First of all, I learned about the designated waste. Professor Hirose introduced me to a lot of academic papers and references. Waste is classified in various ways. There were many things I did not know, such as the difference between 'designated waste', which takes about 30 years to neutralize the radioactive materials, and 'high radioactive waste', which requires tens of thousands of years to neutralize. I examined technical terms using dictionaries, and also consulted with other members in the group to deepen my knowledge.

　Using the skills of survey analysis learned at practical IT training when we were first- and second-year students, we analyzed what factors make people refuse or accept the facility. Almost every day, we went to the seminar room and analyzed the survey results.
　The result of this survey was that “It is easy to accept if the procedures for selection and administration by the government are fair." However, in our real society, people do not necessarily accept the facility even if the procedures are fair. The big difference between the collected data and the current situation was that the survey respondents were students and the number of respondents was low. We couldn’t get the results we expected, and we realized the difficulty of the research. I would like to make use of this experience in my future surveys.