The economics of nuclear decontamination: assessing policy options for the management of land around Fukushima dai-ichi

Munro, Alistair

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2013.04.008

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“…A large scale effort is underway in Fukushima to decontaminate soils, public infrastructure such as schools and roads as well as private dwellings (Suzuki and Kaneko 2013). Even assuming people do resettle, the cost of the decontamination programme fails to generate benefits that are larger than costs (Munro 2013). A major stated justification of the policy is the belief that nearly all residents will return once evacuation orders are removed and radiation exposure is significantly lowered.…”

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“…Landry et al 2007, Elliott and Pais 2006, Fussell et al 2010, and Spencer and Urquhart 2016 for hurricanes and floods, Rofi et al 2006, for tsunamior Yang 2008 for earthquakes), the research literature on return after industrial accidents is sparse (Chernobyl Forum 2006;Soffer et al 2008). Yet a clear understanding of the factors that affect resettlement is important for the purposes of policy towards decontamination and rehabilitation (Strand et al 1989;Munro 2013), not least because prolonged evacuation after a nuclear disaster has been linked to the social ills of stress, mental illness and unemployment (Lehmann and Wadsworth 2011;Stephan 2005). From the viewpoint of identifying the effect of perceived radiation risk on behaviour, a complicating feature of those who left their homes in and around Fukushima is that many householders were affected by both tsunami and radiation.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Going Back: Radiation and Intentions to Return amongst Households Evacuated after the Great Tohoku Earthquake

Munro

Managi

2017

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Based on a survey conducted with evacuees from the Fukushima radiation-affected region of Japan we examine intentions to return, eventually to the family homes. Many respondents do not intend to return, particularly those from tsunami-affected towns, but higher income households and those who evacuated to the same town are more likely to go back. Intentions are only weakly responsive to changes in ambient radiation levels and families with children are particularly unwilling to return to radiation affected areas, suggesting that the ongoing policy of active decontamination may have only a limited impact on eventual resettlement.

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Going Back: Radiation and Intentions to Return amongst Households Evacuated after the Great Tohoku Earthquake

Munro

Managi

2017

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“…It is not clear what the strategy for decontamination would be, however. Munro presents an analysis of the costs and benefits of delaying decontamination in the areas surrounding the Fukushima plant, as well as providing data on actual bids for performing decontamination in different parts of Japan. In this study, land decontamination costs are determined in terms of the population displaced, as opposed to the land area contaminated, recognizing that high population areas are not only more difficult to decontaminate but are also of higher financial worth.…”

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Insights into the Societal Risk of Nuclear Power Plant Accidents

Denning¹,

Mubayi

2016

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The elements of societal risk from a nuclear power plant accident are clearly illustrated by the Fukushima accident: land contamination, long-term relocation of large numbers of people, loss of productive farm area, loss of industrial production, and significant loss of electric capacity. NUREG-1150 and other studies have provided compelling evidence that the individual health risk of nuclear power plant accidents is effectively negligible relative to other comparable risks, even for people living in close proximity to a plant. The objective of this study is to compare the societal risk of nuclear power plant accidents to that of other events to which the public is exposed. We have characterized the monetized societal risk in the United States from major societally disruptive events, such as hurricanes, in the form of a complementary cumulative distribution function. These risks are compared with nuclear power plant risks, based on NUREG-1150 analyses and new MACCS code calculations to account for differences in source terms determined in the more recent SOARCA study. A candidate quantitative societal objective is discussed for potential adoption by the NRC. The results are also interpreted with regard to the acceptability of nuclear power as a major source of future energy supply.

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“…Given budget limitations, commercial land has a relatively higher monetary value, and therefore. the optimal length of the decontamination process for commercial land is 5-10 years as compared to more than 30 years for farmland (Munro, 2013).…”

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Multiple disasters management: Lessons from the Fukushima triple events

Managi

Guan

2017

Economic Analysis and Policy

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It has been five and a half years since the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) in March 2011. This study summarize management and policy lessons from the GEJE. The recovery efforts that followed the triple disasters: the earthquake, tsunami and meltdown of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant are in progress. The experience of the GEJE and tsunami prompted the building of embankments throughout the Pacific coastal side of the Tohoku region. The Cabinet’s Reconstruction Headquarters used at least 19 trillion yen ($158 billion) for intensive reconstruction over five years through 2015. The local government of the affected area accelerated the decontamination of commercial land which is an important action for the recovery. The central government introduced the Electricity Business Act for implementing voluntary energy conservation measures for peak energy seasons. The GEJE has had an indirect effect on the health of the disaster victims via job uncertainty as well. Decontamination is crucial in bringing people and businesses back to the affected area and promoting sustainable economic recovery because it reduces uncertainty about the short and long-term health risks. An efficient health and occupation plan for the victims is essential for the integrated approach to multiple disaster management

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The economics of nuclear decontamination: assessing policy options for the management of land around Fukushima dai-ichi

Cited by 17 publications

References 14 publications

Going Back: Radiation and Intentions to Return amongst Households Evacuated after the Great Tohoku Earthquake

Going Back: Radiation and Intentions to Return amongst Households Evacuated after the Great Tohoku Earthquake

Insights into the Societal Risk of Nuclear Power Plant Accidents

Multiple disasters management: Lessons from the Fukushima triple events

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