The 2^nd year class

Originally, I belonged to Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering in Tokyo Institute of Technology and studied mechanical engineering in my undergraduate course.  It was 1 year after from Fukushima Accident that I began to consider the admission of Graduate School.  With my knowledge of the accident and the situation of nuclear fields, I come to believe that nuclear technologies have high potentials and we should keep on nuclear technologies progressing to maintain a highly-developed world.  Then the beliefs lead me to enroll in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and U-ATOM course.  In this course, I study how we ensure safety of people and nuclear facilities, how we prevent the wrong use of nuclear technologies and how we act  in the international nuclear field.  So I would say we have very technical, political, ethical and international lectures here, along with oversea trainings and international discussions. Not every students can go through such experiences. The experiences must be fruitful for me to cultivate my expertise, international competitiveness and leadership. Eventually I will gain the knowledge how to handle nuclear technologies safely and securely in this U-ATOM course and hope to build a world that we don’t need to worry about energy crisis any longer.

I applied for the Department of Nuclear Engineering, as I am interested in the nuclear waste disposal issue. This issue must be addressed early, whether to resume operation or decommissioning of the nuclear power plants. Leveraging the Academy’s unique education programs such as the individual field works and liberal arts, I want to study hard and learn from my classmates and obtain nuclear expertise balanced with generalof knowledge and education, and ultimately lead the world’s nuclear field.

The 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident moved me to apply for the Department of Nuclear Engineering. It is said that there is a long way to go to solve humanity's energy crisis, but reading the future is not easy. To clear the cloudy future, broad and accurate knowledge is what I believe we need the most. To start with, I want to learn many things and hear from various people; with that in mind, I am studying at U-ATOM.

I’m You Yan, from China, now I’m a PhD student in Department of Nuclear Engineering. I love nuclear, but I initially wanted to study material engineering in Tokyo tech, but luckily I decided to choose nuclear engineering on the spur of the moment. I don’t know if this is destiny, but I am sure I quiet enjoy it now.
I believe nuclear technology is a technology loaded with all world’s peace, prosperity and hope. When we are enjoying our modern civilization, there are billions of people in developing world still burning wood, dung, only have a bulb at home. There will be a dramatic increase in energy demand associated with poverty reduction, and nuclear energy is the most hopeful energy to meet this increasing demand.
At present I’m studying on the lifetime extension of B4C ceramics, a kind of neutron absorbing materials for fast reactors, in Prof. Yano’s laboratory. I feel deeply honored that I can work on this cause.