Published August 2019 | Version v1
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Situation and enlightenment in an environmental radioactivity and public health perspective seven years after Fukushima nuclear power plant accident

Creators

  • 1. Department of Radiation Protection, Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing Research Center for Preventive Medicine, Beijing (China)
  • 2. Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (Japan)

Description

Since the accident on March 11th 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station following the Great East Japan Earthquake, huge amount of radionuclide has been released to the surrounding environment. In this study, the environmental monitoring method, γ-ray dose rates, radioactivity in environmental samples, food, wild animals and plants, health situation of residents were summarized. Through summarizing the accident experience of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, this research discussed and analyzed the accident combining with the situation in China. (authors)

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-5098.2019.08.011;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 619-623
ISSN
0254-5098

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
55021944
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Descriptors DEI
DOSE RATES; EARTHQUAKES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS; FOOD; FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER STATION; GAMMA RADIATION; JAPAN; MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; WILD ANIMALS
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ANIMALS; ASIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; RADIATIONS; REACTOR SITES; SEISMIC EVENTS

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Notes
2 tabs., 50 refs.; http://dx.doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-5098.2019.08.011