Review of Articles Related to the Accident of TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Published on Japanese Journal of Health Physics: Overview of Published Articles

Abstract

At the time of Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F) accident on March 11, 2011, many members of Japan Health Physics Society including researchers or radiation workers were involved in 1F accident-related work and research. After that, many 1F accident-related articles were submitted and published in Japanese Journal of Health Physics. The articles covered a wide range of topics such as lessons learned and future challenges, environmental monitoring, dosimetry, risk communication, radiation medicine and radioactive waste. There were about 130 articles related to the 1F accident in the 11 years until December 2021. In March 2022, a working group was established to review articles related to the 1F accident published in this journal. This article provides an overview.