Kenji Tateiwa, manager of Nuclear Power Programs at Tokyo Electric Power Company's (TEPCO) Washington, D.C., office will present a Seminar on Interdisciplinary Research and Education in Nuclear Emergency Response (SIREN).

Tateiwa leads collaborative efforts with various organizations in the United States to enhance the safety of nuclear facilities. A nuclear engineer, he began his career at TEPCO in 1996, working at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station. He has been playing a key role as liaison between TEPCO and nuclear experts around the world in the wake of the Fukushima disaster.

Graduate students are encouraged to arrive at 11:30 a.m. for an opportunity to chat with Tateiwa.

Light refreshments will be served.

The SIREN series features leading international experts on nuclear emergency response. Hosted by the Department of Science and Technology in Society, the series is being presented as part of a National Science Foundation CAREER grant.

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Location:	900 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203
Sponsor:	Department of Science and Technology in Society
Contact:	Sonja Schmid sschmid@vt.edu
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