
56 The Fukushima 2011 Disaster
employees, These workers oversee evacuation and temporary return of
residents, searches for bodies and surveying debris. They are joined in
the designated zone by employees of various ministries and emergency
agencies, including defense, fi re and police. Administrative measures
to protect public sector employees are under active consideration
(Yokogawa et al., 2011).
Recovery workers at Fukushima remain a major concern because
they are exposed to gamma radiation during their work shifts, with
potential life-threatening damage to radiosensitive bone marrow
(hematopoietic system damage) over time (Scott 2011). ...