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As of 6 December 2012 the Instructions
The instructions associated with food by Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (Restriction of distribution in Fukushima Prefecture) As of 6 December 2012 Fukushima Prefecture Restriction of distribution 2011/3/21~: (excluding areas listed on the cells below) 2011/3/21~4/8 Kitakata-shi, Bandai-machi, Inawashiro-machi, Mishima-machi, Aizumisato-machi, Shimogo-machi, Minamiaizu-machi 2011/3/21~4/16 Fukushima-shi, Nihonmatsu-shi, Date-shi, Motomiya-shi, Kunimi-machi, Otama-mura, Koriyama-shi, Sukagawa-shi, Tamura-shi(excluding miyakoji area), Miharu-machi, Ono-machi, Kagamiishi- machi, Ishikawa-machi, Asakawa-machi, Hirata-mura, Furudono-machi, Shirakawa-shi, Yabuki-machi, Izumizaki-mura, Nakajima-mura, Nishigo-mura, Samegawa-mura, Hanawa-machi, Yamatsuri- machi, Iwaki-shi Raw milk 2011/3/21~4/21 Soma-shi, Shinchi-machi 2011/3/21~5/1 Minamisoma-shi (limited to Kashima-ku excluding Karasuzaki, Ouchi, Kawago and Shionosaki area), Kawamata-machi (excluding Yamakiya area) 2011/3/21~6/8 Tamura-shi (excluding area within 20 km radius from the TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant), Minamisoma-shi (excluding area within 20 km radius from the TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and Planned Evacuation Zones), Kawauchi-mura (excluding area within 20 km radius from the TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plan 2011/3/21~10/7 Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Kori-machi, Tenei-mura, Hinoemata-mura, Tadami-machi, Kitashiobara-mura, Nishiaizu-machi, Aizubange-machi, Yugawa-mura, Yanaizu-machi, Kanayama-machi, Showa-mura, -
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster – Implications for Japanese Agriculture and Food Chains
Munich Personal RePEc Archive Fukushima nuclear disaster – implications for Japanese agriculture and food chains Bachev, Hrabrin and Ito, Fusao Institute of Agricultural Economics, Sofia, Tohoku University, Sendai 3 September 2013 Online at https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/49462/ MPRA Paper No. 49462, posted 03 Sep 2013 08:50 UTC Fukushima Nuclear Disaster – Implications for Japanese Agriculture and Food Chains1 Hrabrin Bachev, Professor, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Sofia, Bulgaria2 Fusao Ito, Professor, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan 1. Introduction On March 11, 2011 at 14:46 JST the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred with the epicenter around 70 kilometers east of Tōhoku. It was the most powerful recorded earthquake ever hit Japan with a magnitude of 9.03 Mw. The earthquake triggered powerful tsunami that reached heights of up to 40 meters in Miyako, Iwate prefecture and travelled up to 10 km inland in Sendai area. The earthquake and tsunami caused many casualties and immense damages in North-eastern Japan. According to some estimates that is the costliest natural disaster in the world history [Kim]. Official figure of damages to agriculture, forestry and fisheries alone in 20 prefectures amounts to 2,384.1 billion yen [MAFF]. The earthquake and tsunami caused a nuclear accident3 in one of the world’s biggest nuclear power stations - the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Okuma and Futaba, Fukushima prefecture. After cooling system failure three reactors suffered large explosions and level 7 meltdowns leading to releases of huge radioactivity into environment [TEPCO]. Radioactive contamination has spread though air, rains, dust, water circulations, wildlife, garbage disposals, transportation, and affected soils, waters, plants, animals, infrastructure, supply and food chains in immense areas. -
Readings of Environmental Radiation Monitoring of Public Water Areas (Preliminary Report)
Readings of Environmental Radiation Monitoring of Public Water Areas (Preliminary Report) September 9, 2011 Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (Radioactivity Team) Disaster Provision Main Office of Fukushima Pref. (Nuclear Power Team) 1 Date Wednesday, August 17 – Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2 Number of monitoring locations Rivers: 8 locations (water quality) Lakes and dam reservoirs: 13 locations (water quality) Lakes and dam reservoirs: 1 location (bottom sediment) 3 Monitoring Results (1) Rivers (water quality) Radioactive iodine: Not detected in any locations Radioactive cesium: Cs-134 Not detected – 1.60 Bq/L Cs-137 Not detected – 2.15 Bq/L (2) Lakes and dam reservoirs (water quality and bottom sediment) a. Water quality Radioactive iodine: Not detected Radioactive cesium: Not detected b. Bottom sediment Radioactive iodine: Not detected Radioactive cesium: Cs-134 338 Bq/L Cs-137 405 Bq/L *Water quality monitoring has been conducted once a month for rivers since May and once a month for lakes, dam reservoirs, and agricultural reservoirs since June. The quality of groundwater is monitored once a year. (Nuclear Power Team, Monitoring Team: 024-521-6938) Readings of Environmental Radiation Monitoring at Rivers, Lakes, Dam Reservoirs, and Agricultural Reservoirs(Preliminary Report)(Second report in August) September 9, 2011 Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (Radioactivity Team) Disaster Provision Main Office of Fukushima Pref. (Nuclear Power Team) Water & Air Environment Division, Social Affairs & Environment Department, Fukushima -
Press Release
Press Release Press Release (This is provisional translation. Please refer to the original text written in Japanese.) April 27, 2012 Policy Planning and Communication Division, Inspection and Safety Division, Department of Food Safety To Press and those who may concern, Restriction of distribution of foods based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, direction of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters Today, based on the results of inspections conducted until yesterday and in the lights of the Nuclear Safety Commission’s advice, the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters has issued restriction of distribution for Governors of Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi and Gunma as follows. (1) Log-grown shiitake (outdoor cultivation) produced in Sendai-shi, Natori-shi and Kami-machi, Miyagi prefecture. (2) Ostrich fern produced in Osaki-shi and Kurihara-shi, Miyagi prefecture. (3) Common carp captured in Akimoto lake, Onogawa lake and Hibara lake and rivers flowing into these lakes (including its branches), Aga river (limiting lower reaches from Okawa dam, but including its branches and excluding upper reaches from Tokyo electric power company’s (TEPCO’s) Kanakawa power plant and Katakado dam), Nagase river (limiting upper reaches from junction with Sukawa river), Fukushima prefecture. (4) Any Crucian carps captured in Akimoto lake, Onogawa lake, and Hibara lake and rivers flowing into these lakes (including its branches), Aga river (including its branches, but excluding upper reaches from TEPCO’s Kanakawa power plant and Katakado dam), Nagase river (limiting upper reaches from junction with Sukawa river) and Mano river (including its branches), Fukushima prefecture. (5) Aralia sprout (limiting wild plant) produced in Otawara-shi and Yaita-shi, Tochigi prefecture. -
Fy2014 [Pdf 9207Kb]
FY2014 Results of the Radioactive Material Monitoring in the Water Environment March 2016 Ministry of the Environment Contents Outline .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Part 1: National Radioactive Material Monitoring in the Water Environment in the Whole of Japan (FY2014) ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 1. Objective and Details ............................................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Objective ......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Details ............................................................................................................................................. 6 2. Survey Methods and Analysis Methods ............................................................................................. 18 2.1 Survey methods ............................................................................................................................ 18 2.2 Analysis methods .......................................................................................................................... 19 3. Results ............................................................................................................................................... -
Readings of Environmental Radiation Monitoring of Public Water Areas (Preliminary Report)
Readings of Environmental Radiation Monitoring of Public Water Areas (Preliminary Report) July 7, 2011 Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (Radioactivity Team) Disaster Provision Main Office of Fukushima Pref. (Nuclear Power Team) 1 Date Thursday, June 16 – Friday, June 24, 2011 2 Number of monitoring locations Rivers: 11 locations (water quality) Lakes and dam reservoirs: 1 location (water quality and bottom sediment) Groundwater: 45 locations (water quality) 3 Monitoring Results (1) Rivers (water quality) Radioactive iodine: Not detected in any locations Radioactive cesium: Cs-134 Not detected – 8.25 Bq/L Cs-137 Not detected – 9.80 Bq/L (2) Lakes and dam reservoirs (water quality and bottom sediment) a. Water quality Radioactive iodine: Not detected Radioactive cesium: Not detected b. Bottom sediment Radioactive iodine: Not detected Radioactive cesium: Cs-134 440 Bq/kg Cs-137 441 Bq/kg (3) Groundwater: (water quality) Radioactive iodine: Not detected in any locations Radioactive cesium: Not detected in any locations *Water quality monitoring has been conducted once a month for rivers since May and once a month for lakes, dam reservoirs, and agricultural reservoirs since June. The quality of groundwater is monitored once a year. Readings of Environmental Radiation Monitoring at Rivers, Lakes, Dam Reservoirs, and Agricultural Reservoirs(Preliminary Report)(Second report in June) July 7, 2011 Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (Radioactivity Team) Disaster Provision Main Office of Fukushima Pref. (Nuclear Power Team) Water & Air