About the conference

Three days of administrative meetings, lectures and sessions ended with a panel discussion at Tokyo’s Keidanren Hall to which members of the public were invited. Panelists included Dr. Annick Carnino (3rd WiN Global President) representing Europe, Ms. Anneli Nikula (TVO) representing Finland, Ms. Junko Ogawa (JAPC), 4th WiN Global President, representing Japan, Dr. Byung-Joo Min (KAERI) representing Korea, Ms. Ellen Ginsberg (NEI) representing the USA and Dr. Seiichi Kanise representing the Japanese press. It was the first large-scale practice for the promotion of understanding nuclear power in WiN Global.

It corrected the misunderstanding that some Japanese citizens held that nuclear power generation was on the decline overseas, when they heard the message from the WiN Global members directly. The correct information about the nuclear fuel cycle and radioactive waste disposal was delivered by the participants at the Forum.

Technical and cultural tours

The conference ended with a 2-day trip to Hiroshima and we had visited:

• Radiation Effects Research Foundation
• Peace Memorial Museum with the A-Bomb Dome
• TEPCO Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station
• BWR Training Operating Center