Justification of interventions for inhabitants in a nuclear accident; An Approach based on the recommendations of the ICRP

Takahara, Shogo

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Radiation protective actions (e.g. evacuation, sheltering) are carried out in a nuclear accident to reduce risks due to radiation exposures. While these actions can reduce the risks, they can also cause behavioral restrictions, and health damage from actions themselves. In the present study, to explore prerequisites of justification for introducing protective actions, we carried out an ethical-analysis on the experiences of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, and found the issues to achieve ethical values recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection. Our analysis showed that to justify the protective actions in terms of ethical aspect, it is necessary to consider at least risk trade-off and paternalistic intervention.