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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 29 Aug 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 May-2025 June-2025 July-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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5<E≤10 0 24 24 0 11 11 0 13 13
1<E≤5 5 398 403 1 391 392 10 431 441
E≤1 988 6155 7143 1042 6375 7417 897 6377 7274
Total 993 6577 7570 1043 6777 7820 907 6821 7728
Maximum(mSv) 2.60 7.40 7.40 1.10 7.10 7.10 2.09 7.72 7.72
Average(mSv) 0.05 0.24 0.22 0.05 0.22 0.20 0.06 0.23 0.21

(*)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 - June 2025 April 2021 - July 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 0 143 143 0 152 152 0 9 9
20<E≤50 38 1435 1473 39 1464 1503 1 29 30
10<E≤20 77 1991 2068 77 1992 2069 0 1 1
5<E≤10 138 1798 1936 138 1809 1947 0 11 11
1<E≤5 391 2932 3323 394 2959 3353 3 27 30
E≤1 1366 9348 10714 1387 9485 10872 21 137 158
Total 2010 17647 19657 2035 17861 19896 25 214 239
Maximum(mSv) 37.32 72.26 72.26 39.14 73.75 73.75 - - -
Average(mSv) 2.11 5.75 5.38 2.11 5.77 5.40 - - -

(*) 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 - June 2025 April 2025 - July 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20<E≤50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10<E≤20 0 20 20 0 54 54 0 34 34
5<E≤10 0 191 191 1 288 289 1 97 98
1<E≤5 42 1023 1065 64 1204 1268 22 181 203
E≤1 1191 6454 7645 1217 6593 7810 26 139 165
Total 1233 7688 8921 1282 8139 9421 49 451 500
Maximum(mSv) 3.90 12.80 12.80 5.83 13.62 13.62 - - -
Average(mSv) 0.14 0.64 0.57 0.17 0.80 0.71 - - -
(*)
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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