Health Effects of Radiation:
5 Themes
Living

(i) Removal of the designation as Areas under Evacuation Orders

Following the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi NPS, an evacuation order was issued for surrounding areas. People were unable to live in the designated Areas under Evacuation Orders, and residents were forced to live as evacuees. The radiation dose has decreased over time and evacuation orders have been lifted in all regions, part from those designated as presenting difficulty for return. Evacuation orders have since been lifted in some of these areas as well.

Removal of the designation as Areas under Evacuation Orders

Removal of the designation as Areas under Evacuation Orders

Prepared based on the 58th meeting of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (July 26, 2022), etc.

The requirements for lifting evacuation orders are as follows: (i) it is certain that annual cumulative doses will become 20 mSv or lower after removal of the designation; (ii) infrastructure and living-related services necessary for daily lives have been almost restored and decontamination work has progressed sufficiently centered on children's living environments; and (iii) consultations have been held sufficiently among relevant local governments and residents.

For more information about the evacuation order designations, see pages 108 and 110 in Vol. 2, FY2022 edition.