Trends in nuclear education

Lartigue, J.; Martı́nez, T.

doi:10.1007/s10967-008-0643-5

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“…[1][2][3] Even though radiochemistry has been an integral part of general chemistry knowledge for several decades 4 , knowledge of this critical discipline is currently decreasing as radiochemistry is not widely taught in high-schools or at universities, further, younger generations seem to avoid the subject when it is included on a syllabus. Reasons for this avoidance include negative perceptions about nuclear weapons and the nuclear industry; radiochemistry research being perceived as "not a modern field of chemistry"; and radioactivity itself being seen as inherently frightening 1 . Clearly, many students don't understand the real importance of radiochemistry or the issues faced in the discipline and its associated industries.…”

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“…The need for new radiochemists is significant, urgent, and well documented [1][2][3][4] . From a future radiochemist's (student) point of view, the demand for expertise means that the graduates don't have trouble gaining employment.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Reasons for this avoidance include negative perceptions about nuclear weapons and the nuclear industry, radiochemistry research being perceived as "not a modern field of chemistry", and radioactivity itself being seen as inherently frightening. 1 Clearly, many students do not understand the real importance of radiochemistry or the issues faced in the discipline and its associated industries. Radiochemistry expertise is vital in a wide range of areas.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Older radiochemists are retiring from the nuclear industry and from other radiochemistry fields. This is resulting in a serious shortage in radiochemistry expertise (e.g., in Australia, Europe, Japan and the US). − …”

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confidence: 99%

“…The need for new radiochemists is significant, urgent, and well documented. − From a future radiochemist’s (student) point of view, the demand for expertise means that the graduates do not have trouble gaining employment. This should be a positive thing and encourage young chemists to choose radiochemistry as their chemistry major.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Relevance of Radiochemistry: Perceptions of Future Radiochemists

2020

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Radiochemistry faces a well-documented training and recruitment crisis. Older radiochemists are retiring, and fewer young people are studying radiochemistry. In turn, this is leading to a shortage in newly qualified radiochemists, as well as a loss of historical knowledge (as know-how is often not passed-on). Here, we analyzed the relevance of the study of radiochemistry in higher education through future radiochemists' perceptions. Our objective was to provide insights into future radiochemists' thinking and provide some clear examples on how to support relevance. A qualitative study was conducted through a research question: What perceptions of relevance do future radiochemists experience about radiochemistry studies and radiochemistry as a field? We used the relevance model of Stuckey et al. (2013) as the relevance framework. This was selected because it offers a comprehensive definition of relevance including individual, societal, and vocational dimensions. The data were gathered from post-graduate radiochemistry students (masters and PhD level) through use of a qualitative questionnaire that was designed using the selected relevance framework. In total, 15 future radiochemists participated in the study. The data were analyzed through theory-based content analysis using the selected relevance framework. According to our data, future radiochemists experience their university study and the chemistry field as being highly relevant.They experienced that radiochemistry topics are interesting (individual relevance), the field has great societal impact through radiopharmaceuticals, energy solutions, and environmental problem-solving

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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The Relevance of Radiochemistry: Perceptions of Future Radiochemists

2020

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Active teaching strategies for introducing radioanalytical techniques in analytical chemistry master degree: 40K determination in Bananas

Bagán

Serra

Tent

et al. 2019

J Radioanal Nucl Chem

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A radiochemistry laboratory exercise: determination of uranium in tap water by solvent extraction and liquid scintillation counting

Magugliani,

Mossini,

Negrin

et al. 2023

J Radioanal Nucl Chem

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Environmental radiochemistry is a key pillar of the education of nuclear engineering students and young professionals. Teaching the fundamentals of this multidisciplinary field is best performed also through well-designed hands-on experiments. A simple and fast radiochemical procedure has been developed to determine uranium in tap water by liquid scintillation counting. The proposed method provides reliable and repeatable results, with accuracy and precision within 5%. It can be proficiently executed by undergraduate students, who have appreciated the engagement and got acquainted with standard analysis protocols, from sample collection and manipulation to radiometric measure and data analysis.

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Trends in nuclear education

Cited by 6 publications

References 3 publications

The Relevance of Radiochemistry: Perceptions of Future Radiochemists

The Relevance of Radiochemistry: Perceptions of Future Radiochemists

Active teaching strategies for introducing radioanalytical techniques in analytical chemistry master degree: 40K determination in Bananas

A radiochemistry laboratory exercise: determination of uranium in tap water by solvent extraction and liquid scintillation counting

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