Recent Status and Activities of FNCA H' Nakasugi At the 26th Meeting of National RCA Representatives

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Recent Status and Activities of FNCA H.
NakasugiAt the 26th Meeting of National RCA
RepresentativesApril 12-15, 2004, Islamabad,
Pakistan
FNCA Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia
Framework of High Level Policy Dialogue for
Peaceful Utilization of Nuclear Energy in Asia
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Fourth FNCA Meeting, Dec. 2-3, 2003, Okinawa
FNCA Meeting Unique Mechanism of Annual Meeting
of Ministers
Ministerial Level Meeting (MM)
Senior Officials Meeting (SOM)
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FNCA Activities
1. FNCA Vision and Goals 2. FNCA Framework 3.
Highlights of FNCA Projects 4. Operation of FNCA
Projects 5. Workshops and Project Leaders Meetings
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1. FNCA Vision and Goals
(Vision) Effective mechanism for enhancing
socio-economic development through active
regional partnership in the peaceful and safe
utilization of nuclear technology (Goals) - To
achieve socio-economic development by safe
utilization of nuclear technology - To utilize
nuclear technology in those fields where it has a
distinct advantage - To respond to the needs of
the FNCA countries
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Highlights of FNCA Projects
Tc-99m Generator Production
Development of low-cost Tc-99m production
technology, with PZC as adsorbent, for expansion
of nuclear medicine by localized technology

• Operation of proto-type loading machine in BATAN
  in Jan, 2004
• QA test of the products in 2004
• Dissemination of the loading machine in FNCA
  countries

Loading machine of Mo-99 adsorbed PZC
PZC poly-zirconium compound
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Highlights of FNCA Projects
Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) for Monitoring
Airborne Particulates
Technology for Environment Protection

• Efficient K0 method to be developed
• Coordination with environmental control
  authorities is planned
• Monitoring coastal pollution marine biota
  analysis in the next phase

Filter
Sample collection of airborne particulates in
Japan
Pump
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Highlights of FNCA Projects
Neutron Scattering (NS)
Development of Evaluation Technology for Polymer
Materials

• Natural and Synthetic Polymer Materials, like
  Carrageenan and Natural Rubber Thermo-plastic
  Elastomer (NR-TPE), are investigated
• Cooperation of the research and development
  institutes of material and those of nuclear
  technology has been strengthened through this
  project

Hydrogel Dressing transparent, less expensive
Carrageenan used as burn dressing material

Imported hydrogel
PVP-Carageenan hydrogel
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Highlights of FNCA Projects
Mutation Breeding 1

• Drought Tolerance
• - Soybean the Philippines, Viet Nam, Indonesia,
  and Malaysia
• - Sorghum China and Indonesia
• Yield Increase
• Some materials were exchanged among
  participant countries

Mutant sorghum (Indonesia)
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Highlights of FNCA Projects
Mutation Breeding 2

• Insect Resistance in Orchid Indonesia, Malaysia
  and Thailand Value Adding Technology for Export
  increase
• Disease Resistance in Banana
  Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and
  Viet Nam Environmental Protection Reducing
  Pesticide and Germicide

Offer of starting materials of Orchid from
Thailand to Malaysia
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Highlights of FNCA Projects
Biofertilizer
Environment Friendly Technology for Sustainable
Agriculture

• Field Demonstration in Viet Nam , for Peanuts,
  2003 (Rhizobia)
• Strategic Demonstration is important for
  Dissemination of Biofertilizer to Farmers
• Radiation Sterilization of Carriers, such as Peat
  and Soil, for Effective Production of Inoculant
  will be studied

Peanuts with biofertilizer, Viet Nam, 2003
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Highlights of FNCA Projects
Radiotherapy of Uterine Cervix Cancer

• For IIIB Stage Patient, after 5 years Survival
  Rate 52.5 and Local Control Rate 81.5
• These are satisfactory achievement
  comoparable to world wide data
• Standard protocol CERVIX-I was published for
  radiation oncologist and utilized at IAEA/RCA
  Training Courses
• Chemoradiotherapy for advanced Uterine Cervix
  Cancer
• Clinical study started in 2003

Radiotherapy of Uterine Cervix Cancer by FNCA
Protocol
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Highlights of FNCA Projects
Public Information of Nuclear Energy(PI)

• Joint Survey on Radiation in 7 countries in
  2002 with 7,800 high school students, to design
  strategy for effective PI
• Project Leaders Meeting, Viet Nam, 2003, with
  Seminars on Nuclear Power and Radiation
  Technology for Industry
• Regional Speakers Bureau (RSB) for Invitation of
  Speakers
• Enhancing Communication with Media, 2004
• Training Nuclear Communicators, 2005

Students answering questionnaires in Viet Nam
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Highlights of FNCA Projects
Radioactive Waste Management

• Report on Spent Radiation Source Management
  published, 2003
• TENORM Management Task Group for Field
  Discussion
• - Experts visits to Malaysia and Viet Nam in
  2003
• - Experts visit to Thailand and China in
  2004

TENORM Technologically Enhanced Naturally
Occurring Radioactive Materials
Storage Facilities of TENORM in Malaysia
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Highlights of FNCA Projects
Nuclear Safety Culture

• Peer Review for Research Reactor
• - First Review Dalat Reactor in NRI, Viet
  Nam, Jan. 2003
• Recommendations were made and reflected
  in safety improvement
• - Second Review HANARO in Korea, Feb.
  2004
• Self-Assessment of the Safety Culture (IAEA Code
  of Conduct was studied)

Peer Review Team in Da Lat, Viet Nam
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Highlights of FNCA Projects
Human Resources Development (HRD)
Most Important Issue in Nuclear Research,
Development and Utilization

• Survey of Basic Data on HRD in FNCA Countries to
  improve HRD strategy from 2002 to 2004
• Designing of HRD Program based upon
  statistics is essential
• Exchange of Training Materials and Texts
• Strategy of HRD of each country will be submitted
  to Workshop in 2004
• Regional scheme for research, education and
  training has been also investigated in FNCA

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Highlights of FNCA Projects
Application of Electron Accelerators
For Creation of Local Industry

• Demonstration Experiment for thin film
  irradiation at MINT, Malaysia, 2003
• Demonstration in China for flue gas, 2004
• Economical and Technical Evaluation of Low Energy
  Electron Accelerator Applications, 2004

Electron Accelerator in MINT, Malaysia
Demonstration to prepare thin film to be
irradiated
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Operation of FNCA Projects in Japan
Other Relevant Ministers
Cabinet Office AEC, Minister for Science and
Technology Policy
MEXT
Office of FNCA Coordinator of Participating
Countries
Office of FNCA Coordinator of Japan
(FNCA Secretariat)
Project Leaders and Implementation Groups
Project Leaders
Steering Groups
Implementation Groups
(Japan)
(Other FNCA Countries)
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FNCA Vision and Goals
Same as the third slide
(Vision) Effective mechanism for enhancing
socio-economic development through active
regional partnership in the peaceful and safe
utilization of nuclear technology (Goals) - To
achieve socio-economic development by safe
utilization of nuclear technology - To utilize
nuclear technology in those fields where it has a
distinct advantage - To respond to the needs of
the FNCA countries
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Synergy between FNCA and RCA Activities
1. FNCA - Horizontal Cooperation -
Research and Development Oriented Activities -
Not Overlapping with RCA in Specific Activities
- Outcomes of Radiotherapy of FNCA have been
used for RCA Training Workshops 2. Information
exchange should enhance the efficiency of
activities of FNCA and RCA
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