PMID- 27893457
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170918
LR  - 20170918
IS  - 1361-6498 (Electronic)
IS  - 0952-4746 (Linking)
VI  - 36
IP  - 4
DP  - 2016 Dec
TI  - Core ethical values of radiological protection applied to Fukushima case: 
      reflecting common morality and cultural diversities.
PG  - 991-1003
AB  - The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has established 
      Task Group 94 (TG94) to develop a publication to clarify the ethical foundations 
      of the radiological protection system it recommends. This TG identified four core 
      ethical values which structure the system: beneficence and non-maleficence, 
      prudence, justice, and dignity. Since the ICRP is an international organization, 
      its recommendations and guidance should be globally applicable and acceptable. 
      Therefore, first this paper presents the basic principles of the ICRP 
      radiological protection system and its core ethical values, along with a 
      reflection on the variation of these values in Western and Eastern cultural 
      traditions. Secondly, this paper reflects upon how these values can be applied in 
      difficult ethical dilemmas as in the case of the emergency and post-accident 
      phases of a nuclear power plant accident, using the Fukushima case to illustrate 
      the challenges at stake. We found that the core ethical values underlying the 
      ICRP system of radiological protection seem to be quite common throughout the 
      world, although there are some variations among various cultural contexts. 
      Especially we found that 'prudence' would call for somewhat different 
      implementation in each cultural context, balancing and integrating sometime 
      conflicting values, but always with objectives to achieve the well-being of 
      people, which is itself the ultimate aim of the radiological protection system.
FAU - Kurihara, Chieko
AU  - Kurihara C
AD  - National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and 
      Radiological Science and Technology, Anagawa 4-9-1, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.
FAU - Cho, Kunwoo
AU  - Cho K
FAU - Toohey, Richard E
AU  - Toohey RE
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20161128
PL  - England
TA  - J Radiol Prot
JT  - Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for 
      Radiological Protection
JID - 8809257
SB  - IM
MH  - *Cultural Diversity
MH  - *Ethical Theory
MH  - *Fukushima Nuclear Accident
MH  - Humans
MH  - Morals
MH  - *Radiation Protection
EDAT- 2016/11/29 06:00
MHDA- 2017/09/19 06:00
CRDT- 2016/11/29 06:00
PHST- 2016/11/29 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/09/19 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2016/11/29 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1088/0952-4746/36/4/991 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Radiol Prot. 2016 Dec;36(4):991-1003. doi: 10.1088/0952-4746/36/4/991. Epub 
      2016 Nov 28.