Overall picture

In the course of our research activities, RIKEN unavoidably consumes a wide range of resources, while, of course, generating others, including CO2. RIKEN continues to strive to reduce the environmental impact of our research.

〔Environmental loads and countermeasures〕

INPUT

Energy input
Electricity 358.98 million kWh
Gas 15.768 million m²
LP gas 2,000 m³
Kerosene 1,101L
Class A heavy oil 13,812L
Gasoline 20,506L
Light oil 22,662L

Water resource input
Drinkable water supplied 591,599m²
Ground/river water supplied 565,781m²

Power generation
Cogeneration 12.966 million kWh
Photovoltaic 75,000 kWh
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OUTPUT

Effluent discharge
Sewage 648,706m³
（Among which 282,238 m³ is
laboratory discharge）

Air emission
CO2 188,623t

Release and transfer of chemical substances
＜Substances under PRTR＞
Acetonitrile 1,548kg
Chloroform 2,890.4kg
Methylene chloride 1,971.2kg

Waste materials
General waste 625.9t
Industrial waste 321.2t
Experimental
research waste		 685.2t

Amount
recycled
242.0t