RECENT ACTIVITIES OF THE
YOUNG RESEARCHERS
ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN HEALTHPHYSICS SOCIETY○Yuki Morishita1), Takahiko Kono1), Haruyuki Ogino2
1.Japan Atomic Energy Agency
2.Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

The Young Researchers Association
The Association has approximately 40 members of theJapan Health Physics Society(JHPS) under the age of 35.
The accomplishments of the Association are…
1) Promoting cooperation and communication among
the young researchers2) Providing opportunities for professional meetings,education, and publications.
3) Recruiting new members in the Association.
The following slides show our recent activities.

Q&A site
We have answered over 1800 questions from the public related
to radiation and daily life through the Net since the Fukushima
accident happened
Example questions
・Should I be checked radioactive ofbreast milk?
・What is the difference between"natural" and "artificial" radiation?
・Do we need to evacuate?
and so on..
Q&A site
Extract
majorquestions

QA booklet(June 2013)

We carefully and scientifically
responded all questions

Attendance at a meeting
We gave a presentation about the our activities and researchoutcomes at a meeting.
<International meeting>・IRPA13 @Glasgow（May2012）
・OECD/NEA 3rd S&V @Tokyo（November 2012）
IRPA13・AOCRP-4 @Kuala Lumpur（May2014）<National meeting>・46th JHPS Annual meeting@Chiba（May 2013）

OECD/NEA 3rd S&V

・47th JHPS Annual meeting@Okayama（June 2014）

Radiation education
We have conducted radiation education for citizens
at a science festival since 2011 @Chiba
1)Radiation measurement using
the GM survey meter2) Demonstration of theprocedure for decontaminating
skin

Participants response
・The words “Radiation”, “Exposure” were well known to the public.
・Many children were interested in sound of the survey meter.
・Many visitors concerned about a radioactive waste disposal.

Observation tours
We planned some observation tours.

Mr. Nishida, Mayor of Date, Fukushima
Objective
To understand current status andissues of decontamination inFukushima

Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant, Shizuoka
Objective
To understand an effort to prevent anaccident(The tsunami protection wall wasbeing under construction.)Meeting with other society members
We planned meeting with other society members.
ICRP has recommended an equivalentdose limit for the lens of the eye be 20
mSv per year,
averaged over defined periods of 5 years,
with no single year exceeding 50 mSv

Discussing across disciplines is important for
appropriate radiation protection.

Meeting of radiation induced
cataract and damage to the blood
At the meeting…
vessels 2013@Osaka
Radiation biology, protection andmedicine specialist got together toexchange opinions.
Promoting mutual understandingExchange opinions with JHPS students
We have had opportunity to exchange opinions with JHPS
students every year.
・Advices based on a past experience・Research・Job-hunting
・work・career plan

Young researchers session at thestudents meeting 2013@Niigata

Exchange each opinions casually
Aim・Relieve concern about Job-hunting
・Connections between the society andstudents

Summary・The Young Researchers Association has been providing
opportunities for academic experience, professional
meetings, education, and publications.
These experiences contribute improving our abilities tobe a health physics specialist.

Prospects for the future・The Young Researchers Association would do play
an important role to maintain science and technology
level of Health Physics in Japan.
・I hope more members of the JHPS youngresearchers join the activities of the society andcontinually publish our accomplishments.