Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

In Focus: Radiation Protection at Works Relating to TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident

Exposure Dose Distribution of the Workers at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Updated on 30 November 2021

1. Radiation Exposure Dose Distributions

(1)The distribution of external exposure dose of the workers during the last 3 months
(Numbers of workers who entered each area every month)
Effective dose (E) mSv August-2021 September-2021 October-2021
TEPCO Contractors Total TEPCO Contractors Total TEPCO Contractors Total
100<E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75<E≤100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50<E≤75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20<E≤50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10<E≤20 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
5<E≤10 0 15 15 0 66 66 0 41 41
1<E≤5 6 353 359 12 607 619 19 480 499
E≤1 919 4986 5905 980 4821 5801 985 5061 6046
Total 925 5354 6279 992 5495 6487 1004 5582 6586
Maximum(mSv) 1.45 6.93 6.93 2.60 11.30 11.30 1.96 8.69 8.69
Average(mSv) 0.06 0.26 0.23 0.07 0.45 0.39 0.10 0.35 0.31

(*)Exposure doses and the number of workers are subject to change due to the replacement of accumulated doses measured using PAD with monthly doses measured using an integrating dosimeter and the reflection of values for workers wearing only an integrating dosimeter (e.g., workers working only within a seismically isolated building).

(2)Combined Cumulative Effective Dose from April 2021 (Internal and External)
Effective dose (E) mSv April 2021 - September 2021 April 2021 - October 2021 Difference
TEPCO Contractors Total TEPCO Contractors Total TEPCO Contractors Total
100<E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75<E≤100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50<E≤75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20<E≤50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10<E≤20 0 143 143 0 219 219 0 76 76
5<E≤10 11 507 518 17 608 625 6 101 107
1<E≤5 135 1753 1888 152 1859 2011 17 106 123
E≤1 1066 4661 5727 1097 4716 5813 31 55 86
Total 1212 7064 8276 1266 7402 8668 54 338 392
Maximum(mSv) 7.43 16.50 16.50 9.39 16.90 16.90 - - -
Average(mSv) 0.43 1.49 1.34 0.49 1.69 1.51 - - -

(*) Exposure doses and the number of workers are subject to change due to the replacement of accumulated doses measured using PAD with monthly doses measured using an integrating dosimeter and the reflection of values for workers wearing only an integrating dosimeter (e.g., workers working only within a seismically isolated building).

(3) Distribution of sum of external exposure dose and internal exposure dose of workers engaged in specified high-dose work*
(Specified high-dose work has not been performed since October 2015.)
Effective dose (E) mSv March 2011- September 2015
100<E 1
75<E≤100 191
50<E≤75 233
20<E≤50 267
10<E≤20 186
5<E≤10 129
1<E≤5 145
E≤1 51
Total 1203
Maximum(mSv) 102.69
Average(mSv) 36.49

(As specified high-dose work has not been performed since October 2015, the table shows the data up to September 2015.)

(*)
Workers engaged in work to which dose limit (100 mSv) during emergency work is applied in line with Article 7 of the Ordinance on Prevention of Ionizing Radiation Hazards.
Specifically, these workers are those who are engaged in work to maintain the functions of a nuclear reactor facility or spent fuel storage pool, or in work to maintain functions to suppress or prevent the possible release of a large amount of radioactive materials due to a failure of or damage to the nuclear reactor facility at a location around the nuclear reactor facility, steam turbine, or accessory facility where hourly dose may exceed 0.1 mSv.
It should be noted that only TEPCO employees have so far been engaged in specified high-dose work.
(*)
Workers engaged in specified high-dose work in each month is the number of workers registered as workers engaged in specified high-dose work in that month.
However, the total of March 2011 to September 2015 includes workers released from specified high-dose work.
(*)
Exposure doses and the number of workers are subject to change due to the replacement of accumulated doses measured using PAD with monthly doses measured using an integrating dosimeter and the reflection of values for workers wearing only an integrating dosimeter (e.g., workers working only within a seismically isolated building).
(*)
The results of re-evaluating committed doses in March 2011 reveal that maximum cumulative effective doses for the period between March 2011 and September 2015 exceeded 100.
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