Securing and fostering the younger experts responsible for radiation protection; Views from the young radiation protection engineers in Japan

Yamasoto, Kotaro 

This presentation is a part of session which is titled securing and fostering the younger experts responsible for radiation protection. Speaker reports results of current status survey for securing and fostering the radiation protection (RP) engineers. The reports are based on comments from 20 organizations such as RP-related research institute, radiation monitoring institute, and industries. In addition, proposals about activities for development of engineer resources, which are desired by engineers of young researchers association of Japan Health Physics Society, are reported. These results of surveys both organizations and young RP engineers are concluded as follows: In order to foster young RP engineers, both subjects are recognizing that (1) actively participating RP engineers in RP-related conferences and committees and (2) developing own specialty are more effective measure. Young RP engineers aspire, (3) to have responsibility for own work and to increases various experiences.