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Effective population monitoring for determination of the thyroidal radioiodine content of the public following a nuclear accident in Japan

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العنوان: Effective population monitoring for determination of the thyroidal radioiodine content of the public following a nuclear accident in Japan
المؤلفون: Osamu Kurihara, Eunjoo Kim, Kotaro Tani, Masumi Ogawa, Kazuaki Yajima, Munehiko Kowatari, Hideo Tatsuzaki
المصدر: Environmental Advances, Vol 8, Iss , Pp 100206- (2022)
بيانات النشر: Elsevier, 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: LCC:Environmental sciences
مصطلحات موضوعية: Radiation exposure, Population monitoring, Nuclear accident, in vivo measurement, Internal thyroid dose, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
الوصف: After a nuclear accident, population monitoring is necessary to determine the radiation exposure levels of the affected population. One of the monitoring components is direct thyroid measurements to assess the internal thyroid dose (mainly from 131I with a relatively short physical half-life: 8.02 days). These measurements are particularly important for young children but were not adequately performed after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident. Herein we propose a feasible and robust method to obtain as much reliable human data as possible for the dose reconstructions following a nuclear accident. The method employs three types of measurements: simplified, additional, and detailed measurements. The simplified measurements are performed using conventional NaI(Tl) survey meters to quickly triage heavily exposed individuals. The additional measurements are conducted using mobile whole-body counters to detect cesium (Cs; with longer retention in the body) as a tracer of 131I. And the detailed measurements are taken using spectrometric devices; they provide the most reliable data and are used to confirm the other measurements. We also discussed the target subjects and the monitoring period based on the experiences gained following the FDNPP accident. The early post-nuclear-accident phase is the most important period for the dose reconstruction for the affected populations; however, it is also the most challenging period in terms of allocating the necessary monitoring resources. It is thus vital that all countries that operate nuclear power plants establish and maintain a system for nuclear emergency preparedness and response.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2666-7657
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765722000424; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-7657
DOI: 10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100206
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/825e549d461b4300aa178960ac875f0a
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.825e549d461b4300aa178960ac875f0a
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:26667657
DOI:10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100206