Individual Radiation Exposure Dose Due to Support Activities at Safe Shelters in Fukushima Prefecture

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 6; no. 11; p. e27761
• Main Authors: Monzen, Satoru, Hosoda, Masahiro, Tokonami, Shinji, Osanai, Minoru, Yoshino, Hironori, Hosokawa, Yoichiro, Yoshida, Mitsuaki A., Yamada, Masatoshi, Asari, Yasushi, Satoh, Kei, Kashiwakura, Ikuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 16.11.2011; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biological effects; Biology; Civilian evacuation; Contamination; Drug dosages; Emergency medical care; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Environmental Exposure - prevention & control; Exposure; Health risk assessment; Health sciences; Humans; Institutions; Life sciences; Medicine; Nuclear accidents; Nuclear accidents & safety; Nuclear electric power generation; Nuclear energy; Nuclear power; Nuclear power plants; Physics; Power plants; Radiation; Radiation (Physics); Radiation Dosage; Radiation effects; Radiation exposure; Radiation Injuries - etiology; Radiation Injuries - prevention & control; Radiation measurement; Radiation Monitoring; Radiation Protection; Radioactive Fallout - prevention & control; Radioactive Hazard Release - prevention & control; Radioactive materials; Radioactive substances; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Safety Management; Seismology; Shelters; University graduates; Urban areas

Immediately after the accidents in the nuclear power stations in Fukushima on March 11, the Japanese Government ordered the evacuation of the residents within a 20-km radius from the station on March 12, and asked various institutions to monitor the contamination levels of the residents. Hirosaki Un...