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Fukushima, The International Science and Technology Centerand Science & Technology Center in Ukraine

Tokyo, 4 February 2012

Yasumasa WATANABE

International Science and Technology Center (ISTC)Deputy Executive Director

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What is ISTC ?

● An International implementing agency for science and technology cooperation

● Operations began in 1994

● Participating countries: EU, Japan, USA, Russia, Canada, Norway, South Korea, and 6 other countries of the FSU (Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan).

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Results of ISTC

● 2,751 projects funded

● 1 billion USD investment

● Network of 74,000 researchers

at 1000 institutes

● More than 60 workshops in Japan

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RESULTS

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① Decontamination and rehabilitation of nuclear or radioactively contaminated sites

② Semipalatinsk findings③ Chernobyl post accident analysis④ Radiological impact (mathematical models and

results) ⑤ Liquid waste and solid waste treatment⑥ Monitoring⑦ Severe accidents assessment

ISTC Projects Review and Fukushima

About 130 ISTC projects (42 mil. USD) are relevant for Fukushima.

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① Decontamination and rehabilitationof nuclear or radioactively contaminated sites

ISTC projects identify technologies for: ・ decontamination of soils・ removing transuranium elements from silt of radioactive

storage pond・ decontamination of solid surfaces・ cleanup of high-level waste storage tanks・ pyrolytic Disposal of Radioactive Waste・ fixation of Radio Isotope Polluted Soils against Erosion・ isolation of Radionuclide-free Cellulose

Priority areas:

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② Semipalatinsk findings: Semipalatinsk Test Site (STS)

Technologies ・ for ecological monitoring and instrumentation・ for water pollution and control・ for remediation and decontamination・ for radiobiology and public health

③ Chernobyl post accident analysis④ Radiological impact (mathematical models and

results)・ Migration of radioactivity through rivers and groundwater・ Radionuclide migration with food・ Radio-nuclides in atmosphere・ Decision support systems

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⑤ Liquid waste and solid waste treatment・High-Level Waste treatment・Low-Level and Medium-Level Waste treatment

⑥ Monitoring・Semipalatinsk・Post-Chernobyl accident・Ural and Siberia region・Central Asia, etc.

⑦ Severe accident assessment

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What is STCU ?

● An International implementing agency for science and technology cooperation

● Operations began in 1995

● Participating countries: EU, USA, Ukraine, Canada, Sweden,and 4 other countries of the FSU (Azerbaijan,

Georgia, Moldova, and Uzbekistan).

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Results of STCU

● 1,400 projects funded

● 200 million USD investment

● Network of 18,000 researchers

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① Deactivating composition and decontamination- Deactivating compositions- Electrochemical radioactive decontamination

② Radioactive waste disposal in deep boreholes③ Resusupension of the radionuclides during forest

fires④ Hydro-cutting Prototpe for Chernobyl NPP⑤ Health effects⑥ Monitoring data and systems for assessment and

decision making

STCU Proposals, Projects and Fukushima

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Projects and Proposalsare of interest to FukushimaFrom ISTC１ Technologies and results of research

１－１ Technologies for restoring environment- Decontamination of soils by chemical and physical methods- Decontamination of solid surfaces- Reducing active waste amounts- Bio remediation- Fixation of radioisotope polluted soils against erosion

１－２ Modelling of radionuclides transportation１－３ Transportation of radionuclides in Japan Sea

２ Projects relating to stakeholder issues, securing safety, and decision making

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Projects and Proposalsare of interest to Fukushima

From STCU１ Deactivating Compositions

- Deactivating composition DEZ-3- Deactivating composition BA-502- Deactivating composition BL-503

２ Resuspension Of The Radionuclides During The Forest Fires In Chernobyl Zone

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Actions taken

● Expert reviews on ISTC projects in Moscow- Severe Accidents Management（2011.12.1-2）- Decontamination and restoration of environment

（2011.12.5-6）

● In Tokyo on Feb 3, and poster presentation todayPresentation of 7 ISTC projects, 1 STCU proposal, and 1 STCU project

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NEXT STEPS

● Further identification of technologies relevant for Fukushima

● ISTC and STCU will remain facilitator

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１ ISTC Technologies and results of researches１－１ Technologies for restoring environments

Project Title Institute Tech. Field

2055 Development and Demonstration of Technology for Decontamination of Solid Surfaces and Soils by Subcritical Carbon Dioxide

Khlopin Radium Institute, et.al. Decontamination of Soils by chem. and phys. method

1567 Use of IPEC for Remediated Soils Contaminated from Nuclear and Industrial Activities

All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Non-Organic Materials named after A. Bochvar, et.al.

0016 Development of electrokinetic and chemical methods for rehabilitation of soil and ground water contaminated by radionuclides and heavy metals

Federal State Unitary Enterprise Research and Development Institute of Power Engineering named after N.A.Dollezhal, et.al.

3189 The Development of Composition and Technology of Amendment Production for Rehabilitation of Soils Contaminated by Radionuclides and Assessment of Their Application Efficiency

Scientific & Production Association “Typhoon”

B-859 Combined Technology for Radioactively Contaminated Soil Remediation Based on Application of Hydroseparation, Chemical Leaching and Addition of Natural Organic and Mineral Absorbers

Joint Institute of Energy and Nuclear Research – Sosny

p2042 Evaluate Decontamination Techniques For Use at the Idaho National Technology Engineering Center

All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Non-Organic Materials named after A. Bochvar

Decontamination of Solid Surfaces

0869 Liquidation of the Chernobyl Disaster Aftermath: Development of a Technology for Pyrolytic Processing, Disposal and Compacting of Combustible Radioactive Technogenic Waste

Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics Reducing active waste amounts

B-852 Development of Conversion Technology for Isolation of Radionuclide-free Cellulose and Nitrolignin from the Straw of Agrocultures as a Method for Rehabilitation and Deactivation of Territories

Belarussian State University / Institute of Physical Chemical Problems

Bio remediation

K-152 Fixation of the Radioactive Contamination of Soil Surface at the Azgir Range

Kazakh National University, et.al. Fixation of radio isotope polluted soils against Erosion

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１ ISTC Technologies and results of researches１－２ Modelling of radionuclides transportation

Project Title Institute Tech. Field3696 Modeling of Radionuclide Transport Realized into the

Rivers, Lakes and Bays from the Non-Uniformed Contaminated Territories in Order to Perform Long-Term Radio Ecological Prediction Using Measuring Data Analysis

VNIIEF, et.al. Mathematical models and results of radiological impactsMathematical models and results of radiological impacts

0851 Development of Prediction Models for Radioactive Contamination Escape from the Karachai Lake Based upon Modern Data on the Site Geological Structure

IGEM (Geology & Mineralogy), et al.

0589 Developing Confinement Techniques for Radioactive Matters within Topsoil to Prevent their Spread with Water and Wind from the Sites on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Sites

All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Non-Organic Materials named after A. Bochvar, et. Al.

Decontamination of Soils by chem. and phys. method

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Project Title Institute Tech. Field

p1389 Investigation of Migration Behaviour of Radionuclides and Related Oceanographic Observation in Sea of Japan

Far Eastern Regional Hydrometeorological Research Institute, et.al

Mathematical models and results of radiological impacts

p1783 Investigation of Migration Behavior of Radionuclides and Related Oceanographic Observation in the Sea of Japan

p2387 Investigation of Migration Behavior of Radionuclides and Related Oceanographic Observations on the Sea of Japan

１ ISTC Technologies and results of researches１－３ Transportation of radionuclides

in Japan Sea

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２ ISTC Projects relating to stakeholder issues, securing safety, and decision makings

Project Title Institute Tech. Fieldp4007 Fate and Transport of Cesium, Strontium and Cobalt

Particles on Urban SurfacesScientific & Production Association “Typhoon” Mathematical models

and results of radiological impacts

0150 Contamination of Agricultural Products, Dose Burden for Population and Efficiency of Countermeasurement on Contaminated Lands: Probabilistic Methods of Estimation, mathematics and Software.

Institute of Agriculture Radiology and Agroecology, et.al.

1224 Development of GIS-DSS Systems for Research, Education and Training in the Context of the Rehabilitation of Contaminated Territories with Consideration of Radioecological, Ecological, and Socio- Economic Factors. (GIS - Geographical Information system; DSS - Decision support System)

Kurchatov Research Center, et.al.[Obninsk Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering]

2558 Radioecological Monitoring of the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. Study of Biogenic Transfer of Radionuclides and Radiation Risk Assessment for the Population and Environment

Russian Academy of Sciences / Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, et.al.

3547 Analysis of Radionuclides Transport and Assessment of Radiation Risk for the Population and Environment in the Basin of the Irtysh-Ob’ River System

Russian Academy of Sciences / Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, et.al.

K-052 The Development of ways to Increase the Effectiveness of Agricultural Production of Spoiled Territories of Kazakhstan.

National Biotechnology Center of Kazakstan / Scientific Research Agricultural Institute

Decontamination of Soils by chem. and phys. Method

K-237 Development of Methods for Remediation of Soils with Increased Contents of Heavy Metals, Radionuclides and Improvement of Soils for Ecologically Clean Agricultural Production Systems Taking into Account the Population Health Indicators

Kazakh Research Institute of Fruit Growing and Viticulture, et.al.

Bio remediation

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STCU Technologies andproposals (1)

Project Title Institute Tech Field

Deactivating composition DEZ-3Institute of Safety Problems of NPPs NASU (Chornobyl - Kyiv). Deactivating CompositionDeactivating composition BA-502

Deactivating composition BL-503

4129 Development of technology and prototypes of equipment for the electrochemical radiological decontamination of industrial equipment

V.I. Vernadsky Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry (IGIC), Specialized Engineering Department and Pilot Plant (SED PP), et. Al.

Electrochemical radioactivedecontamination1993 Development of scintific fundamentals for the

electrochemical radioactive decontamination of metal surfaces

V.I. Vernadsky Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, and Institute for Nuclear Research

1396 Scientific and Technical Grounds for Chernobyl NPP Radioactive Wastes Disposal in Deep Boreholes Completed in Korostensky Crystalline Massif

Scientific-Engineering Centre for Radioenvironmental Studies (NAS of Ukr) Radioactive waste disposal

in deep boreholes

1992 Experimental Researches Of Resuspension Of The Radionuclides During The Forest Fires In Chernobyl Zone

Ukrainian Institute of Agricultural Radiology (UIAR) Resuspension of the radionuclides during the forest fires

2704 Hydrojet-cutting Prototype for Chernobyl NPP Interbranch Research Institute of Mechanics Problems "RITM" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnical Institute“, et.al.

Hydrocutting technologies for decomissioning

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Project Title Institute Tech Field

NN-40 Application Of Telemedicine Technologies For Monitoring Of Thyroid Gland State Of Various Groups Of Patients Suffered From Chernobyl Accident

"Intermag" Science and Production Firm Research Center for Radiation Medicine (CRM)

Health effects

P003 Ukrainian-US Scientific Protocol for the Study of Leukemia, Lymphoma and Other Hematological Diseases Among Clean Up Workers in Ukraine Following Chernobyl Accident

Research Center for Radiation Medicine (RCRM)

P004 Scientific Protocol for the study of thyroid cancer and other thyroid disorders in Ukraine following the Chornobyl accident"

Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism

P085 Health effects of Chernobyl accident Research Center for Radiation Medicine

P170 Experimental Platform in Chernobyl Institute of Geological Sciences (IGS), et.al

Monitoring data and systems for assessment and decision making

4207 Long-term prognosis of behaviour of the fuel dust in Chernobyl Shelter

Ukrainian Institute of Agricultural Radiology (UIAR NUBiP), et.al.

808 The support decision system in agricultural production branch in the radiation accident conditions

Ukrainian Institute of Agricultural Radiology

369 Comprehensive Risk Assessment of the Consequences of the Chemobvl Accident

Ukrainian Radiation Training Center

Evolutionary Model of Spreading the Radioactive Pollution at Finite Speed

Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Kishinev, Moldova

STCU Technologies and proposals (2)