  The recent nuclear accident in Japan revealed the confusion and the
inadequate knowledge of the citizens about the issues of nuclear energy,
nuclear applications, radioactivity and their consequences In this work we
present the first results of an ongoing study which aims to evaluate the
knowledge and the views of Greek undergraduate students on the above issues. A
web based survey was conducted and 131 students from TEI Piraeus answered a
multiple choice questionnaire with questions of general interest on nuclear
energy, nuclear applications, radioactivity and their consequences. The survey
showed that students, like the general population, have a series of faulty
views on general interest nuclear issues. Furthermore, the first results
indicate that our educational system is not so effective as source of
information on these issues in comparison to the media and internet
