Citation

Miska H. Health Phys. 2016; 111(2): 218-222.

Affiliation

Ex European Commission-DG Environment, Brussels; on leave from the Ministry of the Interior Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Health Physics Society, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/HP.0000000000000514

PMID

27356068

Abstract

The cause for the severity of the Fukushima nuclear accident is explained, and the radiological consequences are assessed. Moreover, the non-radiological effects are critically evaluated and failures in onsite and offsite emergency response highlighted. In conclusion, disregarding the principle of justification, the evacuation of residents and hospital patients was implemented too rigorously, resulting in unnecessary fatalities due to the protective action.

Language: en