Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake

The damage situation of and measures taken for the Great East Japan Earthquake(116th announcement(As of 14:00,March 23, 2012))(English:689KB) (Japanese:4,325KB)

・The damage situation of and measures taken for the Great East Japan Earthquake

Radiation Protection of Workers

Water Supply

• Detection of radioactive materials in tap water 
• Establishment of the management target level since 1 April 2012 (PDF:151KB)
• Measures taken against radioactive materials in tap water exposed to the nuclear power plant accidents(PDF:87KB)
• The Survey Results of Radioactive Materials in Tap Water(PDF:1,655KB)
• Handling of the Index Levels on Radioactive Materials in Tap Water,etc(PDF:189KB)
• The damage situation of water supply and the measures taken for emergency supply and restoration(PDF:263KB)

Food

• Corrected Test results of radionuclide in foods sampled since 19 March 2011 to 31 March 2012
• New Standard limits for Radionuclides in Foods (provisional translation)(PDF:687KB)
• The instructions associated with food by Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (PDF:90KB) 
• The Revision of the "Concepts of Inspection Planning and the Establishment and Cancellation of Items and Areas to which Restriction of Distribution and/or Consumption of Foods concerned Applies" (19 March 2013)(PDF:524KB) 

»Related Notifications (provisional translation)

• The Ministerial Ordinance Partially Revising the Ministerial Ordinance on Milk and Milk Products Concerning Compositional Standards, etc.; the Notification on Designating the Radioactive Substances Designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under the Provisions of Item(I)(1) of the Attached Table 2 of the Ministerial Ordinance on Milk and Milk Products Concerning Compositional Standards, etc.; and the Notification on Partial Revision of Specification and Standards for Food, Food Additives etc. (Notice No.0315 Articles 1 of the Department of Food Safety, March 15,2012) (PDF:28KB)
• Testing Methods for Radioactive Substances in Food (Notice No.0315 Article 4 of the Department of Food Safety, March 15,2012) (PDF:105KB)
• Application of testing methods for radioactive substances in food (Notice No.0315 Article 7 of the Standards and Evaluation Division, the Department of Food Safety, March 15,2012) (PDF:41KB)

»Press releases

• • Restriction of distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (22 May 2013)(PDF:75KB) 
• Restriction of distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (20 May 2013)(PDF:75KB) 
• Issuance and cancellation of Instruction to restrict distribution based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (17 May 2013)(PDF:84KB) 
• Restriction of distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (16 May 2013)(PDF:88KB) 
• Restriction of distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (14 May 2013)(PDF:77KB) 
• Cancellation of Instruction to restrict distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (13 May 2013)(PDF:53KB) 
• Restriction of distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (09 May 2013)(PDF:56KB) 
• Restriction of distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (07 May 2013)(PDF:84KB) 
• Restriction of distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (01 May 2013)(PDF:74KB) 
• Restriction of distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (30 April 2013)(PDF:83KB) 
• Issuance and cancellation of Instruction to restrict distribution based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (25 April 2013)(PDF:87KB) 
• Restriction of distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (18 April 2013)(PDF:56KB) 
• Restriction of distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (16 April 2013)(PDF:56KB) 
• Cancellation of Instruction to restrict distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (08 April 2013)(PDF:56KB) 
• Cancellation of Instruction to restrict distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (03 April 2013)(PDF:55KB)
• Cancellation of Instruction to restrict distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (01 April 2013)(PDF:56KB)

»Levels of radioactive contaminants in foods tested in respective prefectures.

• Sum up of radionuclide test results of food
  • sampled since 19 March 2011 until 31 March 2012 (PDF:116KB)
  • reported in FY2012 (sampled since 1 April 2012) (PDF:160KB)
  • reported in FY2013 (PDF:148KB)

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