High-level coordination meeting implemented
25 Oct 2010
Gentlemen, please smile (from left to right): ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Deputy Director-General for Central Engineering & Plant Support, Yong-Hwan Kim; Joo-Shik Bak, Deputy Director-General of ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Korea; Dhiraj Bora, ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Deputy Director-General for CODAC & IT, Heating & Current Drive and Diagnostics; Hideyuki Takatsu, Head of the Japanese Domestic Agency; Indranil Bandyopadhyay, ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ-Domestic Agency Coordinator of ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ-India; Carlos Alejaldre, ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Deputy Director-General for Safety & Security; Head of US ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Ned Sauthoff; Fusion for Energy's Chief Engineer Maurizio Gasparotto; ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Director-General Osamu Motojima; Head of Russian Domestic Agency Anatoli Krasilnikov; Head of ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Korea Kijung Jung; Alexey Kalashnikov from ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Russia; Head of ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ China Luo Delong; IHCM Secretary Songtao Wu and US ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Chief Engineer Brad Nelson.
In order to facilitate the coordination between the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ and the Domestic Agencies, especially in view of the new era of ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ construction, a high-level ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ-Domestic Agency Coordination Meeting has recently been created. It will supervise and complement the regular ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ-Domestic Agency meeting. This new management tool will enhance the relationship between the seven Domestic Agencies and the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ and enable quick and concrete decision-making.
The high-level coordination meeting (IHCM) is composed of the Heads of the seven Domestic Agencies plus one additional representative designated by the Domestic Agency head, the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Director-General and the Deputy Director-General for the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Project Department. It is chaired by the Director-General, who can invite additional observers or experts upon request. Decisions shall be made by the Director General based on input from the Domestic Agencies.
The first IHCM meeting was held in Daejeon, Korea, during the recent IAEA conference. The next IHCM will convene this week on 29 October in Cadarache immediately after the meeting of the Management Advisory Committee (MAC). The IHCM will be normally held during the regular ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ-Domestic Agency meetings.