International Journal of Radiation Research
نشریه پرتو پژوه
Int J Radiat Res
Basic Sciences
http://ijrr.com
79
journal79
2322-3243
2345-4229
10.61186/ijrr
en
jalali
1399
7
1
gregorian
2020
10
1
18
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Examining the effectiveness of initial response training program for nuclear emergency preparedness
Medical Physics
Medical Physics
تحقيق بديع
Original Research
Background: Although nuclear technology has various beneficial, it also has a variety of risks. In particular, initial response is very import to respond to risks.
<div style="text-align: justify;">Therefore, the program to increase initial response proficiency can be regarded as very essential. The Republic of Korea annually conducts more than 10 nuclear emergency response training programs, and specialized training courses for initial response are conducted twice several times a year. Materials and Methods: The participants of the initial response training program were evaluated by senior professionals who had over 10 years of experience. The DISASTER Paradigm developed by the National Disaster Life Support Program was used as an index for evaluation. The purpose of evaluation was to identify issues in the current training program through evaluation results over a period of three years. The difference-in-differences method was used to quantitatively analyze the evaluation results. Results: Five indicators of the DISASTER Paradigm demonstrated that personnel skills improved through training. However, three indicators showed that skill levels decreased despite continued training. Conclusion: According to the results, the treatment of radioactive waste (T), evacuation (E), and triage of radiation exposure (R) indicators showed a decrease in the proficiency level, which were difficult to demonstrate in the real world because of the specificity of radiation. Accordingly, program contents corresponding to T, E, and R indicators must be revised using tools that can accurately portray the specificity of radiation.</div>
Nuclear emergency, initial response training, difference-in-differences method.
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http://ijrr.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2055-57&slc_lang=en&sid=1
S.
Cha
7900319475328460017370
7900319475328460017370
Yes
Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Science (KIRAMS), Seoul, South Korea
S.T.
Kim
7900319475328460017371
7900319475328460017371
No
Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Science (KIRAMS), Seoul, South Korea
S.
Song
7900319475328460017372
7900319475328460017372
No
Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Science (KIRAMS), Seoul, South Korea
M.D.
Yu
7900319475328460017373
7900319475328460017373
No
Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Science (KIRAMS), Seoul, South Korea
M.
Pak
7900319475328460017374
7900319475328460017374
No
Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Science (KIRAMS), Seoul, South Korea
S.
An
7900319475328460017375
7900319475328460017375
No
Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Science (KIRAMS), Seoul, South Korea
Y.W.
Jin
7900319475328460017376
7900319475328460017376
No
Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Science (KIRAMS), Seoul, South Korea
C.
kim
7900319475328460017377
7900319475328460017377
No
Department of Science & Technology Policy (STP), Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
M.
Cho
7900319475328460017378
7900319475328460017378
No
Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Science (KIRAMS), Seoul, South Korea