Department of Global Health, Medicine and Welfare, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 4;19(1):543. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010543.
Kawauchi village in Fukushima prefecture was affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, and residents had to evacuate from their hometown in 2011. This study clarified the timing and related factors with regard to residents returning to or newly settling in Kawauchi. A survey was conducted using a questionnaire, from February to March 2021, with assistance from the Kawauchi village office and post office. Of the 374 residents, 170 (45.5%) had returned to or newly settled in Kawauchi within the past 2 years (group 1), 84 (22.5%) in the past 2-5 years (group 2), and 99 (26.5%) after more than 5 years (group 3) following the evacuation order. An additional 21 residents (5.5%) who had lived in Kawauchi at the time of the FDNPP had not yet returned (group 4). Compared with the other groups, residents in group 1 were more satisfied with their current lives and were coping better with stress. Even though they had experienced a serious nuclear disaster, residents of Kawauchi village who returned to their hometown in the early phase had a high sense of satisfaction with their current life one decade after the FDNPP accident.
福岛县的川内村受到福岛第一核电站（FDNPP）事故的影响，居民于 2011 年不得不从家乡撤离。本研究阐明了居民返回或新定居川内村的时间和相关因素。2021 年 2 月至 3 月，在川内村办公室和邮局的协助下，通过问卷调查进行了此项研究。在 374 名居民中，170 名（45.5%）在过去 2 年内（第 1 组）返回或新定居川内村，84 名（22.5%）在过去 2-5 年内（第 2 组），99 名（26.5%）在撤离令发出 5 年以上（第 3 组）。另外 21 名（5.5%）在 FDNPP 时居住在川内村的居民尚未返回（第 4 组）。与其他组相比，第 1 组的居民对当前生活更满意，应对压力的能力更强。尽管经历了严重的核灾难，但在 FDNPP 事故发生十年后，返回故乡的川内村居民对当前生活的满意度很高。
