TY - JOUR
T1 - Educational Activity for the Radiation Emergency System in the Northern Part of Japan
T2 - Meeting Report on "the 3rd Educational Symposium on Radiation and Health (ESRAH) by Young Scientists in 2016"
AU - Matsuya, Yusuke
AU - Tsujiguchi, Takakiyo
AU - Yamaguchi, Masaru
AU - Kimura, Takaaki
AU - Mori, Ryosuke
AU - Yamada, Ryota
AU - Saga, Ryo
AU - Fujishima, Yohei
AU - Date, Hiroyuki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 by Radiation Research Society.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - In the northern part of Japan, close cooperation is essential in preparing for any possible emergency response to radiation accidents because several facilities, such as the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility, the MOX Fuel Fabrication Plant and the Vitrified Waste Storage Center, exist in Rokkasho Village (Aomori Prefecture). After the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011, special attention should be given to the relationship between radiation and human health, as well as establishing a system for managing with a radiation emergency. In the area of Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures in Japan, since 2008 an exchange meeting between Hokkaido University and Hirosaki University has been held every year to have opportunities to discuss radiation effects on human health and to collect the latest news on monitoring environmental radiation. This meeting was elevated to an international meeting in 2014 titled "Educational Symposium on Radiation and Health (ESRAH) by Young Scientists". The 3rd ESRAH meeting took place in 2016, with the theme "Investigating Radiation Impact on the Environmental and Health". Here we report the meeting findings on the continuing educational efforts after the Fukushima incident, what was accomplished in terms of building a community educational approaches, and future goals.
AB - In the northern part of Japan, close cooperation is essential in preparing for any possible emergency response to radiation accidents because several facilities, such as the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility, the MOX Fuel Fabrication Plant and the Vitrified Waste Storage Center, exist in Rokkasho Village (Aomori Prefecture). After the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011, special attention should be given to the relationship between radiation and human health, as well as establishing a system for managing with a radiation emergency. In the area of Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures in Japan, since 2008 an exchange meeting between Hokkaido University and Hirosaki University has been held every year to have opportunities to discuss radiation effects on human health and to collect the latest news on monitoring environmental radiation. This meeting was elevated to an international meeting in 2014 titled "Educational Symposium on Radiation and Health (ESRAH) by Young Scientists". The 3rd ESRAH meeting took place in 2016, with the theme "Investigating Radiation Impact on the Environmental and Health". Here we report the meeting findings on the continuing educational efforts after the Fukushima incident, what was accomplished in terms of building a community educational approaches, and future goals.
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U2 - 10.1667/RR14756.1
DO - 10.1667/RR14756.1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28418815
AN - SCOPUS:85020095884
VL - 187
SP - 641
EP - 646
JO - Radiation Research
JF - Radiation Research
SN - 0033-7587
IS - 6
ER -