Arrangements for telephone consultation on radiation health effects in a nuclear emergency in Japan; Lessons learned from the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, 2011

Okuno, Hiroshi; Kawakami, Takeshi; Watanabe, Fumitaka; Horikoshi, Hidehiko*

Journal of Disaster Research, 18(8), p.911 - 917, 2023/12

https://doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2023.p0911

In response to residents' concerns about the radiation health effects following the nuclear accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of the Tokyo Electric Power Company in March 2011, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) established a telephone consultation system. Eight toll-free telephone lines were prepared, and employees with knowledge of radiation health effects were assigned for consultation. Approximately 35,000 consultations were conducted from March 17, 2011, to September 18, 2012. The results of the text mining analysis revealed that the greatest source of anxiety was the impact on children's health from radiation. The JAEA's system for telephone consultation was improved following this telephone consultation experience. The description of telephone hotlines in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) guide, GSG-14, was discussed for further improvements of the JAEA's telephone consultation system.

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JNC TN1400 2001-014, 437 Pages, 2001/10

JNC-TN1400-2001-014.pdf:23.1MB

no abstracts in English

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JNC TN1400 2000-010, 70 Pages, 2000/10

JNC-TN1400-2000-010.pdf:2.87MB

no abstracts in English

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PNC TJ1545 96-001, 137 Pages, 1996/03

PNC-TJ1545-96-001.pdf:5.98MB

no abstracts in English

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Enokido, Yuji

PNC TN9080 92-002, 31 Pages, 1992/02

PNC-TN9080-92-002.pdf:1.18MB

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