The Inhabitants' Reaction after Contact with Disaster Information at the JCO Criticality Accident
2002 Volume 4 Pages 231-240
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2002 Volume 4 Pages 231-240
On September 30,1999,a nuclear criticality accident occurred at theTokai uranium processing facility of the J.C.O.Co,Ltd(JCO)at Tokai-mura,Japan.Then,the local authorities conducted evacuation and sheltering in houses for inhabitants.Questionnaire surveys on inhabitants were conducted to know when,where and how the inhabitants came in contact with the information on the protective actions and how they responded.The results of the surveys are as follows;About 60 percent of inhabitants in the JCO's neighborhood came to know the evacuation recommendation by the information communication tool of the local authority.About 70 percent of inhabitants who evacuated used private cars to evacuate.
