Collaboration of nuclear knowledge; Execution of science partnership project promoted by MEXT and repercussion effect obtained from the viewpoint of Intellectual collaboration

Yanagisawa, Kazuaki; Nagasawa, Naotsugu; Sasagawa, Sumiko*; Nakano, Koji*

The Fujioka Technical High School applied to the Science Partnership Project (SPP-2006) and asked an intellectual linkage with Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Institute for Environmental Sciences. Adding to normal lectures, the authors made several educational evaluations. For example, a change of student's interests through lectures on nuclear is evaluated. Direct comparison of intellectual ability between the students and 5 specialists are also made. Resultantly, if one teaches correctly the basic concept of nuclear energy and radiation application as learning inputs, an understanding ability of student increased 3 times than his previous background level. A comprehensive faculty of the students to the 5 specialists is 1/5 before making lecture but increased markedly to 1/2 after the lecture. A majority of students understand well the reprocessing, reactor accidents and food irradiation but showed poor understanding on the location and name of the commercial nuclear power plant and the basic mechanism of those.