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Readings of the Second Fukushima Prefecture Environmental Radiation Monitoring in Mesh Survey (Preliminary Report) 1 Monitoring Readings of the Second Fukushima Prefecture Environmental Radiation Monitoring in Mesh Survey (Preliminary Report) September 5, 2011 Local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (Radioactivity Team) Disaster Provision Main Office of Fukushima Pref. (Nuclear Power Team) The results of air dose rate monitoring, based on “The Second Fukushima Prefecture Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring in Mesh Survey Action Plan,” issued on August 11, 2011, are as follows. 1 Monitoring Date From Wednesday, August 17, 2011, to Wednesday, September 7, 2011 2 Targets for this Report (1) Date From Wednesday, August 17 to Wednesday, August 24, 2011 (2) Number of Monitoring Locations 1,171 locations (Locations monitored in the previous survey: 1,152; Locations newly added: 19) 3 Monitoring Results (preliminary report) Readings in Monitoring Segment Maximum value (μSv/h) Minimum value (μSv/h) the previous locations survey (μSv/h) 0.13 Fukushima City/Iizaka Town Moniwa 3.0 Kurosawa 0.16 187 Date City/Ryozen Town Kamioguni (Reading in the previous survey of this Kenpoku Chabatake location: 0.24) – (11) (Reading in the previous survey of this Fukushima City/Iizaka Town Moniwa location: 4.4) Shitagama 4.4 (Reading in the previous survey of this location: 0.25) 0.08 1.5 0.12 Koriyama City/Konan Town Funatsu 334 Sukagawa City/Kitayokota Fuyoda Kenchu Katakaibori – (Reading in the previous survey of this (0) (Reading in the previous survey of this location: 2.1) location: 0.12) 2.6 0.10 Yamatsuri Town/Shimoseki Godo 0.77 Tenjinmae 0.12 100 Tanagura Town/Tochu Nasumichi (Reading in the previous survey of this Kennan – (0) (Reading in the previous survey of this location: 0.12) location: 1.0) Yamatsuri Town/Higashitate Momokicho 1.8 (Reading in the previous survey of this location: 0.14) Readings in Monitoring Segment Maximum value (μSv/h) Minimum value (μSv/h) the previous locations survey (μSv/h) 0.08 0.36 0.09 Aizu Wakamatsu City/Minato Town 209 Yugawa Village/Kumanome Kumakawa Aizu Hirakata Hezawa – (Reading in the previous survey of this (5) (Reading in the previous survey of this location: 0.46) location: 0.13) 0.88 0.16 0.06 0.04 Minami Aizu Town/Omomo 86 Shimogo Town/Ochiai Sabashiri Minamiaizu Hirasawayama – (Reading in the previous survey of this (0) (Reading in the previous survey of this location: 0.08) location: 0.16) 0.20 4.9 0.12 0.18 91 Minami Soma City/Haramachi Ward Minami Soma City/Kashima Ward Sousou Takanokura Higashikunimi Kitaebikama Funato – (1) (Reading in the previous survey of this (Reading in the previous survey of this location: 6.8) location: 0.18) 6.8 1.4 0.07 0.14 164 Iwaki City/Ogawa Town Kamiogawa (1) Iwaki City/Iwama Town Tsukahara Iwaki – (2) (Reading in the previous survey of this (Reading in the previous survey of this location: 2.8) location: 0.14) 2.8 4.9 0.06 0.04 Minami Soma City/ Haramachi Ward 1,171 Shimogo Town/ Ochiai Sabashiri Total Takanokura Higashikunimi – (Reading in the previous survey of this (19) (Reading in the previous survey of this location: 0.08) location: 6.8) 6.8 * “Readings in the previous survey” exclude the data concerning the planned evacuation zones, where monitoring was not conducted in this survey, contained in the readings in Fukushima Prefecture Environmental Radiation Monitoring in Mesh Survey published May 2, 2011. * Monitoring was conducted at the height of 1m above the ground. * Figures in parentheses in the “Monitoring locations” column of the table show the number of locations newly added. They are described as “–” in the “Readings in the previous survey” column in the attached sheet, “Readings of the Second Fukushima Prefecture Environmental Radiation Monitoring in Mesh Survey (Preliminary Report).” (Inquiries: Monitoring Team, Radioactivity Team Tel: 024-521-1917) Attached Sheet Readings of the Second Fukushima Prefecture Environmental Radiation Monitoring in Mesh Survey (Preliminary Report) Tokyo Datum (sexagesimal scale) Readings（μSv/h） Readings in Date of the No. Municipality Monitoring Locations Remarks North Lattitude East Longtitude Survey 1m from previous Ground survey (height measureme Fukushima Matsukawa Town Intersection of Prefectural Road 192 and Prefectural 1 37° 38′ 17.4″ 140° 30′ 16.0″ 8/18 1.1 2.0 City Numabukuro Tonouchi Road 39 (near Mizuhara River Shimoda Bridge) Fukushima Matsukawa Town Mizuhara 2 37° 38′ 53.2″ 140° 25′ 43.7″ 8/18 0.71 1.0 In front of Kogura Fukushima Park bus stop City Kogura Fukushima 3 Matsukawa Town Furutenjin 37° 38′ 53.5″ 140° 27′ 36.2″ 8/18 0.80 1.6 In front of Shukuji fire cistern City Fukushima Matsukawa Town Intersection of Prefectural Road 114 and Town Road T- 4 37° 38′ 54.2″ 140° 27′ 47.6″ 8/18 0.54 1.5 City Machigashira junction (in front of Hidaka Densetsu) Fukushima 5 Matsukawa Town Nashikida 37° 39′ 01.4″ 140° 28′ 03.6″ 8/18 0.73 1.0 Mizuhara River Sakurauchi Bridge City Fukushima Matsukawa Town Mizuhara 6 37° 39′ 11.0″ 140° 22′ 20.5″ 8/18 0.42 - In front of house entrance City Sasadaira Fukushima 7 Iino Town Machi 37° 39′ 11.0″ 140° 32′ 22.0″ 8/17 0.91 0.99 In front of Iino Post Office City Fukushima Matsukawa Town Kanezawa 8 37° 39′ 14.2″ 140° 29′ 32.0″ 8/18 1.3 2.0 Matsukawa Industrial Park City Horikiri Fukushima Along Prefectural Road 52 (within the parking lot of 9 Matsukawa Town Dofu 37° 39′ 18.8″ 140° 28′ 20.4″ 8/18 0.45 1.0 City Matsukawa Post Office) Fukushima Along Route 115 (in front of Tsuchiyu Tunnel/near 10 Tsuchiyuonsen Town Inokura 37° 39′ 19.3″ 140° 18′ 02.8″ 8/17 0.15 0.22 City entrance of Tsuchiyu Snow Removal Station) Fukushima Along Prefectural Road 40 (in front of Kaneyama bus 11 Iino Town Kaneyama 37° 39′ 28.9″ 140° 32′ 06.9″ 8/17 1.2 1.8 City stop) Fukushima Junction of Prefectural Road 307 and Prefectural Road 12 Iino Town Meiji Nekoyama 37° 39′ 35.8″ 140° 30′ 30.8″ 8/17 1.1 2.3 City 51 (near Okuma Bridge) Fukushima 13 Iino Town Okubo Tabata 37° 39′ 43.0″ 140° 33′ 06.7″ 8/17 0.80 2.0 In front of the main gate of Okubo Elementary School City Fukushima Matsukawa Town Mizuhara 14 37° 39′ 44.8″ 140° 25′ 32.3″ 8/18 0.40 0.80 In front of Mizuhara Post Office City Mandokoro Fukushima Tsuchiyuonsen Town Along Route 115 (around 10m from turning left at the 15 37° 39′ 53.6″ 140° 20′ 05.6″ 8/17 0.15 0.37 City Tsutsumigataira T-junction in front of Katakuri Bridge) Fukushima Tsuchiyuonsen Town Value at the height of 1m avobe the road gully (containing a sediment deposit) at the 16 37° 39′ 55.1″ 140° 15′ 32.6″ 8/17 0.27 0.16 side of the north point of the three-road Tsuchiya Pass junction on Prefectural Road City Washikurayama 70 (in front of Skyline entrance): 0.71μSv/h Fukushima Matsukawa Town Mizuhara Along Prefectural Road 52 (in front of Oigamori bus 17 37° 40′ 03.6″ 140° 23′ 15.3″ 8/18 0.27 0.53 City Oigamori stop) Fukushima Matsukawa Town Mizuhara 18 37° 40′ 08.3″ 140° 23′ 55.0″ 8/18 0.53 0.71 In front of Sankyo bus stop City Sankyo Fukushima Matsukawa Town Kanezawa 19 37° 40′ 17.7″ 140° 28′ 56.9″ 8/18 1.1 1.6 Along Route 4 City Mizutamari Fukushima Tsuchiyuonsen Town 20 37° 40′ 24.6″ 140° 14′ 42.2″ 8/17 0.15 - Parking lot near Tenpukyo in Bandaiazuma Skyline City Washikurayama Fukushima Matsukawa Town Sekiya Intersection of Prefectural Road 193 and Prefectural 21 37° 40′ 32.4″ 140° 27′ 29.4″ 8/18 0.72 0.85 City Wareishi Road 194 Fukushima Matsukawa Town Sekiya 22 37° 40′ 38.7″ 140° 27′ 21.6″ 8/18 0.71 1.2 In front of the west gate of Kanayagawa Station City Okubo Fukushima Matsukawa Town Mizuhara Along Prefectural Road 52 (near NTT Docomo 23 37° 40′ 38.9″ 140° 20′ 52.7″ 8/18 0.22 0.37 City Murosawa Tsuchiyu Yokomichi Base Station) Fukushima Matsukawa Town Kanezawa 24 37° 40′ 44.9″ 140° 29′ 42.0″ 8/18 1.3 1.4 Ogai Entrance bus stop City Ogai Fukushima 25 Hiraishi Maeshinden 37° 40′ 48.5″ 140° 25′ 39.7″ 8/19 0.80 1.1 Along Prefectural Road 148 City Fukushima 26 Tatsugoyama Nakamori 37° 40′ 49.0″ 140° 31′ 09.9″ 8/18 0.68 1.4 Near the main gate of Tatsugoyama Elementary School City Fukushima 27 Iino Town Aoki Hinokura 37° 41′ 02.1″ 140° 32′ 02.8″ 8/17 1.1 1.6 Along Route 114 (in front of UFO-no-sato bus stop) City Fukushima 28 Yamada nakamori 37° 41′ 02.7″ 140° 22′ 16.7″ 8/19 0.29 0.55 Entarnce of Nagakura Plateau City Fukushima Entarnce of Fukushima Prefectural Clay Shooting 29 Oda Osozawamae 37° 41′ 26.0″ 140° 25′ 17.3″ 8/19 0.66 1.1 City Range Fukushima Along Prefectural Road 114 (in front of Uchinobaba 30 Tatsugoyama Kasamatsu 37° 41′ 33.8″ 140° 31′ 42.8″ 8/18 0.84 1.6 City bus stop) Fukushima 31 Hiraishi Nishinouchi 37° 41′ 53.5″ 140° 26′ 51.8″ 8/19 0.62 1.4 Entrance of Yotaiji Temple City Fukushima 32 Tatsugoyama Jinnenbo 37° 41′ 54.7″ 140° 30′ 42.8″ 8/18 0.91 1.6 Along Prefectural Road 114 (near Date bus stop) City Fukushima 33 Arai Jizoharako 37° 41′ 57.3″ 140° 21′ 29.6″ 8/17 0.18 0.44 Near entrance of Livestock Industry Research Center City Fukushima Along Prefectural Road 148 (near Nigori River Suji 34 Oda Ishida 37° 41′ 59.3″ 140° 25′ 42.6″ 8/19 0.40 0.89 City Bridge) Fukushima 35 Oda Okubo 37° 42′ 03.8″ 140° 25′ 25.1″ 8/19 0.50 0.89 In front of the field development monument City Fukushima 36 Sabara Takenomori (2) 37° 42′ 20.1″ 140° 20′ 36.7″ 8/19 0.25 0.41 Near Utsukushima Plateau Art Museum City Fukushima 37 Shimizu Town Akagezaka 37° 42′ 27.7″ 140° 28′ 14.4″ 8/19 0.59 0.68 Route 4 Fushiogami intersection City Fukushima In front of Fukushima Prefectural Police Mobile Center 38 Arai Kamizarumori 37° 42′ 29.3″ 140° 22′ 52.1″ 8/17 0.20 0.38 City (place in front of the entrance) Fukushima 39 Sabara Sakurazawa 37° 42′ 42.5″ 140° 21′ 20.3″ 8/19 0.24 0.50 Sakurazawa intersection City Fukushima Forest road (near the sign of Tohoku Regional 40 Sabara Takenomori (1) 37° 42′ 51.9″ 140° 20′ 27.0″ 8/19 0.29 0.43 City Agricultural Administration Office) Fukushima 41 Kamitoriwata Nakahara 37° 42′ 54.0″ 140° 23′ 49.1″ 8/19 0.34 0.76 Prefectural Road 362 junction of three roads City 1 / 29 ページ Attached Sheet Readings of the Second Fukushima Prefecture Environmental Radiation Monitoring in Mesh Survey (Preliminary Report) Tokyo Datum (sexagesimal scale) Readings（μSv/h） Readings in Date of the No.
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