TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - The difficulty of nuclear emergency prevention measures during natural disasters: ongoing challenges in Japan
JO  - Journal of radiological protection
A1  - Tsubokura, Masaharu
A1  - Abe, Toshiki
A1  - Makoto, Kosaka
A1  - Saito, Hiroaki
A1  - Zao, Tianchen
A1  - Yamamoto, Chika
A1  - Ozaki, Akihiko
A1  - Matsumoto, Chihiro
A1  - Sawano, Toyoaki
A1  - Nonaka, Saori
A1  - Saito, Yoshika
A1  - Yamamura, Momoka
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - It is crucial to anticipate nuclear emergency scenarios and implement effective measures. Japan's climate and topography make it vulnerable to natural disasters; thus, it is necessary to address compounding and cascading disaster scenarios involving the simultaneous occurrence of natural and nuclear disasters. On January 1, 2024, an earthquake hit the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, resulting in damage to the area around the Shika Nuclear Power Plant, located 90 km from the epicenter. This earthquake revealed that, in the event of a complex disaster, residents living within 30 kilometers of the Shika Nuclear Power Plant may be completely unprepared for a nuclear disaster. In the event of a complex disaster, it is crucial to implement appropriate countermeasures while balancing responses to both nuclear and natural disasters and optimizing radiation disaster prevention measures.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0952-4746
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/ad53d7
ID  - ref1
ER  -