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BOOKLET to Provide Basic Information Regarding Health Effects of Radiation (3rd edition)

Comparison between ICRP Recommendations and Domestic Laws and Regulations

Comparison between ICRP Recommendations and Domestic Laws and Regulations_Figure

Present laws and regulations in Japan have not yet completed the incorporation of the 2007 Recommendations of the ICRP, but dose limits specified in the 2007 Recommendations are mostly the same as those in the 1990 Recommendations. Therefore, dose limits in Japan also mostly coincide with those specified in the 2007 Recommendations. Japan has uniquely specified dose limits for female radiation workers (5 mSv per three months).

The ICRP Statement on Tissue Reactions makes recommendations concerning the equivalent dose limit for the lens of the eye under planned occupational exposure. Based on this, in Japan, “Approach to Radiation Protection of the Lens of the Eye” was recommended by the Radiation Council in March 2018, and all related laws and regulations (the Regulation on Prevention of Ionizing Radiation Hazards, etc.) were amended in 2021.

  • Included in this reference material on March 31, 2013
  • Updated on March 31, 2022
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