HealthQuiet 32d · day 33
53,000 Fukushima workers exceed radiation dose threshold
Over 15 years, more than half of Tokyo Electric's decommissioning workforce at the meltdown site received doses above the 5 millisievert level.
What to know
- Over 53,000 workers at Fukushima No. 1 have received cumulative radiation doses exceeding 5 millisieverts per year during the 15-year decommissioning effort since the 2011 meltdown.
- The 5-millisievert threshold determines eligibility for work-related leukemia compensation under Japan's public insurance system.
- The figure is based on Jiji Press analysis of Tepco's official radiation management reports submitted to the Nuclear Regulation Authority.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) Nuclear plant operator
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