Study to paraphrase nuclear technical terms with clear and brief explanations

Shobu, Nobuhiro; Takashita, Hirofumi; Horikoshi, Hidehiko*; Osawa, Yukiko*

JAEA-Review 2009-043, 160 Pages, 2010/01

JAEA-Review-2009-043.pdf:10.16MB

This report summarizes the review work to paraphrase nuclear technical terms with clear and brief explanations. Explanation with nuclear technical terms was not very acceptable to the public in a variety of contexts. The objective of this study is to paraphrase from the public point of view. JAEA has conducted a survey on public attitudes toward fifty-nine nuclear technical terms by using an online questionnaire. Most of them were frequently used in the brochures of JAEA. The survey clarified the public awareness and comprehension of each term. Thirty-two terms, which was subject to paraphrase on a priority basis, were selected from fifty-nine nuclear technical terms based on our importance rating. At the work to paraphrase thirty-two terms, emphasis was placed more on clearness and briefness than on scientific accuracy. They are reviewed through focus group interviews. This study brought results on recognizable style and thirty-two well-polished paraphrases.

Recent status of developments in analytical methods for safeguards environmental samples; Focused on particle analysis

Esaka, Fumitaka; Magara, Masaaki; Hanzawa, Yukiko; Sakurai, Satoshi; Taguchi, Takuji; Takai, Konomi; Sakakibara, Takaaki; Kurosawa, Setsumi; Takahashi, Masato; Yasuda, Kenichiro; et al.

Dai-22-Kai Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Nihon Shibu Nenji Taikai Rombunshu, 8 Pages, 2001/11

no abstracts in English

Current status of JAERI program on development of ultra-trace-analytical technology for safeguards environmental samples

Adachi, Takeo; Usuda, Shigekazu; Watanabe, Kazuo; Sakurai, Satoshi; Magara, Masaaki; Hanzawa, Yukiko; Esaka, Fumitaka; Yasuda, Kenichiro; Saito, Yoko; Takahashi, Masato; et al.

IAEA-SM-367/10/02 (CD-ROM), 8 Pages, 2001/00

no abstracts in English

Study to translate nuclear technical terms with clear and simple explanations, 3; Requirements to obtain clear-understanding

Horikoshi, Hidehiko*; Osawa, Yukiko*; Shobu, Nobuhiro; Takashita, Hirofumi

no journal, , 

We had some focus group interviews to verify the clearness of sentence put in simpler terms. We report on the requirements and the approaches to translate nuclear technical terms with the clearness by showing some samples of the explanation.