Citation

Callen J, Homma T. Health Phys. 2017; 112(6): 550-559.

Affiliation

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)Schlossplatz 1, Laxenburg, A-2361, Austria; Japan Atomic Energy Agency 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, 319-1195 Ibaraki-ken, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Health Physics Society, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/HP.0000000000000666

PMID

28441287

Abstract

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 paper presents the main actions taken in response to the emergency in the form of a timeline. The focus of this paper is 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.

Language: en