Radiological Protection of People and the Environment in the Event of a Large Nuclear Accident


Draft document: Radiological Protection of People and the Environment in the Event of a Large Nuclear Accident
Submitted by Hiroshi Kurihara, None
Commenting as an individual

ICRPには存在意義があるのか?
  設立趣旨は措き、現在の存在意義を突き詰めれば、核事業(原発、再処理施設、核爆弾製造、他)の維持、推進のための基準づくりではないのか。
  人間のからだは変わらないのに、被ばく限度、線量限度を大規模原発事故に合わせるように緩めるのはご都合主義も甚だしい。まるで商人が値段交渉するのと同じで「科学性」はなく戦略性があるだけではないか。
  日本の原子力発電所の稼働について審査し許可を与える原子力規制委員会はまさに強力な権限を有しているが、その委員の一人がICRP委員を務めているというのもおかしなものである。日本政府はICRPの勧告を金科玉条のごとく守ると見せて、その実、悪用しているが、一人二役、利益相反の人物がそのつなぎ役を担っているとしたら正義に反し倫理的にも許されるものではない。
  また、日本政府内の放射線審議会も、主に医学研究者が議論して国民の健康影響を第一に議論すべきところ、基準緩和に異論を呈する委員はほとんど見当たらず、これもICRP委員の一人が議論の方向性を決めているのは、利益相反も甚だしい。
  いずれにしろ、人間のいのち、健康がすべてに優先するのは至極当然のことなのに、ICRPは核産業の維持を優先上位に置いて「大規模事故が仮に起きたら、このくらいの被ばくを受け入れてもらわなければ核事業(原発)が成り立たない」という思惑で成り立っているとしたら、被ばくを受けるだけの住民としては新基準(勧告改訂)を許すわけにはいかない。


Does the ICRP have raison d'etre?
The purpose of the foundation is to establish standards for maintaining and promoting nuclear programs (Nuclear power plants, reprocessing facilities, nuclear bomb production, etc.).
It is absurd for the government to relax the limits of radiation exposure and radiation exposure to match those of a large-scale nuclear power plant accident, even though human health remains the same. It is not "science" but strategic just like a merchant negotiating a price.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority, which reviews and authorizes the operation of nuclear power plants in Japan, has very strong authority, but it is strange that one of its members is an ICRP member. The Japanese government is abusing the recommendations of the ICRP by showing that it is abiding by the rules of the law. However, it would be unjust and ethically impermissible if a person who has a conflict of interest acts as a bridge between them.
In addition, the Radiation Council in the Japanese government should primarily discuss the impact on the health of the people through discussions by medical researchers. However, there are few members who oppose the relaxation of standards, and the fact that one member of the ICRP has decided on the direction of the discussion is also a matter of conflict of interest.
In any case, it is quite natural for human life and health to take precedence over everything else. If the ICRP places the maintenance of the nuclear industry at the top of its priority list and is based on the idea of "If a large-scale accident occurs, the nuclear business (nuclear power plant) will not be able to proceed unless such exposure is accepted." then it would be impossible for residents who are only exposed to radiation to accept the new criteria (revision of recommendations).


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