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The Accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Incorporated's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: A Review of Radiation-Exposed Medical Care and Waste (Secondary Publication)

  • Toshioh Fujibuchi (Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University) ;
  • Kazuki Iwaoka (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology) ;
  • Yoko Shimada (Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University) ;
  • Kuniaki Nabatame (Technology Development Division, Fujita Corporation)
  • Received : 2023.12.27
  • Accepted : 2024.04.30
  • Published : 2024.06.30
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Abstract

This review is based on articles published in Japanese Journal of Health Physics on "Radiation-exposed medical care and waste" related to Tokyo Electric Power Company Incorporated (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident. Here, we have considered three original articles; one technical data, one special article, one 50th anniversary article, one preface, three topics, and two cases of From Japan to the World (J to W). These articles have reported the system and standards that were established after the accident. Moreover, they have summarized rare experiences such as the fumbling response at the time and the evaluation of samples in that disaster. These articles constitute valuable records of the situation.

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Acknowledgement

This work supported by the Japan Health Physics Society. This paper is a translation of an article published in Japanese Journal of Health Physics 2023;58(2):73-75.

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