Health Effect of Radiation

Review of the Fifth Basic Environment Plan (outline)

• Health management and response to health concerns of residents regarding radiation exposure through risk communication (Excerpt from Review of the Fifth Basic Environment Plan (outline)) [PDF 256 KB]

 

Resources on Health Effect of Radiation

BOOKLET to Provide Basic Information Regarding Health Effects of Radiation

MOE publishes the “BOOKLET to Provide Basic Information Regarding Health Effects of Radiation,” which shares scientific knowledge on radiation and the efforts of related ministries and agencies. The BOOKLET, which is updated every year, is distributed at training sessions and other occasions and is also made available on the Information on Portal Site for Radiation Health Effects.

“BOOKLET to Provide Basic Information Regarding Health Effects of Radiation” Website

Vol. 1 (Chapter 1 - 5) — Basic Knowledge and Health Effects of Radiation (PDF: 21.9 MB)

Vol. 2 (Chapter 6 - 10) — Accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi NPS and Thereafter (Initiatives by Ministries and Agencies) [PDF: 25.2 MB]

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Portal Site for Radiation Health Effects

MOE publishes Portal Site for Radiation Health Effects, and specifically interest topics are compiled: “Food,” “Visiting,” “Living,” “Effects on Fetuses and Hereditary Effects,” “Radiation Around Us.”

Portal Site for Radiation Health Effects “Health Effects of Radiation: 5 Themes”

 

the GuGuRu Project

Since TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in 2011, MOE has been carrying out a risk communication campaign to share reliable and accurate information with people concerned about radiation risks, extending to the public nationwide, to dispel rumors about the effects of radiation on people’s health.

“GuGuRu Project” Website

“GuGuRu Project” Official YouTube Channel