Questionnaire analysis in the interactive public meetings on radiation and its health effect after the Fukushima nuclear accident

Sugiyama, Kenji; Takashita, Hirofumi ; Yamamoto, Ryuichi; Itabashi, Kiyoshi 

JAEA has held public meetings on radiation and its health effects mainly for parents of students in kindergartens, elementary schools, and junior high schools in Fukushima Prefecture after the Fukushima nuclear accident. These meetings are held based on our experience of practicing risk communication activities for a decade in JAEA with local residents. Questionnaires were collected after the meetings. By analyzing questionnaires, we confirmed that interactive communication is effective in increasing participants' understanding and in decreasing their anxiety. Most of the participants answered that they understood the contents and that it eased their mind.