TY - JOUR ID - iiasa14295 UR - https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14295/ IS - 6 A1 - Callen, J. A1 - Homma, T. N2 - 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 conditions, this article presents the main actions taken in response to the emergency in the form of a timeline. The focus of this paper are those insights concerning the progression of an accident due to severe conditions at a light water reactor nuclear power plant that must be understood in order to protect the public. VL - 112 TI - Lessons Learned in Protection of the Public for the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant AV - public EP - 559 Y1 - 2017/06// PB - Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins JF - Health Physics KW - Emergency preparedness; nuclear emergencies; public protection; public information SN - 0017-9078 SP - 550 ER -