RT Journal Article
SR 00
ID 10.1097/HP.0000000000000666
A1 Callen, J.
A1 Homma, T.
T1 Lessons Learned in Protection of the Public for the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
JF Health Physics
YR 2017
FD 2017-06
VO 112
IS 6
SP 550
OP 559
K1 Emergency preparedness; nuclear emergencies; public protection; public information
AB 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.
PB Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
SN 0017-9078
LK https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14295/