise process of the recovery of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. As time has passed, radiation levels have gradually decreased, daily life has regained a degree of stability, and protective measures have become routine. At the same time, however, evacuation zones still remain, severe population decline persists, and there are areas where radiation levels are relatively high. The impacts of the accident therefore continue to be strongly felt. In addition, new challenges have emerged in the course of the recovery process itself.

This webinar aims to share the current situation in Fukushima fifteen years after the nuclear accident, as well as expectation and challenges for the future, through testimonies from residents.