MIMURA Akio

Chairman, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc. (JAIF)

Education

Professional Career

Ex-officio Positions

TOKURA Masakazu

Chairman, KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation)

Professional Career

Pierre-Yves CORDIER

President, Representative Director, Framatome Japan KK

Pierre-Yves Cordier graduated as a chemical engineer in 1991 and went on studying for a PhD in the laboratories of the CEA (Atomic Energy Commission) in Fontenay-aux-Roses.

He was then awarded a PhD in chemistry from the University of Clermont-Ferrand in 1996, and went on to work as a researcher in the CEA’s Marcoule centre, specializing in nuclear spent fuel reprocessing.

In 2000, he joined COGEMA for the Japanese reprocessing plant project in Rokkasho-Mura, where he stayed until 2005 as AREVA team manager for chemical facilities.

He then came back to the CEA and worked at the International Affairs Division.

In 2007, he was appointed Nuclear Counsellor at the French Embassy in Tokyo. He stayed until 2011, before being transferred to the same position in Beijing.

In 2014, he was appointed manager for international cooperation at the CEA’s Nuclear Energy Division.

From 2018 to July 2023, he was Nuclear Counsellor at the French Embassy in the UK, overseeing also Finland and Estonia.

As of October 1st, 2023, he is appointed as President, Representative Director of Framatome Japan K.K.

MASUI Hideki

Predident and CEO, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc. (JAIF)

Date of Birth

Education

Professional Experience

HINO Tomoya

Principal / Japanese Services Group Country Leader / Power & Utilities Sector Leader, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Qualification

He has over 20 years of audit experience in various industries, and has particularly long experience working with energy-related companies, and is well versed in electricity business accounting, systems, and costs (fees). He also has a track record of providing various consulting services, mainly to energy-related companies, and researching overseas cases.

George BOROVAS

Head of Nuclear, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

George Borovas is head of the firm’s Nuclear practice. George advises governments, lenders and sponsors on the development of civilian nuclear power programs and the financing and construction of nuclear power plants. He has worked on projects and transactions in the UK, the US, Russia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, China, Australia and South Africa. He regularly negotiates contracts and advises clients on the establishment of global joint ventures relating to the nuclear industry as well as on transactions for the trading of fuel, equipment and services for nuclear power plants. He also advises companies on international nuclear liability and export compliance issues and has represented buyers in transactions involving the acquisition of nuclear power plants. “George Borovas has a fantastic practice doing nuclear work,” remarks a source (Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2020).

George is a Board Member of the World Nuclear Association (WNA) and has been recognized as a nuclear industry leader by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC), as well as the US government as an appointee to the US Secretary of Commerce’s Civilian Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC). He has written numerous articles and is a frequent commentator on matters relating to the global nuclear industry. He has appeared on Bloomberg TV and CNBC and is regularly quoted in the global print media in publications such as the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, BBC News and The Daily Telegraph. Before becoming a nuclear energy lawyer, George worked as an engineer for a nuclear power plant engineering firm.

Mark HASTIE-OLDLAND

Deputy Director, Nuclear Infrastructure, Capability and International Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, UK

Mark Hastie-Oldland is currently the Deputy Director for Nuclear Infrastructure, Capability and International.

He is responsible for the civilian nuclear fuel cycle in the United Kingdom, as well as the wider fuel and nuclear infrastructure capabilities the UK needs to meet its nuclear objectives in energy, health, and national security. He is the departmental sponsor of the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory. He is SRO for the UK’s Nuclear Fuel Fund, the UK High Assay Low Enriched Uranium Programme, and the Medical Radionuclide Innovation Programme. He also is responsible for the UK’s International Civil Nuclear strategy, and UK’s overall nuclear relationships with key partner countries.

Prior to this role, he has had a wide career within the UK civil service, working in national security, trade policy, trade promotion and energy across a range of Government departments. He was one of the UK’s first Trade Negotiators, leading the UK’s East Asia Trade Policy unit in the Department for International Trade, and has undertaken diplomatic postings in Tokyo and Seoul, as well as short-term placements in Beijing.

ONO Toru

Acting Chair, Planning & Coordinating Sub-Committee, Committee on Energy and Resources, KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation)

Mr. Ono joined Nippon Steel Corporation in 1981. He is now the Acting Chair of Planning & Coordination Sub-Committee, Committee on Energy and Resources, Japan Business Federation, and the Policy Advisor of the Japan Iron & Steel Federation etc. He has involved in engineering, planning and policy making on energy for a long time in his career.

Since 2015, he has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy, and serves on energy-related councils and study groups, including the Nuclear Energy Subcommittee, the Innovative Reactor Working Group, and the Subcommittee on Large-Scale Introduction of Renewable Energy and Next-Generation Power Networks.

TAMURA Tae

Managing Director, Natural Resources and Energy Team, Industry Research Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Work Experience

Committee Member

KICHISE Shusaku

Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Planning Division, ANRE, METI

IHARA Ichiro

Vice Chairman, Nuclear Power Promotion and Policy Committee, The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC)

Professional Career

John KOTEK

Senior Vice President (Policy and Public Affairs), Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)

John Kotek is Senior Vice President for Policy and Public Affairs at the Nuclear Energy Institute, and is President of Nuclear Matters, a grassroots coalition of nuclear energy advocates.

From 2015-2017, John served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy in the US Department of Energy. John was Staff Director to the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, which in 2012 recommended a new strategy for the U.S. nuclear waste management program. John has also served as a Congressional fellow, an R&D program manager at Argonne National Laboratory-West in Idaho, and as a public affairs consultant.

He holds a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Maryland.

Agathe MARTINOTY

International Partnership Manager, French Nuclear Industry Association (GIFEN)

Experience

Education

NOH Baek-sik

Executive Vice Chairman, Korea Atomic Industrial Forum (KAIF)

Work Experience

Other Experience

INADA Yasunori

Chairman, Nuclear Energy Systems Steering Committee, The Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association (JEMA) /
Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO, Nuclear Energy Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd.

Employment History

ONO Akira

Executive Vice President, President of Fukushima Daiichi Decontamination and Decommissioning Engineering Company, Chief Decommissioning Officer, Deputy General Manager of Nuclear and Plant Siting Division, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.

Place of Birth

Education

Curriculum Vitae

KAINUMA Hiroshi

Associate Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo

Mr. Kainuma graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in the Faculty of Letters. He pursued doctoral studies in the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the same university but left upon completion of the required credits for the program.

He has authored numerous articles, reports, and reviews for academic journals as well as newspapers and magazines. He has also received numerous awards and has served as a senior researcher at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum and as a visiting professor at the Higashi Nippon International University.

HIRONO Muneyasu

CEO, SHINWA KOUGYOU Co.,LTD.

Date of birth: June 20, 1962

Current address: Onahama, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture

Birthplace: Kawamata-cho, Date-gun, Fukushima Prefecture (address at the time of the 2011 East Japan earthquake)

In 1986, he joined SHINWA KOUGYOU Co., Ltd. He has been involved in nuclear power plants at locations including Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini, KashiwazakiKariwa, Naka Fusion Research Institute, Tsuruga, and Onagawa. His main duties have included testing and maintenance of instrumentation equipment.

He was stationed in Kashiwazaki during the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquakes and 2007 Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake and experienced the disaster.

In 2009, SHINWA KOUGYOU established a business for the sale of radiation measurement instruments and entered into an agency agreement with OHYO KOKEN KOGYO CO.,LTD.. The company has been supplying products to Fukushima Daiichi NPP.

During the 2011 East Japan earthquake, he was serving as the Site Manager at SHINWA KOUGYOU. After the disaster, the company launched an environmental improvement business, beginning radiation measurements both before and after decontamination.

In 2022, he became the President and CEO of SHINWA KOUGYOU. The company participated in the pre-commissioning inspections of Onagawa NPP Unit 2 and is currently cooperating in the equipment inspections of Kashiwazaki Kariwa NPP Unit 6.

HENMI Tamami

Tomioka Town Council Member

Born in 1989 in Ota Ward, Tokyo, she studied nuclear energy and radiation at Musashi Institute of Technology (currently Tokyo City University) and then moved to Kawauchi Village in Futaba District, Fukushima Prefecture, in 2012. Afterward, she lived in Iwaki City and has been residing in Tomioka Town since 2020.

From July 2021 to March 2024, she worked as a relocation consultation staff member at a town development company in Tomioka, based on her own relocation experience. In March 2024, she was elected to the Tomioka Town Council and became a town councilor.

In her private life, she is actively involved in various organizations centered around Tomioka Town and Kawauchi Village, including the Tomioka Children’s Cafeteria Executive Committee, the Disabled People’s Peer Salon “Cabbage Leaf” Operations Committee, and the “Fukushima Moriagekka” Secretariat.

Emilie BOUQUET

Produce Grower, Amanogawa Farm

I was born and raised in Brittany, France.

After travelling to Japan for the first time in 2008, I moved to Japan in April 2011 (age 22).

I used to work as a French teacher in Tokyo and Yokohama. Then, inspired by my student from Fukushima, I visited the prefecture in 2018. The nature and the warmth of the locals moved me, so I decided to live in Aizu Wakamatsu City in 2021.

Fukushima still has a negative image overseas, even though most people have never been there. So, I started to draw Akabeko illustrations to show how this prefecture is beautiful.

The illustrations led me to Hamadori in 2021.

I saw Futaba County under reconstruction and had the desire to do eco-farming in a town affected by the nuclear accident.

I was always interested in farming, so in February 2023 (age 34) I moved to Okuma Town and started farming in March of the same year.

Osama BAIG

Ambassador, International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC)/
North American YoungGeneration in Nuclear (NAYGN)

Graduating from the Nuclear Engineering B.Eng program in the year 2020, Osama has spent a collective 6 years working for the Canadian Nuclear Industry. At Ontario Power Generation (OPG), he is currently a Safeguards Officer at the Darlington Waste Management Facility where he works closely with safeguards technologies as well as closely interfaces with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) & CNSC (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission). In his role, he maintains a strong technical acumen as well fosters relationships with stakeholders. In his former role, he was an Innovation Lead at OPG’s Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability where he demonstrated expertise in business development & strategy. With a focus on collaboration to address technical challenges, he spearheaded innovative feasibility studies to implement both commercial and early stage research for CANDU decommissioning technologies.

In his free time outside of work, Osama is creating an impact in the nuclear industry through the development of educational video’s on his Youtube Channel “Osama Baig”. With the aim of demystifying nuclear technologies by simplifying them, Osama’s video’s have been used by University of Alberta’s “21st Century Energy Transitions” course in their nuclear fission & fusion modules, as well as popularly used as a training resource by nuclear utilities and vendors to train employees on CANDU reactor technologies. In addition to his content being used as a resource by both the nuclear industry and university institutions, these videos are also used by municipalities (Town of Dryden) to educate their communities on future nuclear projects like Deep Geological Repositories (DGR’s).

Also the host of the “Going Nuclear” Podcast as well as OPG’s podcast “The Climate Challengers”, Osama features stories from executives, upcoming influencers and young professionals from across the global nuclear industry. Also a renowned public speaker, Osama is regularly invited to speak about advance nuclear technologies at International forums which include the worlds largest climate conference COP28 UAE Dubai, where he had the chance to represent the Canadian nuclear industry at a panel discussion featuring Ontario’s Energy Minister Todd Smith. Also, a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) Symosium where he gave a presentation on non-electricity applications for generation four nuclear reactors at New York City’s Climate Week. Furthermore, Osama believes in investing in the next generation of upcoming young leaders.

 https://www.youtube.com/@OsamaBaig

NAKASE Masahiko

Associate Professor, Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Tech), Institute of Integrated Research, Zero Carbon Energy Laboratory, Fukushima Revitalization Research Unit

Birthplace

Education Background

Major

Nuclear chemical Engineering, Separation, Actinide Chemistry

YAMAJI Akifumi

Professor, Cooperative Major in Nuclear Energy, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Akifumi Yamaji is the professor of the Cooperative Major in Nuclear Energy of Waseda University. His current research scope covers designing and analyzing the advanced and current nuclear reactor behaviors under various conditions, including severe accidents, through:

• Conceptual development of the Generation IV water cooled reactors (Supercritical Water-cooled Reactor: SCWR)
• Fuel performance modeling of accident tolerant fuels
• Accident progression analyses of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants
• Advanced simulation of the nuclear core meltdown behavior with particle method

He was a Nuclear Scientist of the Nuclear Energy Agency, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/NEA) (2011-2014) and Research Engineer of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (2006–2014). He holds Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo.

ENDO Keita

Engineer, Plant and Systems Engineering Section, Nuclear Plant Engineering Department, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.

I joined Hitachi GE Nuclear Energy in April 2016 as a design and development engineer. Initially, I worked on next-generation reprocessing technology for Fukushima Daiichi’s fuel debris.
Currently, I focus on designing the sodium-cooled fast reactor “Natrium” for domestic introduction, emphasizing thermal hydraulic analysis of the decay heat removal system “RVACS” and system engineering of major components. Additionally, I strategize the domestic introduction of the small modular reactor “BWRX-300.”

SATO Takashi

Expert, System Planning Group, System Design & Engineering Department, Isogo Nuclear Engineering Center, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation

Master’s degree from the Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Tohoku University.
Mr. Sato joined Toshiba Corporation’s Nuclear Energy Systems & Services Division as an engineer in 2009. Since joining Toshiba Corporation, he has engaged in the system design work of Emergency Core Cooling System, Reactor Auxiliary Systems and so on.
After the Fukushima Daiichi accident, he was assigned to the work of consideration for safety upgrades, addition of safety improvement systems, and application of new technologies, to existing nuclear power plants and next-generation nuclear reactors.

HIRAMATSU Kosuke

Core & Radiation Engineering Section, Reactor Core & Safety Engineering Department, Nuclear Energy Systems, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

2017 Mar.　　　Master of Engineering, Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
2017 Apr.　　　Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Mr. Hiramatsu joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in April 2017. He has been consistently involved in reactor core & radiation engineering section, nuclear systems. As a lead engineer, he successfully completed the implementation of core monitoring systems for existing nuclear power plant in Japan, finishing a project that took over 15 years to develop. Currently, he serves as the primary engineer for the reactor core design of the advanced light water reactor “SRZ-1200,” focusing on core design and analysis for new construction projects.

Youssef FARGANI

Nuclear Engineer, Framatome

Contract Engineering Lead in HVAC, Nuclear HVAC Lecturer & Advocate for Nuclear Energy.
My educational background in Nuclear Science and Technology from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers supports my current role at EDF EPR-Engineering in Bristol, UK, where I focus on the HVAC scope for the Hinkley Point C EPR project.
Committed to promoting nuclear energy, I am actively involved in the Nuclear for Climate initiative and contribute to climate discussions and advocacy, particularly through my participation in COP climate conferences with SFEN Young Generation.

OKADA Hinata

2nd Year Advanced Engineering Course Student, Environment System Engineering Course, National Institute of Technology, Fukui College

Born in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture. From a young age, she attended the local nuclear museum, which deepened her interest in science. Through the efforts of local nuclear facilities and the local community, she came into contact with the fascination of science, which became the starting point for her studies.
She then entered a technical college and decided to study science and technology. She experienced tours of various nuclear facilities, including McMaster University in Canada, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Shimane Nuclear Power Plant, and Oarai Nuclear Engineering Institute. In particular, the summer internship at Monju and Fugen, the Tsuruga headquarters of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, provided a valuable opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the decommissioning, safeguards, and environmental monitoring sites and to experience the front lines of nuclear power generation.
In the future, she would like to contribute to the nuclear power industry in her hometown of Tsuruga. She is now studying organic chemistry with a sincere appreciation for the longstanding efforts of the local government and the nuclear power industry, and with a desire to repay the benefits of these efforts. She would like to explore how this knowledge can be applied in the nuclear power field and contribute to the development of the nuclear power industry by integrating the knowledge of both fields. Through this conference, she hopes to deepen her understanding of the local nuclear industry and link this to her future activities.

KUROKI Yusuke

1st Year Graduate Student, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University

Yusuke was born in Aichi Prefecture in October 2002. When he was a high school student, he came to believe that nuclear power generation with enhanced safety is essential to solving Japan’s energy problems, and in April 2021, he enrolled in the school of engineering of the Fukui University, which focuses on education in the nuclear field.

Through his classes and practical training at the university, he became interested in High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGRs) and reactor physics, and in his senior thesis, he analyzed the effect of the coated fuel particle configuration model in a Monte Carlo code on the nuclear characteristics of the High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR).

In April of this year, he enrolled in the Graduate School of Engineering at Nagoya University in order to conduct more advanced research on HTGRs utilizing reactor physics. In the future, he would like to be involved in the development of HTGR demonstration reactors and contribute to solving Japan’s energy problems.

KATO Takuto

4th Year Undergraduate Student, Mechanical Systems Engineering Robotic Life Support Lab, Tokyo City University

I am a senior in college who loves robots. I have always been physically weak, and due to a chronic illness, I did not attend middle school or high school very much. Because of this, I am a science student who has not taken Math IIB, Physics, or Chemistry, which is a bit unusual.

Since entering university, I have studied and built many things as a reaction. I went to National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) to make semiconductors, went to Nagoya University to make microfluidic devices, and so on. I am currently making robots, operating systems, smartphone apps, and so on. I have also tried my hand at making neural networks.

I enjoy going to strange (or fun) places, so I go to Tohoku University to use neutron and ion beams, measure sunlight deep in the mountains of Tajimi, Gifu, and calibrate measurement data, visit the nuclear reactors at Kyoto University, and so on.

My tone is a bit jokey, but I am grateful to the nuclear field for providing me with various interesting opportunities. I also think the nuclear field is very interesting, not to sound pompous, but I think it is a very interesting field. Nuclear-like nuclear energy” such as reaction cross sections is interesting, but even if I mention one technology such as BNCT, for example, it is deeply related to other fields. While looking at society as a whole, such as the nuclear material cycle and nuclear power plants, there are also things to consider without neglecting the scientific theory at our feet. I joined this conference in the hope that I, who am on the fringes of the robotics world, can offer something to everyone in the field of nuclear energy, which is a comprehensive engineering field with deep roots.

KAWATANI Chiaki

1st Year Graduate Student, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, Civil Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology

Born in Chiba Prefecture.
She entered the Department of Civil Engineering at the Shibaura Institute of Technology after becoming interested in infrastructure structures such as roads and tunnels when she was a high school student. She learned that civil engineering, translated into English as “civil engineering,” is a discipline closely related to people’s daily lives, and that safe and secure daily living is based on civil engineering. She is interested in manufacturing and wanted to learn about concrete, which is an important material that supports social infrastructure.
Since a large amount of carbon dioxide is emitted during the production of cement, which is a constituent material of concrete, she is currently conducting research to achieve carbon neutrality in concrete production.
Nuclear power generation is an important infrastructure and plays an important role in contributing to global warming countermeasures as a clean energy source with low carbon dioxide emissions, so she would like to think deeply about nuclear power generation in relation to my research.

MASUI Hideki

President ＆ CEO, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc. (JAIF)

Date of Birth

Education

Professional Experience