Since the Fukushima nuclear accident, dozens of citizen radiation measuring organizations (CRMOs) continue to observe fallout in Japan. Their activities intersect on a regular basis with those Japanese government. Recognizing different policy levels involved measuring, this paper studies relations between local governments and CRMOs. We examine how civic governmental infrastructures initiated w...

In 2014, we measured activity concentration of radiocesium in the western North Pacific Ocean. In the north of Kuroshio Front high activity concentration of Fukushima-derived radiocesium in surface mixed layer in 2012 had been transported eastward by 2014. In the south of the front we found a radiocesium subsurface maximum in 200-600 m depth, which was similar to that observed in 2012. The subs...

We have observed fallout from the recent Fukushima Dai-ichi reactor accident in samples of rainwater collected in the San Francisco Bay area. Gamma ray spectra measured from these samples show clear evidence of fission products--(131,132)I, (132)Te, and (134,137)Cs. The activity levels we have measured for these isotopes are very low and pose no health risk to the public.

It has been more than three years since the unprecedentedly massive earthquake and tsunami struck eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, and the large accident occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. To investigate the influence of radiation exposure, thyroid ultrasonography has been provided preliminarily for 360,000 children who lived in Fukushima Prefecture at the time of the accide...

While various scholars have investigated the role of citizens in generating scientific data after Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster under labels citizen science and sensing, this essay draws on media ecology explores its potential theoretical usefulness for enhancing our understanding post-Fukushima practices. Taking Marshall McLuhan’s perspective technology as a medium, creates framework fore...

MS ID: 5634590661024274 Original title: Bridging the gap between science and community in Fukushima City: A qualitative analysis of public health nurses' written records Revised title: Leveraging on public health nurses for disaster risk communication in Fukushima City: A qualitative analysis of nurses' written records of parent counseling and peer discussions Thank you very much for reviewing ...

the currently reactor wreckage in fukushima raised the following important questions: is our knowledge of the possible dangers of ionizing radiation sufficient to warrant special action? what is the role of the medical community in technical radiation accidents from windscale to fukushima? what is the role of the medical community in terrorist radiation attacks? are we prepared for those challe...

As radiation levels around the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Japan increase, the Japanese people as well as individuals around the world have expressed fear of radiation that some experts say could be more unhealthy than the levels of leaked radioactive contamination. This article addresses why individuals fear radiation and provides resources occupational health nurses can consu...

BACKGROUND The Japan earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011 severely damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. After learning of the radiation leak, the Japanese government issued an evacuation directive for residents within 20 km of the plant a day after the earthquake. Approximately 1 month later, this area was designated a 'high alert zone' and effectively sealed-off. The purpose of this...