Well-being effects of a major natural disaster: The case of Fukushima

Rehdanz, Katrin; Welsch, Heinz; Narita, Daiju; Okubo, Toshihiro

doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2015.05.014

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“…Rehdanz et al (2015) used panel data elicited in Japan before and after the Fukushima disaster to analyze the disaster's effect on people's SWB. They found no well-being variation with distance from the Fukushima-Daiichi plant before the disaster but a significant distance gradient after the disaster.…”

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Electricity Externalities, Siting, and the Energy Mix: A Survey

Welsch

2016

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in AbstractWhile early literature on electricity externalities was largely concerned with fossil fuel power generation and the associated emissions, nuclear accidents (Chernobyl, Fukushima) and the large-scale deployment of renewable energy facilities have spurred a wave of research on the externalities of nuclear power and renewable energies. The issue is important because many countries have started reconsidering their energy policies, and the externalities from electricity generation play a major role in the benefit-cost analysis of relevant options. This paper reviews the literature on electricity-related externalities. It starts by discussing their nature and the methods employed in valuing them. It finds that appraisals of electricity externalities are complicated because of heterogeneity of both the externalities themselves and the methods applied in measuring them. The paper reviews valuation studies of the externalities from fossil fuel, nuclear and renewable sources, and it discusses the relevance of their findings for the siting of plants and the electricity mix. It concludes by pointing out gaps in our knowledge about electricity externalities that deserve to be addressed in future research.

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Electricity Externalities, Siting, and the Energy Mix: A Survey

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2016

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“…Further, multiple studies reported that after the 2011 accident, the subjective well-being of people living in the area around the Nuclear Power Station declined (Hommerich 2012;Rehdanz et al 2015;Tiefenbach and Kohlbacher 2015). After the 2011 accident, the subjective well-being of people living in prefectures adjacent to Fukushima was reduced (Tiefenbach and Kohlbacher 2015), and it was estimated that the reduction in subjective well-being of residents living near the Daiichi Nuclear Power Station after the earthquake could be equivalent to the effect of a reduction of 2.4 times their income, if the reduction of subjective well-being was converted to the income (Rehdanz et al 2015). In particular, a decline in subjective well-being was observed among people who were anxious about radiation-contaminated food and who did not trust government institutions (Hommerich 2012).…”

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“…The perception of high radiation risk is associated with mental stress , which, along with mood disorders, is a major risk factor for suicide and other causes of death (Pratt 2009;Mattisson et al 2015). Further, multiple studies reported that after the 2011 accident, the subjective well-being of people living in the area around the Nuclear Power Station declined (Hommerich 2012;Rehdanz et al 2015;Tiefenbach and Kohlbacher 2015). After the 2011 accident, the subjective well-being of people living in prefectures adjacent to Fukushima was reduced (Tiefenbach and Kohlbacher 2015), and it was estimated that the reduction in subjective well-being of residents living near the Daiichi Nuclear Power Station after the earthquake could be equivalent to the effect of a reduction of 2.4 times their income, if the reduction of subjective well-being was converted to the income (Rehdanz et al 2015).…”

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Decontamination Reduces Radiation Anxiety and Improves Subjective Well-Being after the Fukushima Accident

Murakami

Harada

Oki

2017

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Since the 2011 Fukushima accident, rebuilding society to protect against anxiety and improve feelings of well-being has grown in importance. A questionnaire was carried out among residents of Marumori Town, Igu County, Miyagi Prefecture, to evaluate the effects of radiation-related countermeasures implemented by the town to reduce residents' anxiety and improve their subjective well-being (response rate: 31%; valid responses: n = 174). Further, to propose effective countermeasures regarding town planning for the improvement in subjective well-being, we analyzed associations between residents' sense of attachment to the town and subjective well-being, and then identified primary factors behind their sense of attachment. Marumori Town, located about 50 km to the northwest of the Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, is a good site for evaluating the effects of countermeasures taken by the town itself to fight anxiety, because there have been limited surveys and professional medical support, and mitigation efforts were primarily initiated by the town. The results suggested that decontamination evaluations were associated with a reduction in anxiety after the accident, which contributed to an increase in residents' subjective well-being. On the other hand, the evaluation of items related to human interactions in the community and the natural environment was found as a primary factor of sense of attachment toward the town, which contributed to an increase of residents' subjective well-being. This is the first study to quantitatively measure the effects of radiationrelated countermeasures on reducing anxiety and to propose an effective policy approach for improving subjective well-being.Keywords: decontamination; Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident; happiness; radiation; subjective well-being Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 2017 February, 241 (2), 103-116. © 2017 Tohoku University Medical Press IntroductionThe Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident (hereafter, the 2011 accident) following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake resulted in multiple risks. In addition to the risk of radiation exposure (United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation 2014), there was risk from the evacuation (Murakami et al. 2015b), physical risk of diabetes and higher body mass index (Tsubokura et al. 2013;Satoh et al. 2015), and mental health risks . High radiation anxiety was also observed in residents (Orita et al. 2013;Hino et al. 2016). The perception of high radiation risk is associated with mental stress , which, along with mood disorders, is a major risk factor for suicide and other causes of death (Pratt 2009;Mattisson et al. 2015). Further, multiple studies reported that after the 2011 accident, the subjective well-being of people living in the area around the Nuclear Power Station declined (Hommerich 2012;Rehdanz et al. 2015;Tiefenbach and Kohlbacher 2015). After the 2011 accident, the subjective well-being of people living in prefectures adjacent to Fukushima was reduced (Tiefenbach and Kohlbacher 2...

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“…Unsurprisingly, the Fukushima accident generally worsened nuclear energy's acceptability worldwide (Kim et al 2013), especially in Japan , as well as negatively affecting subjective well-being (Welsch and Biermann 2014; Rehdanz et al 2015). There were a few exceptions: after the accident in Japan, nuclear energy's acceptability seems to have remained unchanged in the USA and indeed it appears to have improved in the UK (Srinvasan and Gopi Rethinaraj 2013).…”

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Modeling individual preferences for energy sources: The case of IV generation nuclear energy in Italy

Contu

Strazzera

Mourato

2016

Ecological Economics

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The planned re-introduction of nuclear energy in Italy was abandoned in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear accident. Twenty years earlier, soon after the Chernobyl accident, Italians had also voted against nuclear energy. However, a new nuclear energy technology, i.e. fourth generation, is under research and development. This paper investigates its social acceptance by means of a robust methodology, employing 1) choice experiments, 2) structural equation modeling and 3) information treatments within an online nationwide survey. Results show a great deal of preference heterogeneity: the majority of the sampled respondents oppose new nuclear plants in Italy, with some not willing to accept any monetary compensation at all.However, another segment of respondents, more confident that fourth generation nuclear energy goals will be achieved, show a modest support towards the implementation of new nuclear projects. Additional variables were found to affect opposition.

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Well-being effects of a major natural disaster: The case of Fukushima

Cited by 117 publications

References 33 publications

Electricity Externalities, Siting, and the Energy Mix: A Survey

Electricity Externalities, Siting, and the Energy Mix: A Survey

Decontamination Reduces Radiation Anxiety and Improves Subjective Well-Being after the Fukushima Accident

Modeling individual preferences for energy sources: The case of IV generation nuclear energy in Italy

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