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Under the joint sponsorship of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Ministry
of Science, Technology and Environment of Thailand, "Forum for Nuclear
Cooperation in Asia (FNCA)" was held at Sukhothai Hotel in Bangkok
City, Thailand during November 10-15 for the first time since the new organizational
framework of FNCA started. The Forum consisted of the Ministerial Level
Meeting (MM) and the Senior Official Level Meetings (SOM) conducted before
and after the Ministerial Level Meeting, also including a Technical Visit. |
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Program of the First Forum for Nuclear Cooperation
in Asia (1st FNCA) |
| Date |
November 10- 15, 2000 |
| Place |
The Sukhothai Hotel, Bangkok |
| Sponsored by |
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MOSTE) of Thailand, and
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) of Japan |
| Supported by |
Office of Atomic Energy for Peace (OAEP) of Thailand Science and Technology
Agency (STA) of Japan Department of Public Relations of the Prime Minister's
Office Kasetsart University Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
(EGAT) and National Science Museum (NSM) |
| In Cooperation with |
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) Japan Nuclear Cycle Development
Institute (JNC) and Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc. (JAIF) |
| Preparation Work |
Office of Atomic Energy for Peace (OAEP) and Japan Atomic Industrial Forum,
Inc. (JAIF) |
| Program |
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Friday,
November 10 |
SOM-1: Preparatory Meeting to MM |
Monday,
November 13 |
Ministerial Level Meeting: MM Basic Theme: "Future Nuclear Energy
and Its Safety in Asia" Country Paper Presentation, Round Table Discussion,
Drafting of the Joint Communique and Adoption, etc Press Conference |
Tuesday,
November 14 |
SOM-2 : Follow-up Meeting to MM |
Wednesday,
November 15 |
Technical Visit |
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| In addition to Thailand as sponsor country and Japan, the Forum was att4ended
by Australia, China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam
as well as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as observer. Ministerial
level representatives and senior government officials gathered from the
nine member countries of FNCA to make presentations on strategies and specific
activities for future nuclear cooperation activities and had active discussions
and exchange of opinions. In particular, the following topics were discussed
by the ministers of the member countries and other participants in the
round table talks. |
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The ministerial level representatives from each
country in the First Forum gathered in a hall |
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| Dr. Arthit Ourairat, Minister for Science, Technology and Environment of
Thailand, is addressing a welcome speech(left) Mr, Tadamori Ohshima, then-Minister
of State for Science and Technology, is addressing an openning speech(right) |
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| With regard to "Promotion of Nuclear Utilization", the Japanese
Minister, Ohshima mentioned the necessity of establishing nuclear policies,
development of human resources and nuclear damage compensation systems.
The ministers from other countries called attention to the importance of
the scenario for nuclear waste treatment and disposal as well as the concerns
about nuclear non-proliferation problems. On "Nuclear Safety",
Minister Ohshima appealed the importance of nuclear safety by referring
to the measures taken for the JCO accident in Japan. It was proposed by
the participating countries that cooperative activities be taken up for
the control of used nuclear sources as an urgent task. The participants
also discussed the importance of safety cultures to establish safety regulations
and standards, strengthened cooperation for nuclear safety protection and
development of human resources for safety enhancement. |
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| participants look at the exhibition pane |
Press Conference |
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| In the session of "How to Proceed with Nuclear Cooperation",
Minister Ohshima referred to the importance of nuclear cooperation in Asia
and talked about the need to carry out activities producing visible results
to member countries and to make financial contributions mutually as much
as possible. The participants brought up a proposal for joint use of facilities
and pointed out the need for cooperation with end users. In addition, IAEA
as observer commented that it was necessary for the Regional Cooperative
Agreement (RCA) in the Asia and Pacific Region by IAEA and FNCA to create
synergy effects by mutual cooperation. Based on these disscussions, a joint
communique was adopted. |
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| Technical Visit to the National Science Musuem(left) and Ongkharak Nuclear
Research Center(rigth) |
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