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Collection of answers for your questions

September, 2011

Fukushima Prefecture


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Under the Basic Policy announced by the National Government, the decontamination will be

basically conducted by the National Government and Local Governments for public facilities, such

as roads; by Municipalities for housing facilities: and by cooperation of community residents for

spots with localized high radiation dose, such as gutters and drain pipes.

Please feel free to consult with us if you have any question on decontamination.

Contact: Please make inquiries on radiation at One Stop Consultation Contact ( )

Website of Fukushima Prefecture

Official Cell-phone website of Fukushima PrefectureUploading the latest information

http://mobile.pref.fukushima.jp/mobile/

How much can we reduce the radiation dose by decontamination?

The effects of decontamination have been promising.

Decontamination of gutters in the roadBefore decontamination After decontamination

13 Sv/h 1.6 Sv/h

Decontamination of paved covers of drain pipesBefore decontamination After decontamination

40Sv/h 3.7 to 4.2Sv/h

Please teach me how to temporarily keep the soil and sand from the decontamination work.
http://mobile.pref.fukushima.jp/mobile/http://mobile.pref.fukushima.jp/mobile/


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Daily foods, such as vegetables are being screened by the monitoring inspection team, and will

not be marketed when exceeding the provisional regulatory value.

If you have any question on daily foods, pleas feel free to consult with us.

Contact: Please make inquiries on radiation at One Stop Consultation Contact ( )

Website of Fukushima Prefecture

What are the regulations for radioactive substances contained in the food?

The foods exceeding the provisional regulatory value specified by the National Government are

not edible.

The provisional regulatory values are specified as follows. However, even if you kept eating and

drinking foods exceeding the provisional regulatory value for the time being, there will be no effect

on health.

The provisional regulatory value

Radioactive cesium / 50 Bq/kg Drinking water, Milk

Radioactive cesium / 100 Bq/kg Vegetables, Sea foods, Grain, Meat & Eggs

Unit of radiationBecquerel (Bq) is a unit to express the strength of radioactivity.

Sievert (Sv) is a unit to express the degree of effect on a human body.

(Millisievert)

20: The upper limit of the annual radiation dose after resolution of the accident

10:Annual natural radiation dose of Brazil (Guarapari)1.0:The upper limit of the annual radiation dose for public0.6:

Radiation dose for the complete X-ray examination of stomach at one time.0.19: If keep drinking a bottle (200g) of milk containing radioactive cesium 137 at 200 Bq/kg for 1 year

0.119: If keep eating an egg (50g) containing radioactive cesium 137 at 500 Bq/kg for 1 year


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A. The Prefectural Government is undertaking the Healthcare Control Survey for

prefecturalresidents (Basic Survey), in order to attend to the health of residents for a long time

and enhance their future health condition.

Subject: All the residents (residents who stayed in the prefecture as of March 11)Content of the survey: To estimate and access the exposure dose from radiation focusing on the behavioral record from March

11 to 25. The external exposure dose will be calculated based on the information that you describe in the delivered self-report

questionnaires about when, whereabouts and time span.

Survey result: The result will be notified to each respondent.

Contact: Survey in general:

Way to fill in the self-report questionnaires:

A. Please follow the manual containing the method of decontamination work and disposal method

for radioactive waste. The prefectural government is implementing the Support Project for

radiation dose reduction activities to support regional decontamination activities through

communities. Moreover, we will be able to send experts, such as advisers to help

decontamination.

Contact:

Website of the prefecture Support Project for radiation dose reduction activities

Contact: (or Citizens & Environmental Affairs Department, Development Bureau)

A. Below are the representative contacts to answer your questions.Content of inquiries Organization Inquiry hours Telephone number

Contact for inquiries concerningradiation (One Stop Consultation

Contact)

8:3020:00

(weekdays)

8:3018:00

(Saturday, Sunday

and National

Holidays)

0120-988-359

Health consultation hotline (Healthconsultation concerning radiation)

NuclearEmergency

Assistance &Training Center,Japan AtomicEnergy Agency

9:0018:00

(Only weekdays) 0120-755-199

Hotline for health consultation ofexposure and medical care(Consultation concerning medical carefor radiation exposure)

National Instituteof RadiologicalSciences

9:0017:00

(Only weekdays)043-290-4003

Consultation contact concerningagriculture, forestry and fisheryindustries (Consultation concerningagricultural operation, fund and

distribution)

8:3021:00

(including Saturday,

Sunday and

National Holidays)

024-521-7319

Consultation concerning residualradioactivity in the industrial products

Fukushima

Technology

8:3017:15

(excluding Saturday,

Sunday and

National Holidays)

024-959-1739

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