原子力事業者は引き続き、原子力災害時に全サイトERネットワークにご登録いただいた医師がオンサイトで対応するための体制や環境整備に取り組むとともに、学会を通じた情報発信、登録医師へのオンサイト医療研修の機会の提供、登録医師と原子力事業者との情報共有等を実施し、原子力災害時オンサイト医療の実効性を高めてまいります。Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Ltd., Tohoku Electric Power Co., Ltd., TEPCO Holdings Co., Ltd., Chubu Electric Power Co., Ltd., Hokuriku Electric Power Co., Ltd., Kansai Electric Power Co., Ltd., Chugoku Electric Power Co., Ltd., Shikoku Electric Power Co., Ltd., Kyushu Electric Power Co., Ltd., Japan Nuclear Power Development Co., Ltd., and Japan Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “nuclear power operators”) In order to further expand the nuclear disaster on-site medical care (Note 1) system, the “Nuclear Disaster Onsite Medical Network at Nuclear Facilities” (hereinafter referred to as the “All Site ER (Note 2) Network”) was established on 2024/11/1. We would like to inform you that we have started operation.
According to the Nuclear Disaster Response Guidelines (Note 3), nuclear power operators are required to be prepared so that initial response etc. can be carried out for injuries and illnesses that have occurred within the business site, and until now, nuclear power operators have concluded agreements with the Nuclear Safety Research Association regarding on-site medical care during nuclear disasters, and have established a system to recruit medical staff, etc. at the nuclear power facility (on-site) where the disaster occurred.
Recently, nuclear power operators have built an all-site ER network with a structure similar to the emergency medical network at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, where prior efforts have been made, as a medical system to respond to outbreaks of injuries and illnesses not only in the early stages after the disaster, but also over the medium to long term, and have further expanded the on-site medical care system during nuclear disasters.
Nuclear power operators will continue to work on improving the system and environment for doctors registered to the all-site ER network to respond on-site during a nuclear disaster, and will also disseminate information through academic societies, provide on-site medical training opportunities to registered physicians, and share information between registered physicians and nuclear power operators to enhance the effectiveness of on-site medical care during nuclear disasters.
Overview of the “All Site ER Network”
It is a system where doctors who have confirmed that on-site support for initial medical treatment is possible during a nuclear disaster are registered on the all-site ER network, and in the event of an actual disaster, on-site medical support (shift support with an ER installed by the operator) is requested from the nuclear power operator that caused the disaster to doctors registered in the all-site ER network.
Doctors from all over the country are registered in the ER network at all sites, regardless of region, and by constructing this network of doctors, it is possible to more smoothly access doctors and receive support for on-site medical care when a nuclear disaster occurs.
(Note 1) On-site medical care during a nuclear disaster
Initial medical treatment for workers affected during emergency work at a nuclear facility (on-site) during a nuclear disaster.
(Note 2) ER
An abbreviation of Emergency Room, a first aid facility installed within a nuclear facility.
(Note 3) Nuclear Disaster Response Guidelines
Based on Section 6-2 (1) of the Nuclear Disaster Countermeasures Act (Heisei 11 Law No. 156), it was determined by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in order for nuclear power operators, heads of designated administrative agencies and heads of designated local administrative agencies, local public bodies, designated public institutions, etc., to smoothly implement nuclear disaster countermeasures (enacted on 2012/10/31).
