Let's start learning radiation; Supplementary material on radiation for secondary school students

Watanabe, Yoko ; Shimada, Mayuka*; Yamashita, Kiyonobu

JAEA has been organizing training programs for engineers in Asian countries introducing nuclear technology. In 2012, we launched a course "Basic Radiation Knowledge for School Education" as we thought disseminating accurate knowledge on radiation to school students and public would also be important in those countries after Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. MEXT published supplemental learning material on radiation for secondary school students and teachers in Japanese in October 2011. Since the original Japanese version is designed to give a clear explanation of radiation and covers various topics, we thought it would also be beneficial for young students in the world if the English version was available. The English version of this learning material has been favourably evaluated by the International Atomic Energy Agency and will be widely used as a practical educational tool in many countries around the world through the IAEA.