https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957582017300782?via%3Dihub&fbclid=IwAR0EvhPxhIfKrMrKUvlidoxcx9N-LZe1H5fDNcZ0d_9D12kEeeeECZ2PEXk
Highlights
• J-value has assessed population relocations after Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi.• Relocation was unjustified for 75% of the 335,000 people relocated after Chernobyl.• Relocation was unjustified for the 160,000 people relocated after Fukushima.• Loss of life expectancy is a simple but accurate way of conveying radiation risk.• The J-value builds on loss of life expectancy to provide objective guidance.
