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 31 May 2023

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 February-2023 March-2023 April-2023
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 1 1 0 4 4 0 2 2
5<E≤10 0 29 29 0 39 39 0 89 89
1<E≤5 18 578 596 19 638 657 20 607 627
E≤1 1013 6044 7057 1062 6139 7201 1032 5789 6821
Total 1031 6652 7683 1081 6820 7901 1052 6487 7539
Maximum(mSv) 2.45 10.71 10.71 3.44 13.42 13.42 3.18 10.14 10.14
Average(mSv) 0.09 0.32 0.29 0.08 0.35 0.32 0.09 0.41 0.36

(*)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 - March 2023 April 2021 - April 2023 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 4 451 455 4 529 533 0 78 78
10<E≤20 43 1380 1423 48 1393 1441 5 13 18
5<E≤10 92 1234 1326 95 1233 1328 3 -1 2
1<E≤5 304 2445 2749 309 2461 2770 5 16 21
E≤1 1127 6474 7601 1122 6609 7731 -5 135 130
Total 1570 11984 13554 1578 12225 13803 8 241 249
Maximum(mSv) 21.62 34.22 34.22 22.09 40.34 40.34 - - -
Average(mSv) 1.46 3.97 3.68 1.51 4.11 3.81 - - -

(*) 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) Combined Cumulative Effective Dose from April 2023
Effective dose (E) April 2023
mSv TEPCO Contractors Total
100<E 0 0 0
75<E≤100 0 0 0
50<E≤75 0 0 0
20<E≤50 0 0 0
10<E≤20 0 2 2
5<E≤10 0 89 89
1<E≤5 20 607 627
E≤1 1032 5789 6821
Total 1052 6487 7539
Maximum(mSv) 3.18 10.14 10.14
Average(mSv) 0.09 0.41 0.36
(*)
Exposure doses and the number of workers are subject to change due to the replacement of accumulated dosesmeasured 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).
(4) 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.
(*)
The number of workers engaged in specified high-dose work is that of workers who were registered as such at least once during the period between March 2011 and September 2015.
(*)
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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