Radiation protection and long-term health management of workers after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Kunugita* ◽  
Tsutomu Shimura ◽  
Ichiro Yamaguchi
2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 29S-35S ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiji Yasumura ◽  
Masafumi Abe

After the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident occurred. The Fukushima prefectural government decided to launch the Fukushima Health Management Survey; Fukushima Medical University was entrusted to design and implement the survey. The survey process and development is described from the standpoint of its background and aim. An overview of the basic survey and 4 detailed surveys is briefly provided. Issues related to the survey are discussed from the perspective of supporting the Fukushima residents.


2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toyoaki Sawano ◽  
Yoshitaka Nishikawa ◽  
Akihiko Ozaki ◽  
Claire Leppold ◽  
Masaharu Tsubokura

Abstract The health threats of radiation-release incidents are diverse and long term. In addition to direct radiation effects, it is imperative to manage the indirect effects of radiation such as stigma, prejudice and broader mental health impacts. Six years after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident of March 2011, bullying caused by stigma and prejudice toward evacuees, including children, has become a social problem in Japan. This phenomenon may be associated with the fact that knowledge about radiation has still not reached the general public, and to a potential lack of motivation among Japanese citizens to learn about radiation and bullying. Continuous and sustained education regarding radiation is warranted in order to enhance the general knowledge level about the effects of radiation in Japan after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, and this education will become an important reference for education after future nuclear disasters.


2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Takahashi ◽  
Tetsuya Ohira ◽  
Mitsuaki Hosoya ◽  
Seiji Yasumura ◽  
Masato Nagai ◽  
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