Fukushima recovery now; Environmental monitoring, risk communications and human resource development

Uezu, Yasuhiro

This paper was written in JAEA's Activities to Fukushima accident by the eastern Japan great earthquake, risk communication and human resource develops. About 500,000 inhabitants in Fukushima Prefecture, almost all of whom are under a 1-2 mSv of external exposure. This is based on calculation air dose in the residential areas because the residents did not have personal dosimeter. About internal exposure determined using by (WBC), about 300,000 who have screened by WBC, 26 were over 1 mSv of committed effective dose. Using this data, it was able to conclude that 99.9% of inhabitants were below 1 mSv. Because the radioactivity in foodstuffs has been monitored since the earliest stages, and this monitoring has been effective in keeping the food safe to consume.