One Year after Fukushima: The CTBTO's Contribution

The Colloquium CTBTO Past and Future Contributions to Emergency Preparedness: Fukushima Case Study on 9 March 2012 discussed the use of CTBTO data to enable national authorities to issue timely tsunami warnings and assess the dispersal of radioactive emissions after a nuclear accident.

Participating organizations included the Japanese Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Vienna, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Austrian Permanent Mission to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

CTBTO Spokesperson Annika Thunborg moderated the colloquium: "This event is part of the Tim Hampton Lecture Series, in commemoration of one of our most beloved and dedicated staff members," she explained. "This is a series of informational lectures concerning various technical topics related to the CTBTO. Why name this lecture series after Tim Hampton? Let me say that Tim was always willing to enthusiastically share all the knowledge he had, with anyone and everyone. We hope that these lectures would be a clear demonstration of the enthusiasm, joy and inclusiveness