Analysis of National Comprehensive Plans of the Ministries for Radiation Technology Policy

It is necessary to exert an effort to meet the expectation of society and it applies to radiation technology as well. Radiation science and technology features technological convergence of radiation technology with various fields such as environmental engineering, materials engineering, biology, agricultural science, medicine, pharmacy, physics, chemistry, machinery, electronics, food technology, etc. The application of radiation technology is related to different social agendas such as environment, industry, public health, food and agriculture, and public safety. Based on the above understanding, with a goal of maximizing the socioeconomic benefits of R&D on radiation technology, this study was planned to investigate national comprehensive plans of the ministries and analyze links with radiation technology. The result is expected to be used in designing needs-based and demand-driven R&D policy. This study reveals that radiation technology can contribute to the achievement of policy goals of 49 national comprehensive plans of 16 central administrative agencies.