東海事業所 PAチーム「スイートポテト」における原子力理解促進活動報告

Report on Nuclear Understanding Activities of PA Team 'Sweet Potato'

能登屋 昌子; 菖蒲 順子 ; 小守 裕子; 郡司 郁子; 田端 理美子; 水谷 朋子 ; 米澤 理加

Notoya, Masako; Ayame, Junko; Komori, Yuko; Gunji, Ikuko; Rimiko, Tabata,; Mizutani, Tomoko; Rika, Yonezawa,

核燃料サイクル開発機構東海事業所は、原子力理解促進のため平成8年12月にPAチーム「スイートポテト」を結成した。スイートポテトでは、JCO臨界事故後の地域住民の原子力に対する不信感や学校関係者の原子力防災への関心の高まりを踏まえて、活動の重点を地域住民や若年層を対象とした原子力理解活動に置き、平成13年度より小中学校への出張授業を中心に活動している。本報告は、これまでの活動から得た多くの知見や成果をまとめることにより、今後の活動に資するものである。

The Public Acceptance(P.A.) team, "Sweet Potato", was established in December 1996 to promote public understanding of nuclear. Tokai Village has been the center of nuclear energy development in Japan for almost forty years. Although the residents have been very supportive, the critical JCO accident in 1999 caused them a great deal of anxiety and distrust. Soon after, the P.A. team's objectives were altered to accommodate the resulting new needs of the public. The focus was shifted to local residents and young people in order that they would have better understanding of nuclear energy. Since 2001, one of the P.A. team's main activities has been giving "Nuclear Disaster and Radiation Prevention" and "Energy and Radiation" presentations at elementary schools and junior high schools throughout the Tokai region. This paper presents the findings, results and lessons learned from these and other activities, and will contribute to the future work of the PA team.