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Europe Study Tour
DATE: September 10-22, 2016
VENUE: Lithuania, Austria, Switzerland
Seven DOJO students visited Europe on September 10 through 22, 2016 with faculty members to learn the functions, activities and contemporary points of focus at European institutes, international organizations, and educational institutes.
The first destination was Lithuania. They held a group discussion with students at the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) regarding the present status and issues of nuclear power, enriching their understanding. They also visited the Embassy of Japan in Lithuania and Sugihara House.
In Austria, they visited the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), and the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna. The students, with a goal of playing an active international role, raised many enthusiastic questions.
In Switzerland they visited two institutes of National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Nagra); Mont Terri Rock Laboratory and Grimsel Test Site. The students understood the nuclear power situations in Switzerland and had on-site experiences on the international investigation projects for the feasibility and safety on disposal of high level radioactive wastes.
KTU, Lithuania
IAEA / CTBTO, Austria
Mont Terri Rock Laboratory / Grimsel Test Site, Switzerland