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Survey Report on Personal Dose Equivalent and Indoor and Outdoor Staying Time for Children in the Southern Miyagi Prefecture after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Hiroko YOSHIDAJunko SAITOTakashi KANAGAMIIkuo KOBAYASHINoriyasu HIRASAWA
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2015 Volume 64 Issue 5 Pages 319-333

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A survey of personal dose equivalent for children using optically stimulated luminescent dosemeters has been carried out in the southern Miyagi Prefecture from 1 September 2011, about a half year after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. The survey results until November 2013 are summarized in this paper. This is the only survey report in Miyagi Prefecture as any survey of personal dose equivalent was not carried out in this area. Findings of indoor and outdoor staying time(home and school) for children were also reported. It was found that the most time(14 - 15 hours a day) was spent at the inside of their houses for all ages. Children stay at the inside of their houses and school about 21 hours a day in a total. These results are quite important to explain individual dose for children and to take measures to reduce exposure dose as well.

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