«mandatory evacuation»

Mandatory evacuation of residents during the Fukushima nuclear disaster: an ethical analysis.

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. Appr

Mandatory evacuation of residents during the Fukushima nuclear disaster: an ethical analysis

An Extensive Evolutionary Mental Game Model for the Mandatory Evacuation of Protesters by Police

Evaluation of the emergency medical system in an area following lifting of the mandatory evacuation order after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

The Role of Mandatory Evacuations as Costly Signals during Interstate Disputes

Demographic transition and factors associated with remaining in place after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and related evacuation orders

INTRODUCTION Demographic changes as a result of evacuation in the acute phase of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster are not well evaluated. We estimated post-disaster demographic transitions in Minamisoma City-located 14-38 km north of the nuclear plant-in the first month of the

Ethical Issues in Technological Disaster: A Systematic Review of Literature

Ethical issues in Technological disaster: A systematic review of literature Introduction: Industrialization could bring risk of Technological Disaster (TD) such as happened in Chernobyl, Bhopal and Fukushima crisis. little has been discussed about its related ethical issues. In t

Pet Ownership and Evacuation Prior to Hurricane Irene

Pet ownership has historically been one of the biggest risk factors for evacuation failure prior to natural disasters. The forced abandonment of pets during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 made national headlines and led to the passage of the Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards

Participatory Mapping for Disaster Preparedness: The Development & Standardization of Animal Evacuation Maps

People who own animals are faced with complex decision making in evacuations. In the US, the Emergency Operations Center is often inundated with calls from animal owners who are aware they are under preor mandatory evacuation, but are unsure of what to do about evacuating their a

Acute respiratory symptoms and evacuation-related behavior after exposure to chlorine gas leakage

BACKGROUND A study was performed on the accidental chlorine gas leakage that occurred in a factory of printed circuit boards manufactured without chlorine. Health examination was performed for all 52 workers suspected of exposure to chlorine gas, and their evacuation-related beha