Since the Fukushima NPP accident in Japan in 2011, negative rumours about radioactivity and radiation in general have been spreading in Korea for more than 12 consecutive years, causing various social conflicts as well as actual physical losses. Industry stakeholders have suffered significant losses due to the collapse of fisheries, the voluntary short-term closure of schools, denuclearisation policies, road asphalt restoration projects, a bed manufacturing business collapse, the closure of seawater desalination facilities, thyroid cancer lawsuits, etc. The scientific basis for the spread of negative radioactivity rumours in Korea all contain radiological levels far below 100 mSv. This is all related to the interpretation and application of the LNT model. Since the losses due to radiation-related rumours after the Fukushima NPP accident are based on the ICRP recommendations, the relationship between legal effects and losses should be sufficiently addressed to provide criteria for preventing future losses. The use of radiation is related to several fundamental human rights under the Constitution. Therefore, it is necessary to consider whether the ICRP recommendations comprehensively reflect the balance of these constitutional rights.
Baek et al. (Wed,) studied this question.