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

Abstract

Japan Health Physics Society established a working group to obtain the insights and findings from the articles, which are related to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F) accident, published in the Japanese Journal of Health Physics. This paper describes the results of the review on 47 articles, which are classified into the field without risk communication, environmental measurement and monitoring, radiation dose measurement and assessment, radiation medicine and radioactive waste. In the reviewed articles, there are various insights and issues depending on the standpoint of the authors and social interests in the timing those published. It is important to face these insights and issues to consider prudently “what is health physics or radiation protection?” for the future development of the Health Physics society.