Critical Analysis of High-level Radioactive Waste Policy in Japan: A Case of "Structural Disaster"
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26750096
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Sociology/History of science and technology
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Denki University |
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Principal Investigator |
Juraku Kohta 東京電機大学, 未来科学部, 助教 (50513024)
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| Research Collaborator |
AHN Joonhong カリフォルニア大学バークレー校, 工学部, 教授
NAGASAKI Shinya マックマスター大学, 工学部, 教授
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
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| Keywords | 高レベル放射性廃棄物 / 政策の失敗軌道 / 構造災 / 専門知 / 社会的意思決定プロセス / 科学技術社会学 / 国際情報交換 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
It is still on failure trajectory that the final disposal policy of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) by the Japanese Government, though policy reform has been carried out after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011. The policy makers are cling to a false idea that the main problem is disposal facility siting and to be solved by the promotion of "communication" measures to gain public understanding. Relevant expertise based on domestic and international experiences and relevant researches, which suggest its wrongness, has been arbitrarily neglected. This research analyzed it using the concept of "structural disaster," the mechanism repeatedly causes similar problems due to dysfunctional social and institutional structure, suggested by Miawao Matsumoto. To solve it, we need to establish alternative policy mechanism to make a consensus on the principle for HLW disposal. Sociologist of science and technology should play an active role in the social decision-making process toward it.
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