Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

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In Focus: Radiation Protection for Workers at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

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

Updated on 28 Aug 2026

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-2026 June-2026 July-2026
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 18 18 0 24 24 0 2 2
1<E≤5 9 339 348 12 408 420 6 320 326
E≤1 981 6527 7508 1060 6754 7814 989 6863 7852
Total 990 6884 7874 1072 7186 8258 995 7185 8180
Maximum(mSv) 2.40 8.40 8.40 3.00 7.00 7.00 2.90 5.96 5.96
Average(mSv) 0.04 0.19 0.18 0.06 0.24 0.21 0.05 0.16 0.15

(*) 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 2026 (Internal and External)
Effective dose (E) mSv April 2026 - June 2026 April 2026 - July 2026 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 23 23 0 42 42 0 19 19
5<E≤10 1 175 176 4 252 256 3 77 80
1<E≤5 39 848 887 53 1042 1095 14 194 208
E≤1 1218 7238 8456 1256 7352 8608 38 114 152
Total 1258 8284 9542 1313 8688 10001 55 404 459
Maximum(mSv) 5.20 13.80 13.80 5.60 13.80 13.80 - - -
Average(mSv) 0.13 0.54 0.49 0.17 0.65 0.59 - - -

(*) 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 2026

Same as the table in (2).

(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 Regulation 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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