Construction of Community-Based Risk Communication Method for Health Effects on Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25420902
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Nuclear engineering
• Research Institution: University of Fukui
• Principal Investigator: Yamano Naoki 福井大学, 附属国際原子力工学研究所, 特命教授 (10397044)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): IZUMI Yoshinobu 福井大学, 附属国際原子力工学研究所, 教授 (60252582) ; YASUDA Nakahiro 福井大学, 附属国際原子力工学研究所, 教授 (30392244)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HAYASHIZAKI Noriyosu 東京工業大学, 原子炉工学研究所, 准教授 (50334537) ; MATSUMOTO Yoshihisa 東京工業大学, 原子炉工学研究所, 准教授 (20302672) ; SHINODA Yoshihiko (財)若狭湾エネルギー研究センター, 研究開発部, 研究員 (60421468)
• Research Collaborator: 木下 冨雄 公益財団法人国際高等研究所, フェロー ; 木村 浩 特定非営利活動法人パブリック, アウトリーチ, 研究統括 ; 北村 正晴 株式会社テムス研究所, 代表取締役・所長 ; 渡邉 正己 京都大学, 特任教授 ; 中島 秀人 東京工業大学, 大学院社会理工学研究科, 教授
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: リスクコミュニケーション / 低線量放射線 / 原子力合意形成 / 公衆参画 / 健康影響 / 地域参画型 / 共進化 / 社会実装

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A new community-based risk communication method regarding health effects of low-dose ionizing radiation after the Fukushima nuclear accident was constructed. The practical model of the community participatory risk communication approach that takes advantage of the properties of the local government and local communities has been constructed considering scientific evidence of the low-dose radiation exposure, the uncertainty which cannot be verified by science, and the psychological and social impact.
A social implementation guidance which includes the practical implementation technique together with effective participation of various actors was developed and verified its effectiveness through a social experiment that was intended for Tsuruga city of Fukui Prefecture where is in the vicinity of many nuclear power stations.

Free Research Field

原子力学