Nuclear Human research development in National Institutes of Technology

Abstract

In the field of nuclear engineering, national colleges have been carrying out important roles with about 10 % of graduates obtaining jobs in nuclear related companies. Although national colleges do not have special courses and classes for nuclear engineering, we have been trying to educate our students in cooperation with universities and industries through the activities of the Japan Nuclear Human Resource Development Network. With aide from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, we have been developing a short term curriculum for nuclear education consisting of lectures, experiments and facility tours. Moreover, we have developed a textbook for nuclear engineering basics and texts for experiments. In order to let the students understand the background of radiation, radiation dose measurements have been conducted by the students of more than 33 colleges. In the fiscal year of 2015, a new trial of remote lecture connecting 51 national colleges began. Through these education programs, we aim to help our students to understand radiation and nuclear engineering correctly, and to have their own opinions on this important matter.