W15 Fukushima: 15 Years Later—Driving Innovation in Nuclear Safety and Preparedness

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
• Michael Knochenhauer, Director General, Swedish Radiation Safety Authority
  Impact of the Fukushima Daiichi Accident on Requirements for New Nuclear Reactors
• Tea Bilic Zabric, Deputy Head, Division of Nuclear Safety Technology and Regulation, Nuclear Energy Agency
  Risk, Resilience, and Reform: Safety Research Shaped by Fukushima
• 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 COORDINATOR(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