Current status of radiological protection at nuclear power stations in Japan.

Abstract:

:The radiation dose to workers at nuclear power stations (NPSs) in Japan was drastically reduced between the late-1970s and the early-1990s by continuous dose-reduction programmes. The total collective dose of radiation workers in FY 2008 was 84.04 person Sv, while the average collective dose was 1.5 person Sv per reactor. The average annual individual dose was 1.1 mSv and the maximum annual individual dose was 19.5 mSv. These values are sufficiently lower than the regulatory dose limits. Radioactive effluent released from NPSs is already so trivial that additional protective measures will not be necessary. Experience in radiation protection at NPSs has been accumulated over 40 y and will be very useful in establishing a rational radiation control system in the future.

journal_name

Radiat Prot Dosimetry

authors

Suzuki A,Hori S

doi

10.1093/rpd/ncr185

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-07-01 00:00:00

pages

343-6

issue

1-3

eissn

0144-8420

issn

1742-3406

pii

ncr185

journal_volume

146

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