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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 30 Sep 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 June-2025 July-2025 August-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 11 11 0 16 16 0 44 44
1<E≤5 1 391 392 9 424 433 2 329 331
E≤1 1042 6375 7417 927 6381 7308 987 6335 7322
Total 1043 6777 7820 936 6821 7757 989 6708 7697
Maximum(mSv) 1.10 7.10 7.10 2.10 7.50 7.50 1.33 8.22 8.22
Average(mSv) 0.05 0.22 0.20 0.06 0.24 0.22 0.03 0.22 0.20

(*)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 - July 2025 April 2021 - August 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 0 152 152 0 158 158 0 6 6
20<E≤50 39 1463 1502 39 1499 1538 0 36 36
10<E≤20 77 1992 2069 77 1986 2063 0 -6 -6
5<E≤10 139 1808 1947 143 1829 1972 4 21 25
1<E≤5 391 2956 3347 389 2972 3361 -2 16 14
E≤1 1389 9490 10879 1409 9575 10984 20 85 105
Total 2035 17861 19896 2057 18019 20076 22 158 180
Maximum(mSv) 39.32 73.72 73.72 39.49 74.71 74.71 - - -
Average(mSv) 2.11 5.77 5.40 2.10 5.81 5.43 - - -

(*) 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 - July 2025 April 2025 - August 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 53 53 0 95 95 0 42 42
5<E≤10 1 288 289 1 380 381 0 92 92
1<E≤5 61 1178 1239 76 1321 1397 15 143 158
E≤1 1225 6620 7845 1260 6634 7894 35 14 49
Total 1287 8139 9426 1337 8430 9767 50 291 341
Maximum(mSv) 5.80 13.60 13.60 5.83 14.44 14.44 - - -
Average(mSv) 0.17 0.80 0.72 0.19 0.95 0.85 - - -
(*)
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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