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A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Physics General".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 643

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Interests: applied physics; ionizing radiation; radioecology; environmental radioactivity; radon; radiation protection; measurements; detector; indoor air quality (IAQ); NORM industry; building material

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Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, particularly owing to technological progress, there has been increasing interest in radiation and its applications in different sectors: the nuclear industry, medical and biological sciences, diagnostics, space exploration, engineering, and production sectors that use naturally radioactive raw materials in addition to the healthiness of living and working environments. Concurrently, it is becoming increasingly necessary to define protocols that can also guarantee human radiation protection, and for this reason, it is important to have methodologies and techniques for measuring radiation.

Considering the interest in this topic, we are organizing a Special Issue entitled “Latest research in radiation detection and protection”, aimed at reporting the latest discoveries of researchers and professionals in the sector, including the following topics:

  • Innovative materials and methods in radiation detection and monitoring;
  • New applications in radiation detection and monitoring
  • Protocols for radiation protection
  • Environmental measurement
  • Models and simulations for dose calculation
  • Radiation protection
  • Review papers and forward-looking scientific research

Dr. Giuseppe La Verde
Prof. Dr. Zhongchen Wu
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Keywords

  • radiation detection
  • radiation monitoring
  • radiation protection
  • ionizing radiation
  • non-ionizing radiation
  • measurement methods
  • applied physics

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Radiation Risk Perception of the Residents Who Provided Land for the Interim Storage Facilities in Okuma and Futaba Towns Adjacent to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
by Hitomi Matsunaga, Aizhan Zabirova, Yuya Kashiwazaki, Makiko Orita and Noboru Takamura
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(12), 6645; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15126645 - 13 Jun 2025
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To reduce environmental contamination following the release of various radionuclides during the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, the Japanese government has continued decontamination work and decided to use interim storage facilities (ISFs) in the towns of Okuma and Futaba to house large [...] Read more.
To reduce environmental contamination following the release of various radionuclides during the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, the Japanese government has continued decontamination work and decided to use interim storage facilities (ISFs) in the towns of Okuma and Futaba to house large quantities of contaminated soil and waste until their final disposal. This study aims to clarify whether there are differences in the acceptance of removed soil for recycling between people who provided land for ISFs and those who do not. Furthermore, we analyzed the risk perception of the radiation effects on offspring, trust in information from public authorities, and intention to return to their hometown. A questionnaire survey was conducted at Okuma and Futaba town homes in the ISF area. Compared with those who did not provide land to the ISFs (n = 538, 68.0%), people who provided land (n = 141, 77.9%) responded that they were accepting the building of the ISFs (p = 0.018). Meanwhile, approximately half of the respondents were “unable to decide” concerning the recycling of removed soil in their current region of residence regardless of whether the land provided or not. Similarly, there were no significant differences between the groups regarding radiation risk perceptions of the offspring effects on residents and intention to return, or whether to provide land to the ISFs. The study suggests that it is important to continue radiation risk communication to determine whether people have provided land to the ISFs. Full article
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