What if a nuclear accident occurs during the new Corona epidemic? Evacuation Policy Summarize June 5 at 6:04
Regarding the way of evacuation in the event of a major accident at a nuclear power plant during an epidemic of an infectious disease such as a new coronavirus, the Cabinet Office has a policy of prioritizing exposure measures and not ventilating while evacuating indoors. In the future, we will consider concrete measures with each local government.
According to the guideline for nuclear disaster prevention of the country that was created after the Fukushima nuclear accident, in the event of a serious accident such as the leakage of radioactive material from a nuclear power plant, residents within 30 km will take a stepwise evacuation. Based on this guideline, the Cabinet Office and other local governments are preparing plans for arranging buses for evacuation and setting up evacuation centers.
However, since the current guidelines and plans do not show concrete measures against infectious diseases, the Cabinet Office has summarized the basic idea.
As a result, vehicles that are used for evacuation such as shelters and buses are divided into infected and unaffected persons.
In addition, while giving instructions for indoor evacuation, we prioritized avoiding exposure to radioactive materials and decided not to perform the "ventilation" required for infection control.
If it is difficult to avoid crowding within the shelter, we will move to another evacuation site.
A person in charge of nuclear disaster preparedness at the Cabinet Office said, "We examined how to reduce the risk of infection while also leading to life-saving actions. We will discuss specific measures and the need for additional vehicles with each local government in the future. ".