Investigating the nuclear radiation health emergency response capacity of nuclear power plants sites in Guangdong Province
10.20001/j.issn.2095-2619.20260415
- VernacularTitle:广东省核电站所在地核辐射卫生应急能力调查
- Author:
Jian HUANG
1
;
Jiaxin JIANG
;
Weixu HUANG
;
Long YUAN
;
Xiaoyong LIU
;
Haihui LIN
Author Information
1. Guangdong Province Hospital for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510300, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nuclear power plant;
Nuclear radiation incident;
Health emergency response;
Capacity investigation
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2026;53(2):207-211
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the existing nuclear radiation health emergency response capacity of local health systems at nuclear power plant sites in Guangdong Province. Methods The health administrative departments of all nuclear power plants sites in Guangdong Province, along with radiation health protection institutions, designated nuclear radiation treatment hospitals, and township health centers, were selected as the study subjects using the purposive sampling method. A series of standardized questionnaires on the capacities for nuclear radiation health emergency response, developed uniformly by the National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, were adopted to separately investigate the capacities for nuclear radiation health emergency response in the study subjects. Results There were 13 health administration departments, 15 radiological health protection institutions, 18 designated hospitals for nuclear radiation medical response, and 18 township health centers located in the nuclear power plants sites in Guangdong Province. Among the 13 health administration departments, the Health Commission of Guangdong Province met all 15 criteria for nuclear radiation health emergency response capacities. All six prefecture-level health administrative departments possessed more than 10 capacities for nuclear radiation health emergency response, while only one of the six county-level departments had more than 10 such capacities. Among radiation health protection institutions, the provincial-level institution possessed all 18 capacity for nuclear radiation health emergency response; of the six prefectural-level institutions, only four had more than 10 capacities; none of the eight county-level institutions or 18 township health centers possessed more than 10 capacities. Among designated nuclear radiation treatment hospitals, provincial-level institution met all 32 capacities for nuclear radiation health emergency response; of the eight prefecture‑level hospitals, only four meet more than ten such capacities; and of the nine county‑level hospitals and 18 township health centers, none possess more than 10 capacities. Conclusion Provincial- and prefectural-level nuclear radiation emergency capacity in Guangdong Province is adequate, whereas county-level and township health centers have obvious weaknesses in organizational structure, personnel training, equipment reserves, funding, and technical reserves; emergency response capacity needs urgent enhancement.
