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F Fi it tt ti in ng g t th he e R Ra a d d i ia a t ti io

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n S Sa a f fe e t ty y P Pi ie e c c e e i in nt to

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th he e J Ji ig g s sa a w w P Pu uz zz zl le e : : R Re e s st to

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ri in ng g A Ag g r ri ic c u ul lt tu ur re e a a n nd d F Fo

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d S Se e c c t to

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r A Af ft te e r rm ma a t th h t th he e G G r re e a a t t T T

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ku u D Di is sa a s st te e r r

A T hought Note s: Dr aft for Comme nts

SVRK Pr abhakar

I nstitute fo r Glo b a l E nviro nme nta l Stra te g ie s, Ha ya ma , Ja pa n Aug ust 2011

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rt ta a n nt t Q Q u ue e s st ti io

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llo wing a re so me impo rta nt q ue stio ns

ra ise d a mo ng po lic y c o mmunity.

 Wha t me a sure s a re re q uire d to

kic k-sta rt the a g ric ulture a nd fo o d se c to r in the a ffe c te d a re a s?

 T

wha t e xte nt the c ivil a nd nuc le a r

sa fe ty a utho ritie s a re c o nne c te d a t the lo c a l le ve l (o r ho w b e st the y c a n b e stre ng the ne d)?

 Wha t is the le ve l o f ra dia tio n sa fe ty

pre pa re dne ss in pre fe c ture s with nuc le a r po we r pla nts? [Wha t le ve l o f c ha ng e s ha ppe ne d in the se pre fe c ture s b e fo re a nd a fte r the F ukushima ? ]

 Ho w pe o ple pe rc e ive a nd ra te

diffe re nt a spe c ts o f re spo nse s b y va rio us a g e nc ie s a fte rma th o f F ukushima ?

T his thought note s mainly de als with the fir st que stion liste d above i.e . what me asur e s ar e r e quir e d to kic k-star t agr ic ultur e in the affe c te d ar e as!

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a d d C C a a t te e g g o

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f M Me e a a s su ur re e s s N Ne e e e d d e e d d : : I Im mm me e d d i ia a t te e a a n nd d L Lo

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te e r rm m

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mme dia te me a sure s

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sta b lish Ag ric ultura l a nd F

o d

Re sto ra tio n Co mmitte e s a t a ll le ve ls

› I

nitia te da ma g e a sse ssme nt a nd de c isio n suppo rt syste ms

› Ma ke a va ila b le info rma tio n o n

imme dia te ‘ de plo ya b ility’ o f a g ric ulture in the a ffe c te d a re a s (ho w-so o n, ho w-fa r, ho w ma ny, a nd ho w fa rme rs c a n g e t to the ir no rma l live s)

› E

nha nc e d insura nc e pa yo uts a nd o the r re lie f me a sure s

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ng -te rm me a sure s:

› Stre ng the ning I

nstitutio na l syste ms (a nd fa rme r suppo rt

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syste ms)

› Stre ng the ning c a pa c ity a c ro ss

the spe c trum o f sta ke ho lde rs invo lve d in fo o d pro duc tio n a nd distrib utio n c ha in

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ntro duc tio n o f po lic ie s to e na b le the a b o ve

E Es st ta a b b l li is sh hi in ng g A Ag g r ri ic c u ul lt tu ur ra a l l a a n nd d F Fo

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d R Re e s st to

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ra a t ti io

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mm mi it tt te e e e s s a a n nd d G G u ui id d e e l li in ne e s s

 Co nsist o f a n a g ric ultura l te c hno lo g y e xpe rt

(pre fe ra b ly fro m a re se a rc h c e nte r o r unive rsity), ra dio lo g ic a l fo o d he a lth spe c ia list, a nd JAs, lo c a l a dministra tive re pre se nta tive s. Co mmitte e s a t lo c a l le ve l c a n ha ve fa rme r re pre se nta tive s.

 Wo uld ha ve to b e e sta b lishe d a t the na tio na l,

pro vinc ia l (ken) a nd distric t (gun) le ve ls a nc ho re d within the a g ric ultura l de pa rtme nt

f the pre fe c tura l g o ve rnme nts a nd the

Ministry o f Ag ric ulture a t the na tio na l le ve l.

 Ab le to e ng a g e e xpe rts o n spe c ific sub je c t

ma tte rs (e .g . sa linity, infra struc ture e ng ine e rs,

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ra dia tio n sa fe ty e tc ) a s the ne e d ma y a rise .

 Will a ssist g o ve rnme nts a t re le va nt le ve ls in

fo rmula ting pla ns fo r re lie f a nd re ha b ilita tio n

f a g ric ulture a nd fo o d.

 Will c o me up with g uide line s a nd pro c e dura l

de ta ils fo r fa rme rs fo r re juve na ting the a g ric ultura l a c tivitie s a nd to a va il va rio us po lic y pro visio ns tha t g o ve rnme nt ha s pro vide d fo r the m.

I In ni it ti ia a t te e D Da a m ma a g g e e A As ss se e s ss sm me e n nt t a a n nd d D De e c c i is si io

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n S Su up p p p o

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rt t S Sy ys st te e m ms s

I mpa c ts o f the triple -disa ste r:

 Sa liniza tio n o f va st a g ric ultura l

la nd a lo ng the No rthe a st c o a st

f Ja pa n

 Ra dia tio n c o nta mina tio n in

a re a s ne a r F ukushima nuc le a r po we r pla nt

 Da ma g e to irrig a tio n a nd o the r

re la te d a g ric ultura l infra struc ture due to the e a rthq ua ke a nd tsuna mi

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L e ge nd for the F igur e 1:

A: re fe rs to a re a s with a ll fo rms

f impa c ts: sa liniza tio n,

ra dia tio n a nd physic a l da ma g e B: re fe rs to a re a s with physic a l da ma g e a nd ra dia tio n C: Re fe rs to a re a s with sa liniza tio n a nd ra dia tio n D: re fe rs to a re a s with sa liniza tio n a nd physic a l da ma g e E , F , G re fe rs to a re a s o nly with ra dia tio n, physic a l da ma g e , a nd sa liniza tio n re spe c tive ly.

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nitia te me a sure s to ide ntify a nd q ua ntify a re a s a nd impa c ts re la te d to ra dia tio n, sa liniza tio n a nd physic a l da ma g e (this ste p spa ns fro m sho rt to me dium te rm b ut sho uld b e initia te d a t e a rly sta g e s o f disa ste r ma na g e me nt).

› Da ma g e a sse ssme nt te a ms a t

Figure 1: Showing the triple impacts of the Tohoku disaster and their overlapping nature which is important to design interventions.

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villa g e a nd c ity le ve ls.

› Se lf-a sse ssme nt fo rms

whe re ve r po ssib le a nd thro ug h we b site s if the na ture

f da ma g e a llo w.

› Syste ms to c o lle c t so il sa mple s

fo r c he c king ra dia tio n a nd sa linity le ve ls.

› L

ive liho o d a nd skill ma pping to ide ntify me a ns o f live liho o d dive rsific a tio n fo r fa rme rs who c a nno t fa rm so o ne r (o r ne ve r).

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yi in ng g A Ag g r ri ic c u ul lt tu ur re e i in n A Ar re e a a s s w wi it th h N No

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r S Sa a f fe e R Ra a d d i ia a t ti io

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n L Le e v ve e l ls s

 Sa linity c o uld b e a po te ntia l

limita tio n in the se a re a s. Cla ssify a re a s with va rio us de g re e o f sa linity

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 Are a s with lo w sa linity › I

ntro duc e sa line to le ra nt ric e va rie tie s

 Are a s with me dium sa linity › Pro vide suppo rt fo r

re c la ma tio n (sc ra ping , le a c hing , flushing a s ha s b e e n do ne in I ra q a nd Austra lia )

› I

ntro duc e sa line to le ra nt ric e va rie tie s

 Are a s with hig h sa linity › Asse ss fe a sib ility fo r

re c la ma tio n (in a dditio n a pplic a tio n o f g ypsum)

› I

f no re c la ma tio n is fe a sib le , Ha lo phyte s c a n pro vide a lte rna tive he re (Sc ie nc e , 2008)

 Mo re diffic ult to re sto re tha n

a re a s a ffe c te d with sa linity

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a nd he nc e due c a re sho uld b e ta ke n in fina lizing pla ns fo r re sto ra tio n in the se a re a s.

 Whe re re me dia tio n is no t

fe a sib le :

› Co nside r using la nd fo r

a lte rna tive purpo se s suc h a s wind-mills, so la r po we r fie lds e tc .

› E

sta b lishme nt o f ‘ sa nc tua rie s’ in a re a s with re la tive ly lo w ra dia tio n le ve ls.

› Pe rma ne nt c o mpe nsa tio n

pa c ka g e s to fa rme rs a nd

the rs a ffe c te d due to

e va c ua tio n a nd lo ss o f live liho o d

 Whe re re me dia tio n is

fe a sib le :

› I

nitia te pro c e dure s fo r

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phyto re me dia tio n a nd o the r re c la ma tio n pro c e dure s.

› Co ntinuo us mo nito ring o f

ra dia tio n le ve ls fo r time ly re sto ra tio n o f pe rmissib le a c tivitie s.

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le e

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f J JA A a a n nd d

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th he e r r R Re e l la a t te e d d A Ag g e e n nc c i ie e s s

 Stre ng the n its o wn sta ff to

pro vide suita b le skills a nd kno wle dg e to fa rme rs o n fa rming unde r sa line c o nditio ns, phyto re me dia tio n e tc .

 Pa rtic ipa te a nd c o ntrib ute

to Ag ric ulture a nd F

o d

Re sto ra tio n Co mmitte e s

 Ha ze n insura nc e pa yme nts

to tho se fa rme rs who

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b ta ine d c ro p insura nc e

thro ug h JA a nd a sso c ia te d a g e nc ie s.

 Asse ss its po st-disa ste r

pe rfo rma nc e a nd e sta b lish its o wn inte rna l sta nda rd

pe ra ting pro c e dure s fo r

q uic ke r re spo nse to simila r e ve nts in the future .

 Assist a g ric ulture e xte nsio n

c e nte rs to disse mina te ne c e ssa ry info rma tio n a nd skills to fa rme rs fo r re sto ra tio n. C C o

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p e e r ra a t ti iv ve e s s a a n nd d E Ex xt te e n ns si io

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n D De e p p a a r rt tm me e n nt ts s

 Stre ng the n a g ric ultura l

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c o o pe ra tive s (e spe c ia lly the

nōgyō kyōdō kumiai o r JA)

a nd lo c a l e xte nsio n a g e nc ie s inc luding Ja pa n Ag ric ultura l De ve lo pme nt a nd E xte nsio n Asso c ia tio n (JADE A).

 Asse ss its po st-disa ste r

pe rfo rma nc e a nd e sta b lish sta nda rd o pe ra ting pro c e dure s to ha ndle simila r e ve nts in the future .

 T

hro ug h the a b o ve a g e nc ie s, pro vide a ppro pria te kno wle dg e a nd skills to fa rme rs o n po ssib le live liho o d a lte rna tive s in the sho rt-te rm a nd lo ng -te rm.

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C C o

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mm mu un ni it ti ie e s s

 I

nte g ra te ra dia tio n ha za rd a nd re spo nse pro c e dure s into c o mmunity le ve l disa ste r ma na g e me nt pla ns a nd re spo nse pro c e dure s inc luding e a rthq ua ke e me rg e nc y kits.

 Displa y o f re le va nt SOPs a nd

sta nda rds in c o mmunity ha lls whe re jichikai a nd

the r c o mmunity me mb e rs

me e t o n re g ula r b a sis.

 Disse mina te a ppro pria te

F AQs to b ust myths a nd mispe rc e ptio ns re la te d to ra dia tio n sa fe ty.

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P Pr re e f fe e c c t tu ur ra a l l a a n nd d N Na a t ti io

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na a l l L Le e v ve e l l I In nt te e r rv ve e n nt ti io

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ns s

 Ag ric ulture a nd F

o d

Spe c ific I nte rve ntio ns:

› Asse ss the he a lth impa c ts o f

indic e s pro po se d b y the Nuc le a r Sa fe ty Co mmissio n

f Ja pa n a nd inte g ra te the

sa me into the F

o d Sa fe ty

Sta nda rds o f Ja pa n.

› I

nte g ra te ra dia tio n sta nda rds into ma jo r fo o d c e rtific a tio ns

ffe re d in the c o untry in

c o nsulta tio n with Ja pa n Ag ric ultura l Sta nda rds Asso c ia tio n (JAS)

 Re vie w a nd mo dify HACCP

a nd T QM sta nda rds to a c c o mmo da te re la te d

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ra dia tio n sa fe ty c o nside ra tio ns.

 E

sta b lish re g ula tio ns fo r sc re e ning a nd c e rtific a tio n pro c e dure s fo r ra dia tio n sa fe ty in fo o d.

 Ma nda to ry displa y o f

ra dia tio n le ve ls in fo o d in re ta il sto re s thro ug h la b e ling .

 Ma nda to ry c e rtific a tio n o f

fa rms fo r ra dia tio n sa fe ty in a re a s a ffe c te d b y ra dia tio n.

› Mo ve fro m the prima ry

re spo nsib ility o f individua l fo o d ve ndo rs to c he c k a nd re po rt ra dia tio n sa fe ty to wa rds le g a lly b inding a nd c o mpulso ry mo nito ring a nd re po rting pro c e dure s.

› E

sta b lish suffic ie nt ra dia tio n sa fe ty te sting e q uipme nt fo r

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fo o d.

 Ge ne ric inte rve ntio ns: › Asse ss ra dia tio n ha za rd

pre pa re dne ss le a rning fro m the T

ho ku inc ide nt a nd

stre ng the n the g a ps.

› Gre a te r c o nne c tivity b e twe e n

c ivil a nd ra dia tio n sa fe ty a utho ritie s fo r b e tte r ra dia tio n sa fe ty pre pa re dne ss. T his sho uld b e the prio rity a t the pre fe c tura l a nd lo c a l le ve ls a nd e spe c ia lly in tho se pre fe c ture s whe re nuc le a r po we r pla nts o pe ra te .

› Disse mina tio n o f ne c e ssa ry

ra dia tio n sa fe ty info rma tio n to c o mmunitie s (jichikai), inte g ra tio n with the c ivil disa ste r ma na g e me nt pla nning , mo c k-drills, a nd

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the r a c tivitie s c a rrie d o ut a s a

pa rt o f ‘ Disa ste r Co unte rme a sure s Ba sic Ac t’ .

› Asse ss its po st-disa ste r

pe rfo rma nc e a nd e sta b lish sta nda rd o pe ra ting pro c e dure s to ha ndle simila r e ve nts in the future fo r a ll re le va nt c ivil e me rg e nc y ma na g e me nt a g e nc ie s.

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