Risk: Bridge between Science and Society

Abstract

One of the social duties of experts investigating on risk is the participation in risk communication, which bridges between science and society. Based on the present conditions of the risk communication about the radiation after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, I summarized the requirements of the risk experts that the communities may hope to communicate with, and introduce the national provisional plans to promote the risk communication. In addition, I discuss about the improvement of the Risk Manager Authorization System, which is to train and qualify those human resources by The Society for Risk Analysis, Japan.