IAEA to Designate Capacity Building Centre in Fukushima for Emergency Preparedness and Response

22 May 2013 | The IAEA, supported by the Government of Japan, will designate a new Response and Assistance Network (RANET) Capacity Building Centre in the city of Fukushima next week.

The Centre will be home to several IAEA activities aimed at enhancing emergency preparedness and response capacity, both in Japan and worldwide, in light of the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.

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RANET:

An extra resource to the IAEA’s Response System is foreseen through the Response and Assistance Network (RANET). Its major objectives are: a) to strengthen the IAEA’s capability to provide assistance and advice, and/or to co-ordinate the provision of assistance as specified within the framework of the Assistance Convention, and b) to promote emergency preparedness and response capabilities for nuclear or radiological emergencies/incidents among IAEA Member States.
http://www-ns.iaea.org/tech-areas/emergency/iaea-response-system.asp?s=1&l=4#3

RANET - CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (98 page .PDF file)
http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Ranet2010_web.pdf