International Atomic Energy Agency Consultancy Meeting for SSG-67 Revision in Ankara, Türkiye

Had the pleasure of both working with and learning from fellow nuclear safety professionals during the 2nd Consultancy Meeting for the revision of the International Atomic Energy Agency Specific Safety Guide (IAEA SSG-67) "Seismic Design for Nuclear Installations." The meeting was held at the headquarters of Nükleer Düzenleme Kurumu (Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Ankara, Türkiye) and subject matter experts were from member states such as Türkiye, USA, Canada, Japan, Korea, Spain, and France. Also enjoyed Doner and Turkish delight straight from the source!

2025 OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Information, Data, and Knowledge Management (IDKM) Symposium and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) visit

Had a productive week in Japan attending the 2025 OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Information, Data, and Knowledge Management (IDKM) Symposium in Yokohama, and visiting the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP).

Really grateful for the opportunity to learn more about the best practices and the state-of-the-art technology for IDKM regarding radioactive waste management. There were numerous valuable takeaways from the discussions with and presentations by the network of experts in IDKM, radioactive waste management, information technology, communication, archiving, policy and decision making, and other stakeholders from different parts of the world.

I am also still in awe of the fact that I was at 'ground zero' of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident that followed the 2011 Tōhoku (Great East Japan) earthquake and tsunami. I have had to read up about it extensively to deliver university lectures on the geology of the earthquake and its aftermath, but seeing it in person hits differently. The site tour has given me an inexplicable additional dimension to my understanding of what unfolded in the region. I also gained a better appreciation of the immensity of the decommissioning efforts at the FDNPP, including fuel removal, contaminated water management, and waste storage.

Appreciate the efforts of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan (NUMO), and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. for making the symposium and site visit possible! (FDNPP Photo Source: Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.)

New paper on relative uplift rates along the Central Mindoro Fault

📢 Please check out our newly-published paper (third in a series of papers co-authored with my dad, Dr. Rolly Rimando) that explores the spatial distribution of relative uplift rates along the Central Mindoro Fault through GIS-based measurement of geomorphic indices! It's freely available for download here: Link

New article on our mapping of the Central Mindoro Fault, Philippines

Check out this newly published paper that I co-authored with my dad, Rolly Rimando of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. In this study, we mapped and determined the kinematics of the Central Mindoro Fault to evaluate its role in accommodating deformation due to the complex interaction between the Philippine Sea Plate and the Sunda Plate, and to estimate its associated seismic hazards. Read it for free here.

PARTICIPATED IN THE Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA) Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) Symposium in Budapest

Had a blast presenting the CNSC’s independent regulatory research program for the deep geological disposal of spent nuclear fuel and networking with fellow nuclear regulators, implementers, technical and scientific support organization (TSO) professionals, and other researchers at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA) Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) 2024 Safety Case Symposium in Budapest!

New paper alert!

Check out our study titled "Regional seismic loss estimation and critical earthquake scenarios for the Western Quebec seismic zone"