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 May 2025

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-2025 March-2025 April-2025
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 2 2 0 1 1
5<E≤10 0 91 91 0 76 76 0 18 18
1<E≤5 6 604 610 17 602 619 13 526 539
E≤1 982 6347 7329 985 6174 7159 997 5968 6965
Total 988 7043 8031 1002 6854 7856 1010 6513 7523
Maximum(mSv) 2.70 10.30 10.30 3.60 10.80 10.80 1.80 10.64 10.64
Average(mSv) 0.06 0.38 0.34 0.08 0.36 0.33 0.07 0.28 0.25

(*)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 2025 April 2021 - April 2025 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 0 118 118 0 126 126 0 8 8
20<E≤50 35 1337 1372 38 1369 1407 3 32 35
10<E≤20 72 2003 2075 70 2014 2084 -2 11 9
5<E≤10 142 1761 1903 143 1760 1903 1 -1 0
1<E≤5 379 2899 3278 386 2922 3308 7 23 30
E≤1 1297 8997 10294 1290 9115 10405 -7 118 111
Total 1925 17115 19040 1927 17306 19233 2 191 193
Maximum(mSv) 35.22 66.62 66.62 36.64 68.21 68.21 - - -
Average(mSv) 2.11 5.64 5.29 2.14 5.69 5.33 - - -

(*) 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 2025
Effective dose (E) mSv April 2025
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 1 1
5<E≤10 0 18 18
1<E≤5 13 526 539
E≤1 997 5968 6965
Total 1010 6513 7523
Maximum(mSv) 1.80 10.64 10.64
Average(mSv) 0.07 0.28 0.25
(*)
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).
(4) Distribution of sum of external exposure dose and internal exposure dose of workers engaged in specified high-dose work (Effective Dose)
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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