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DOI： 10.1007/s40572-024-00442-x

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Uranium waste, which is one of the wastes containing radioactive substances of natural origin, is generated in association with the use of nuclear power generation. While there have been long discussions about handling and disposal of the uranium wastes for last 50 years in Japan, its clear vision including a specific disposal site has not yet been received. For improving this situation, the authors perceived that it is necessary to refocus this issue from the view of humanities and social sciences, rather than that of natural science and engineering and have had in-depth discussions in a specialized study group established in the Japan Health Physics Society. This commentary provides an overview of the two-year discussions in that group.

DOI： 10.5453/jhps.58.120

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DOI： 10.1177/03063127231161609

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By revisiting the narrative of “I couldn’t say ‘no’ to participating,” this study explores the concept of autonomy in disaster research ethics. While conventional research ethics have been grounded on the Kantonian conception of autonomy, it has caused friction with the practical settings of disaster studies. Accordingly, the author proposes a new perspective on autonomy called as “context-informed autonomy.” It requires to ensure the perceived feasibility of nonparticipation choice for the research subject, with taking into consideration his/hers situatedness which entails the things beyond his/hers control.

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DOI： 10.1080/00223131.2022.2142310

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DOI： 10.1177/01622439211051777

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Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Informa {UK} Limited  

DOI： 10.1080/00295450.2021.1908075

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：科学社会学会  

DOI： 10.32189/jjsts.30.0_3

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：関西大学 社会安全研究センター  

This study explores how the COVID-19 was reported in Japanese media focusing particularly on 'reducing contact by 80 percent', an oft-mentioned policy slogan during the emergency period. Our qualitative content analysis of five major newspapers in Japan between 1 April and 30 June shows that media agenda had shifted from 'socializing the slogan of 'reducing contact by 80 percent'' to 'highlighting unachieved status against this goal', and to 'reviewing the boundary between science and politics'. By and large, our analysis indicates that Japanese print media coverage were modest and 'media hype' was not observed. Rather, the slogan had been emphatically represented as a 'scientific' and thus an uncompromised goal, which might orient people toward selfrestraint behavior. Meanwhile, it may have hindered the public from scrutinizing the incertitude of scientific expertise which supported governmental decisions.
本研究の一部は，JSPS科研費 19K15271 の助成を受けた。

DOI： 10.32286/00023048

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DOI： 10.1007/978-981-10-8509-3_9

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：後藤・安田記念東京都市研究所  

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Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Atomic Energy Society of Japan  

In this paper, we consider the concept and the concrete direction of the institutional design concerning role-sharing between national and local governments with respect to nuclear safety regulation, and propose the following four institutional options: 1) strengthen the regulatory body's independence and clarify its accountability, 2) establish a local information committee in reference to the French CLI (Commission Locale d'Information), 3) institutionalize the environmental monitoring of local governments, and 4) institutionalize consultation among the regulatory body and local governments. Options 2, 3, and 4 are designed on the assumption that option 1 is implemented, because it is thought to be essential for fundamental improvements to enhance the regulatory body's ability as well as to reinforce bridges between safety regulation and society. Each option has some advantages and disadvantages, so there is room for further research into achieving reforms. However, it is believed that these institutional options can lead to the development of a trusting relationship between organizations responsible for safety regulation and siting areas and to the reduction in consensus-building costs in local areas. © 2012 Atomic Energy Society of Japan All Rights Reserved.

DOI： 10.3327/taesj.J10.034

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Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Japan Society of Civil Engineers  

 This paper shows a comparative analysis between France and Japan on the way of the local governments' involvement in nuclear safety governance through some interviews. In France, a law came into force that requires related local governments to establish "Commision Locale d'Information" (CLI), which means the local governments officially involve in nuclear regulatory activity. Meanwhile, in Japan, related local governments substantially involve in the operation of nuclear facilities through the "safety agreements" in spite of the lack of legal authority. As a result of comparative analysis, we can point out some institutional input from French cases as follows: to clarify the local governments' roles in the nuclear regulation system, to establish the official channels of communication among nuclear utilities, national regulatory authorities and local governments, and to stipulate explicitly the transparency as a purpose of safety regulation.

DOI： 10.2208/jscejipm.67.441

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Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Atomic Energy Society of Japan  

In this paper, we made a comparison of application between nuclear safety agreements and pollution control agreements, and considered how to improve the way of applying the former. In order to comprehend the actual status of pollution control agreements, we conducted some hearings with the Chiba Prefecture and the Chiba City because there have been few empirical studies on the application of pollution control agreements. Based on these hearings, we found it a characteristic point of pollution control agreement that quantitative standards for emission function are the main criteria of application which local governments and utilities establish through negotiations. In contrast, the ways of applying nuclear safety agreements are often ambiguous because there are no clear criteria. This comparison suggests that the stakeholders around nuclear safety agreements discuss and agree to set out concrete standards of application of nuclear safety agreements as well as pollution control agreements. However, such a difference between the two could be an indication of the difficulty to create a consensus among stakeholders in the case of nuclear safety agreement given the historical context and the differences of risk characteristics. In that case, it can be found useful for risk governance that one introduce the idea of participatory risk management to the application of nuclear safety agreements. © 2011 Atomic Energy Society of Japan, All Rights Reserved.

DOI： 10.3327/taesj.J10.019

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：有斐閣  

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After the September 11th terrorist attacks, the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material was revised, and many countries have enhanced their regulatory regimes about the management of sensitive information, especially in the physical protection system. Japan also amended the Nuclear Reactor Regulation Law in 2005 in step with this global movement. The major areas of this revision which are associated with sensitive information are as follows: formulation of the Design Basis Threat (DBT), introduction of inspection system of physical protection and obligation of confidentiality of the secret of physical protection. Through this amendment, the responsibilities of the national government and the utilities have been clarified. However, there is no prescription which ordains the role and responsibility of the local governments. In fact, the local governments receive various information from the utilities through the "Safety Agreements" which are concluded between the local governments and the utilities, and the Public Safety Commissions of prefectures are involved in the transportation of nuclear materials. Moreover, the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness provides the engagement and the responsibility of the local governments in case of nuclear disaster. In addition, the Civil Protection Law also provides the formulation of local governments' plans for a response to national emergencies including nuclear disaster which is caused by terrorist attacks. As described above, the local governments are in a position where they can or have to touch the sensitive information in a variety of ways. Originally, the local government employees have obligation of confidentiality by the Local Public Service Act. Thus, about the sensitive information, they have duty to keep secret. However, we are hard to say that there are complete systems to check this obligation, so we can point out that its effectiveness is doubtful. Especially, the sensitive information which is related to nuclear materials is vital for security of the nation as a whole. Under such awareness, we're studying the change of the local governments' way of the management of sensitive information accompanied by the strengthening of Japanese nuclear regulation, and the actual condition of it. Now, we interview some local governments' departments in charge where nuclear facilities are located. In this paper, we discuss the actual condition and the problems around the local governments' management of the sensitive information. Copyright © 2010 by ASME.

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Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Atomic Energy Society of Japan  

In France, there exist organizations called "Commission Locale d'Information" (CLI) in all the siting areas where nuclear facilities located. Previously, the CLI organizations were established voluntarily by some local governments or nuclear utilities. Since 2006, however, the Nuclear Transparency and Safety Act has obliged the establishment of CLI in all the siting areas in conjunction with reforming the nuclear regulatory agencies. This means that the concerned local governments are officially part of nuclear safety regulation. In this study, we investigated present conditions of the CLI organizations through some interviews in France and consider their roles from the standpoint of nuclear regulatory governance. As a result, we found that the CLI plays the following roles: (1) medium of communication among concerned parties (not only between nuclear utilities and local habitants but also between the national nuclear regulatory agency and various local governments) and (2) implementing various activities in accordance with each local condition through the participation of local assembly members. In addition, we clarified that CLFs activities are supported by related institutional infrastructures, such as cost burden between central and local governments, and some other systems of citizen participation in building or expanding nuclear facilities. © Atomic Energy Society of Japan.

DOI： 10.3327/taesj.J10.005

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Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Japan Society of Civil Engineers  

  This paper shows the way of the local governments’ involvement in nuclear safety governance through the safety agreement of Hamaoka nuclear power plants which have no article about local governments’ prior consent. To this end, we did bibliographical survey and some interviews to two local governments and a power company. As a result, we can clarify some features of Hamaoka as follows: concerned local governments have avoided technical judgments about nuclear-related issues, the local towns’ decisions have been valued more than the prefetcure’s ones, and the neighboring towns also have engaged in decision-making process same as the local town.

DOI： 10.2208/jscejd.66.316

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：科学・技術と社会の会  

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Non-institutional measures often play an important role in the governance between technology and institutional system which have legal basis. In this study, we analyze the role of the "safety agreements" in Japan's current regulation system of nuclear power plants (NPPs). In Japan, the national government regulates exclusively the safety of nuclear facilities based on the regulaions. But local governments also involve in the nuclear safety regulation de facto, to protect the publics' safety and welfare. All the local governments in the siting areas concluded "safety agreements", a gentleman-like agreement between local governments and power companies on safety issues. These Agreements contain various provisions, such as, the immediate notification procedures of accidents in NPPs, the access and inspection of NPPs after accidents, etc.., However, these provisions don't have a legal-binding of the power companies but, the local governors and local governments sometimes strongly assert the control for the restart operation of NPPs after the accidents utilizing the "safety agreements" as the pretext. This situation has sometimes been criticized by some experts who argue that the "safety agreements" have become an obstacle for stable NPPs operation and electricity supply. Since there are no studies which analyze the actual situations of local governments' control on nuclear safety based on the "safety agreements," we analyzed the situation by performing a qualitative survey and conducting a series of interview with personnel of the power companies and local governments. We found from our analysis that the "safety agreements" were utilized positively. For example, the inspection of NPPs by local government functions as an endorsement for the national regulation and assures public confidence. In this case the "safety agreements" promote and provide public acceptance on nuclear governance. However, the measures in these "safety agreements" could be over-extended in the political contexts because of the ambiguity and flexibility in the interpretation. In our paper, we would illustrate the merits and demerits of the role of local governments based on these "safety agreements" and suggest to improve the nuclear safety governance within the local governments' capacity. Copyright © 2009 by ASME.

DOI： 10.1115/ICONE17-75470

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Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Atomic Energy Society of Japan  

In Japan, safety of nuclear facilities is regulated by the central government and local governments are responsible for protecting the local public. To operate nuclear facilities in local communities, local governments would conclude safety agreements with power companies. In recent years, local governments have used the safety agreements as excuse for delaying the operations of nuclear facilities. The legal basis of the safety agreements was questioned by some who considered that this was the cause of the stranded relationship between local governments and power companies, and in some cases, the interrupted nature of electricity supply. To understand the sources of this difficult relationship, safety agreements must be analyzed, although these documents may have undergone revisions, and various regulations may have changed. By analyzing the safety agreements and revisions, we found that the relationship between local governments and power companies gradually changed over time, which can be divided into the following 3 stages: (1) in the early 70s, the dawn stage when local governments groped with the situation of nuclear facilities built in their communities
(2) from late 70s to 90s, the stage when local governments demanded information, and (3) from late 90s to present, the stage when local governments demand information and trustworthiness. This paper shows the results of analyzing the relationship changes between local governments and power companies. We conclude that viewpoints of local governments on nuclear power evolve, as social responsibilities of power companies stipulated in safety agreements also evolve over time. © Atomic Energy Society of Japan.

DOI： 10.3327/taesj.J07.048

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：一般社団法人 日本原子力学会  

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：一般社団法人 日本原子力学会  

DOI： 10.3327/jaesjb.65.1_62_1

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：東京 : 土木学会  

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：東京 : 日本リスク学会  

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：一般社団法人 日本原子力学会  

DOI： 10.3327/jaesjb.64.10_587_2

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：一般社団法人 日本原子力学会  

DOI： 10.3327/jaesjb.64.4_232_2

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：一般社団法人 日本原子力学会  

DOI： 10.3327/jaesjb.64.1_57_1

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：一般社団法人 日本原子力学会  

DOI： 10.3327/jaesjb.64.7_416_2

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers  

DOI： 10.1299/jsmemag.124.1229_12

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DOI： 10.1080/18752160.2021.1877036

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：一般社団法人 日本原子力学会  

DOI： 10.3327/jaesjb.63.4_359_1

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：一般社団法人 日本原子力学会  

DOI： 10.3327/jaesjb.63.7_553_1

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：一般社団法人 日本原子力学会  

DOI： 10.3327/jaesjb.63.10_739_1

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：一般社団法人 日本原子力学会  

DOI： 10.3327/jaesjb.63.1_71_1

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：東京 : エネルギーフォーラム  

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：Atomic Energy Society of Japan  

DOI： 10.3327/jaesjb.62.3_147

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：Atomic Energy Society of Japan  

DOI： 10.3327/jaesjb.62.2_65

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：Atomic Energy Society of Japan  

DOI： 10.3327/jaesjb.61.4_290

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：一般社団法人 日本原子力学会  

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：電力中央研究所社会経済研究所  

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：電力中央研究所社会経済研究所  

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：エネルギー・資源学会  

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：電力中央研究所社会経済研究所  

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：Atomic Energy Society of Japan  

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筆者らはこれまで、原子力発電所を運転する電力会社と立地自治体との間で締結されている安全協定の、締結・改定経緯および運用面について、研究を行ってきた。現在、立地自治体および事業者の担当者の方々に引き続きヒアリング調査を行い、安全協定の実際の運用面に関する知見をさらに深めているところである。今回は、その知見を整理した上で、まず原子力規制ガバナンスにおいて安全協定が果たしている役割や意義について論じ、続いて具体例の一つとして、福島県の事例を採り上げたい。

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