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Five-year post-disaster mental changes: Mothers and children living in low-dose contaminated Fukushima regions.

PLoS ONE, 2020
It has been almost 10 years since the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in March 2011. This study elucidates changes in the mental states of mothers and children residing in low-dose radiation contaminated
Yuji Tsutsui, Tatsuo Ujiie, Rieko Takaya, Misako Tominaga   +3 more
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Research on Radionuclide Diffusion Mechanism in the Ocean and Emergency Response under Oceanic Radioactive Events

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations, 2022
On March 11, 2011, a serious radionuclide leakage accident occurred at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and a large number of radionuclides were released, causing serious pollution to the ocean environment.
Zichao Li, Rongchang Chen, Chen Liu, Qingqing Xue, Zhixia Wang, Tao Zhou   +5 more
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Recent progress on mass spectrometric analysis of artificial radionuclides in environmental samples collected in Japan

Nuclear Analysis, 2022
Mass spectrometry techniques, such as AMS, TIMS and ICP-MS, represent promising techniques for the analysis of artificial radionuclides in environmental samples.
Jian Zheng, Sarata Kumar Sahoo, Tatsuo Aono   +2 more
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Lessons Learned in Protection of the Public for the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant [PDF]

Health Physics, 2017
What insights can the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant provide in the reality of decision making on actions to protect the public during a severe reactor and spent fuel pool emergency? In order to answer this question, and with the goal of limiting the consequences of any future emergencies at a nuclear power plant due to severe ...
Callen, J., Homma, T.
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Radioactivity data analysis of 137Cs in marine sediments near severely damaged Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power plants

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2020
Using several accessible published data sets, we analyzed the temporal change of 137Cs radioactivity (per unit mass of sample) in marine sediments and investigated the effect of the water content of sediment on the 137Cs radioactivity, to understand the ...
Ji Hyoun Song, TaeJun Kim, Jei-Won Yeon
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Influence of radiation exposure to delayed fetal growth in wild Japanese monkeys after the Fukushima accident

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
Wild Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) were exposed to radiation after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in 2011. To clarify the biological effects of radiation exposure on their fetal growth, pregnant monkeys and their fetuses were analyzed.
Shin-ichi Hayama, Setsuko Nakanishi, Aki Tanaka, Fumiharu Konno, Yoshi Kawamoto, Toshinori Omi   +5 more
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Artificial radionuclides in neon flying squid from the northwestern Pacific in 2011 following the Fukushima accident [PDF]

Biogeosciences, 2018
In order to better understand the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident on a commercial marine species, neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) samples obtained from the northwestern Pacific in November 2011 were ...
W. Yu, M. P. Johansen, J. He, W. Men, L. Lin   +4 more
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External Events PSA – Requirements Applicable to New Nuclear Installations Projects after Fukushima Daiichi Accident

Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2022
Since the Fukushima Daiichi accident, external events analysis has become a priority issue within regulatory bodies, operators, and designers, raising concerns about the capabilities of nuclear power plants to withstand severe conditions.
T. P. Silva, M. C. Maturanaa, P. S. P. de Oliveira, M. Mattar Neto   +3 more
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Individual external doses below the lowest reference level of 1 mSv per year five years after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident among all children in Soma City, Fukushima: A retrospective observational study.

PLoS ONE, 2017
After the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, little information has been available on individual doses from external exposure among residents living in radioactively contaminated areas near the nuclear plant; in the present study we ...
Masaharu Tsubokura, Michio Murakami, Shuhei Nomura, Tomohiro Morita, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Claire Leppold, Shigeaki Kato, Masahiro Kami   +7 more
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Development of a human reliability analysis (HRA) guide for qualitative analysis with emphasis on narratives and models for tasks in extreme conditions

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2021
Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) has improved its elemental technologies used for assessing external events since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident in 2011.
Yukihiro Kirimoto, Yuko Hirotsu, Kohei Nonose, Kunihide Sasou   +3 more
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