Radioactive contamination monitoring for the Korean public following Fukushima nuclear accident

Appl Radiat Isot. 2013 Nov:81:371-3. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.023. Epub 2013 Mar 16.

Abstract

On March 11, 2011, as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake, severe damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant caused the release of radioactive materials. We conducted radioactive contamination monitoring for Korean residents in Japan and Korean travelers to East Japan after the accident. More than 800 members of the Korean public were surveyed for personal monitoring. Measured levels of external and internal contamination were within the screening levels for each monitoring method.

Keywords: Fukushima nuclear accident; Gross alpha/beta analysis; Radioactive contamination; Surface contamination monitoring; Whole body counting.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollution, Radioactive / analysis
  • Air Pollution, Radioactive / statistics & numerical data*
  • Fukushima Nuclear Accident*
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Oceans and Seas
  • Radiation Dosage*
  • Radiation Monitoring / statistics & numerical data*
  • Radioactive Fallout / analysis
  • Radioactive Fallout / statistics & numerical data*
  • Radioisotopes / analysis*
  • Republic of Korea
  • Whole-Body Counting / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

  • Radioactive Fallout
  • Radioisotopes