Organization
Management/Administration
Hydrogen Isotope Research Center is co-administered by a Steering Committee and a Collaboration Advisory Committee, such as illustrated in the organization diagram of Hydrogen Isotope Research Center (Figure.1). The Steering Committee discusses and assesses HRC basic action policies, personal affairs and collaborations. In addition, the Collaboration Advisory Committee, which reports to the Steering Committee, discusses all details and practical issues concering planning, acceptance of applicaions, drafting, research budget, etc. of collaborations. And the Publishing Committee, also which reports to the Steering Committee, is reponsible for the publication of the HRC pamphlet and the HRC Annual Scientific Report. The Bilateral Collaboration Steering Committee is established to promote collaborations with National Institute for Fusion Science.
♦ Steering Committee
(1)Basic action policies to manage HRC
(2)Personnel affairs on Director and Research Staff of HRC
(3)Matters on collaborations
(4)Other necessary matters on HRC
♦ Collaboration Advisory Committee
(1)All details and practical issues concering planning of collaborations
(2)Acceptance of applications and drafting of collaborations
(3)Research budget of collaborations
(4)Publication of the results on collaborations
(5)Other necessary matters on collaborations
♦ Publishing Committee
(1)Publication of the HRC Annual Scientific Report
(2)Publicity work on HRC
(3)Other necessary matters on publication and publicity work
♦ Bilateral Collaboration Steering Committee
(1)Action of bilateral collaborations
(2)Others necessary matters on publication and publicity work
All users plannnig collaboration with HRC staff on activities involving gaseous tritium or its compounds and/or equipments at the laboratory must submit in advance an application to the Director of HRC and request authorization. This autorozation is required by Japanese laws on radiation protection and safety concerning the management of radioisotopes and materials contaminated by them. All radiation protection regulations and rules for handling,storage, and release of tritium as well as for education training or staff health control need to be observed. The president of the University of Toyama appoints specially licensed staff as Authorized Radiation Protection Appointees that supervise overall conventional and radiation safery.
