Physicality of Agricultural Products
| Numbering Code | G-AGR05 7EA31 LB16 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture |
| Target Year | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese and English | Day/Period | |
| Instructor name | IGARASHI YASUHITO (Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science Professor) | ||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | The outline of environmental radiation control at an ordinary and an accidental situation will be presented in this course. In the lecture, the philosophy and principle of the radiation control will be discussed with relation to the recommendation of International Commission of Radiation Protection. The actual method of radiation control in a variety of radiation or nuclear facilities will be also instructed. | ||
| Course Goals | Students will be able to know the outline of environmental radiation control and understand the principle of radiation control procedure, and have a skill to analyze and explain the general procedure of the environmental radiation control systems. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
Topics related to environmental radiation control will be lectured according to the following course outline: 1) Physicochemical characteristics of radiation (3 sessions) The basics of radiation, including the types and physical properties of radiation as well as its interactions with other substances will be discussed from the perspective of radiation control. 2) Biological effects and impacts of radiation (3 sessions) The primary goal of radiation control is to prevent the damaging effects of radiation on human health. We will provide a systematic explanation of the effects of radiation, from the initial effects (ionization) to DNA and cell/tissue damage to long-term health effects, to provide students with the basic knowledge required for radiation control. 3) Characteristics of environmental radiation and radioactivity (3 sessions) We will discuss the levels, types and dynamics of radiation and radioactivity in occupational, natural, and other various types of environments. In addition, the impacts of radiation on agriculture and other industries will be discussed. 4) Theory and application of radiation control (3 sessions) Radiation control measures are developed by integrating the perspectives of various fields, including engineering, which relates to the development and maintenance of control equipment, as well as health science, sociology including laws. This segment of the course will introduce students to the control measures implemented at the Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute (KURRI) based on the theory of radiation control. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluation will be based on attendance, presentations, and grades attained in quizzes. | ||
| Course Requirements | Completion of Environmental Dynamics in the Faculty of Agriculture (designed for third-year students in the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering) is desirable, but not required. | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | The fundamental knowledge on the physics, chemistry and biology related to the ionizing radiation is necessary, if the student don't have enough, to learn them. The necessary level will be those given at high school. | ||
