Importance of improving radiation risk perception during reconstruction of Futaba town at 11 years after lifting of Fukushima nuclear accident evacuation orders

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Radioprotection Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1051/radiopro/2023026

V. Hande, M. Orita, H. Matsunaga, Y. Kashiwazaki, X. Xiao, Y. Taira, N. Takamura

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Abstract

The last among the towns in Fukushima prefecture to lift its evacuation order after the 2011 nuclear accident, Futaba started allowing residents to return in August 2022. To facilitate the future influx of residents, a survey regarding the expectations for reconstruction among current Futaba residents and evacuees was conducted. The survey revealed that 74.0% of respondents had expectations for the reconstruction of Futaba, and similar proportions for the recovery of workplaces, farming, and residential areas. Among these respondents, 11.3% had already returned or expressed a desire to return to Futaba, and 4.2% stated that they did not wish to return. Respondents who were not concerned about treated water to be released in the sea (odds ratio 0.6, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.4–1.0), drinking tap water from Futaba (odds ratio 0.4, 95%CI 0.3–0.7), experiencing health effects from radiation exposure (odds ratio 0.5, 95%CI 0.3–0.9) and genetic effects (odds ratio 0.4, 95%CI 0.2–0.6) had higher expectations of the town’s recovery. It is essential to promote practical radiological culture in Futaba town to encourage local involvement in recovery processes of the town and to minimize radiation-related anxiety.

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福岛核事故疏散令解除 11 年后的双叶町重建过程中改善辐射风险认知的重要性

作为福岛县 2011 年核事故后最后一个解除避难令的城镇，双叶市于 2022 年 8 月开始允许居民返回。为了方便今后居民的涌入，我们对目前居住在双叶的居民和避难人员进行了重建期望调查。调查结果显示，74.0%的受访者对双叶市的重建抱有期望，对工作场所、农业和住宅区的恢复抱有期望的受访者比例相近。在这些受访者中，11.3%的人已经返回或表示希望返回双叶，4.2%的人表示不希望返回。不担心经过处理的水被排放入海（几率比 0.6，95% 置信区间 [CI]0.4-1.0）、不担心饮用来自双叶的自来水（几率比 0.4，95%CI 0.3-0.7）、不担心辐照对健康的影响（几率比 0.5，95%CI 0.3-0.9）和不担心遗传影响（几率比 0.4，95%CI 0.2-0.6）的受访者对该镇的恢复抱有更高的期望。有必要在双叶镇推广实用的放射文化，以鼓励当地人参与该镇的恢复进程，并最大限度地减少与辐射有关的焦虑。

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Radioprotection ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

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3.30

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54.50%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Radioprotection publishes articles on all aspects of radiological protection, including non-ionising as well as ionising radiations. Fields of interest range from research, development and theory to operational matters, education and training. The very wide spectrum of its topics includes (theoretical and practical aspects): dosimetry, instrument development, specialized measuring techniques, epidemiology, biological effects (in vivo and in vitro) and risk and environmental impact assessments.