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The contents of the Q&A have been published at the bottom of this page on May 10.

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Regarding the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Peace/International Office (International Center) of Hiroshima University held a public lecture for international students, researchers, and their families.



Four specialists held a lecture with the intention to provide them proper information in English about the earthquake occured on March 11th, the accident of the Nuclear Power Station, the structure of nuclear power plant, the level of radioactivity in Hiroshima, and the influence of radioactivity on health so that this information helps them to reduce their anxiety caused by rumors. The public lectures were held twice at Higashi-Hiroshima Campus (April 19th and 22nd ) and once at Kasumi-Campus (April 20th ). About 80 international students and researchers joined these lectures.



After the lectures, there was a “Radiation Q&A”-Corner. A lot of questions showed their high interests in this accident.

【Lecturers (listed in the order of the 50-character kana syllabary)】 * Toshiya Inaba, Professor, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University *Ikuo Katayama, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University *Kiyoshi Shizuma, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University *Satoru Nakashima, Professor, Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University

Vice Executive Hajime Nishitani (in charge of International) (left) presided over the public lectures. They started with the address of Executive and Vice President Yasuo Yamane (in charge of the Peace/ International) (right).

The lecture was held on April 19th at Satake Memorial Hall. The participants asked many questions.

The lecture at Kasumi-Campus (at the lecture room No.1, Faculty of Medicine) on April 20th. The lector was Prof. Satoru Nakashima from Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University.

*Click here to see the contents of the Q&A

【Inquiries】

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