Evaluation of Environmental Contamination and Estimated Radiation Exposure Dose Rates among Residents Immediately after Returning Home to Tomioka Town, Fukushima Prefecture

Evaluation of Environmental Contamination and Estimated Radiation Exposure Dose Rates among Residents Immediately after Returning Home to Tomioka Town, Fukushima Prefecture

On 1 April 2017, six years have passed since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) accident, and the Japanese government declared that some residents who lived in Tomioka Town, Fukushima Prefecture could return to their homes. We evaluated environmental contamination and radiation expo...

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Main Authors: Masahiko Matsuo, Yasuyuki Taira, Makiko Orita, Yumiko Yamada, Juichi Ide, Shunichi Yamashita, Noboru Takamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
air dose rate
difficult-to-return zone
evacuation order-lifted areas
effective dose rate
external exposure risk
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident
living space
radiocesium
surface soil
Tomioka town
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/9/1481

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