RIKEN's response to the Great East Japan Earthquake
- RIKEN Emergency Headquarters
The RIKEN Emergency Headquarters was established on March 11, 2011, immediately after the earthquake, and was dissolved at the end of August. From now on, measures to cope with emergencies will be implemented by the RIKEN Safety Committee, a permanent body, and by the various divisions and departments. - Support program for graduate students and scientists
- Research infrastructure and resources support
- Radiation dosage readings from the radiation monitoring posts at RIKEN Wako Institute NEW
- Plans for energy conservation measures at the Wako campus for FY 2012 NEW (PDF:34KB)
- Report on Donations to the Tohoku Earthquake Relief Fund (PDF:50KB)
- Resumption of normal research activities
- Information on the nuclear power plant, planned blackouts and related matters.
References :- Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
http://www.mext.go.jp/english/
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences
(Basic facts regarding radiation exposure, etc)
http://www.nirs.go.jp/ENG/index.html
- TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html
- Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet