Evacuation plan for nuclear accident To consider measures for infectious diseases Cabinet Office New Corona May 14 6:40
While the new coronavirus infection continues, the Cabinet Office reexamined the plan because the evacuation plan in the event of a major accident at a nuclear power plant does not show concrete measures against the epidemic of infectious diseases. Will be considered.
According to the guideline for nuclear disaster prevention of the country created after the Fukushima nuclear accident, in the event of a serious nuclear accident such as radioactive material leakage, residents within 30 km from the nuclear accident will take a stepwise evacuation. Therefore, based on the guidelines, the Cabinet Office and each local government have compiled plans for vehicles such as buses to be used as evacuation means and evacuation shelters in a wide area.
However, since the current guidelines and plans do not show concrete measures against infectious diseases, the Cabinet Office should decide how to distinguish infected people from those who do not in order to control infections. , We are considering whether there are enough vehicles and how to secure a space only for the infected person by avoiding airtightness, crowding and closeness in evacuation centers.
A person in charge of nuclear disaster preparedness at the Cabinet Office said, "We have summarized the precautions for infectious diseases at evacuation centers, but we have not summarized the specific measures and procedures. In case of an accident, we would like to study and enhance it as soon as possible ".