Assessment of Lifetime Attributable Risk for Public Health Sustainability from the Fukushima Accident
The study aimed at reassessing the radiological risk from exposure to ionizing radiation from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. The estimated risks from the study were compared with World Health Organization (WHO) risk assessment estimates for validity and verification. A Radiation Ris...
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| description | The study aimed at reassessing the radiological risk from exposure to ionizing radiation from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. The estimated risks from the study were compared with World Health Organization (WHO) risk assessment estimates for validity and verification. A Radiation Risk Assessment Tool (RadRAT) was used to estimate Lifetime Attributable Risks (LAR) of cancer upon exposure. All solid cancers, leukemia, and thyroid cancer risks for ages of 1, 10, and 20 years (infants, children, and adults) in 100,000 persons at exposure were estimated. For solid cancers, LAR (10−2) was estimated in a range of 0.223∼0.668 and 0.345∼1.24 for males and females, respectively, whereas the LAR (10−2) for leukemia was estimated at 0.0155∼0.055 and 0.0118∼0.0375 for males and females, respectively. LAR (10−2) for thyroid cancer ranged from 0.0722∼0.545 and 0.0369∼0.265, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-db9e1564c11443e68f5cc12528a792502025-02-03T06:46:22ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88730318873031Assessment of Lifetime Attributable Risk for Public Health Sustainability from the Fukushima AccidentFaith Rukundo0Juyoul Kim1Department of NPP Engineering, KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School, 658-91 Haemaji-ro, Seosaeng-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 45014, Republic of KoreaDepartment of NPP Engineering, KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School, 658-91 Haemaji-ro, Seosaeng-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 45014, Republic of KoreaThe study aimed at reassessing the radiological risk from exposure to ionizing radiation from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. The estimated risks from the study were compared with World Health Organization (WHO) risk assessment estimates for validity and verification. A Radiation Risk Assessment Tool (RadRAT) was used to estimate Lifetime Attributable Risks (LAR) of cancer upon exposure. All solid cancers, leukemia, and thyroid cancer risks for ages of 1, 10, and 20 years (infants, children, and adults) in 100,000 persons at exposure were estimated. For solid cancers, LAR (10−2) was estimated in a range of 0.223∼0.668 and 0.345∼1.24 for males and females, respectively, whereas the LAR (10−2) for leukemia was estimated at 0.0155∼0.055 and 0.0118∼0.0375 for males and females, respectively. LAR (10−2) for thyroid cancer ranged from 0.0722∼0.545 and 0.0369∼0.265, respectively.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8873031 |
| spellingShingle | Faith Rukundo Juyoul Kim Assessment of Lifetime Attributable Risk for Public Health Sustainability from the Fukushima Accident Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations |
| title | Assessment of Lifetime Attributable Risk for Public Health Sustainability from the Fukushima Accident |
| title_full | Assessment of Lifetime Attributable Risk for Public Health Sustainability from the Fukushima Accident |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Lifetime Attributable Risk for Public Health Sustainability from the Fukushima Accident |
| title_short | Assessment of Lifetime Attributable Risk for Public Health Sustainability from the Fukushima Accident |
| title_sort | assessment of lifetime attributable risk for public health sustainability from the fukushima accident |
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