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Q How has the cesium concentration in the air changed since the accident?NEW
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Q Why Does the Air Dose Rate in Urban Areas Decline Quickly?NEW
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Q I heard lichens tend to capture cesium. What is the mechanism like? (1)
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Q I heard lichens tend to capture cesium. What is the mechanism like? (2)NEW
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Q What are radiation and radioactivity? What are their effects on our health and how can we prevent them?
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Q Does radioactive cesium in edible wild plants reduce through cooking? If so, by how much?NEW
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Q In what ways does exposure to radiation occur the environment? What kinds of radiation exposures are important in Fukushima?
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Q How can we evaluate radioactive material taken inside our body?
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Q Is it possible to precisely estimate radiation doses from air dose rates?
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Q Does radioactive Cs migrate from reused soils that have been stripped during decontamination?
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Q I heard most of the forests would not be decontaminated. Does cesium remain in the forests?UPDATED
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Q Do radioactive cesium concentrations in trees increase over time? If so, can such trees be used as timber?UPDATED
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Q Do radioactive cesium concentrations in trees change season to season?NEW
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Q What kind of changes did radioactive cesium concentrations in wood and bark of trees contaminated by the nuclear accident go through over 10 years since the accident?NEW
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Q What kind of changes did radioactive cesium in forest soil contaminated by the nuclear accident go through over 10 years since the accident?NEW
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Q If there is an unprecedentedly large outflow of water, can you still predict the transfer of radioactive cesium? NEW
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Q Will heavy rain cause the runoff of deposited cesium?[Radioactive cesium migration caused by torrential rain in October 2019: Upper river basin]
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Q Will heavy rain cause the runoff of deposited cesium? 【Radioactive cesium migration caused by torrential rain in October 2019: Middle to lower river basin】
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Q Is it possible to use river water for drinking water?
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Q Will the concentration of radioactive cesium in lake water remain high unless contaminated sediments are removed from reservoir beds?
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Q What kind of effects did the accident at the nuclear power station have on aquatic insects and freshwater fish that feeds on them?NEW
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Q What changes do you see in radioactive cesium concentrations in wild animals in Fukushima Prefecture?【Recent trend】
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Q What is the current concentration of radioactive cesium in edible wild plants in Fukushima Prefecture?
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Q Are some species of wild mushrooms more prone to absorb cesium than others?
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Q What conditions influence the radioactive cesium concentration in freshwater fish?
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Q What is tritium? What is it like?NEW
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Q Does tritium affect our bodies?NEW
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Q What are the initiatives for third-party analysis of ALPS treated water by JAEA under the national policy?NEW
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Q What happened to the inside of the reactor pressure vessel and storage vessel after the accident?NEW
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Q On performing fuel debris retrieval work, what kind of measures are taken to ensure the safety of workers?NEW
= What's New =
- 2024/04/19
- Base Information Q&A Site UpdatedUPDATED
- 2024/01/26
- Base Information Q&A Site UpdatedNEW
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- #01. Q How has the cesium concentration in the air changed since the accident?
- #01. Q Why Does the Air Dose Rate in Urban Areas Decline Quickly?
- #01. Q I heard lichens tend to capture cesium. What is the mechanism like? (2)
- #02. Q Does radioactive cesium in edible wild plants reduce through cooking? If so, by how much?
- #03. Q Do radioactive cesium concentrations in trees change season to season?
- #03. Q What kind of changes did radioactive cesium concentrations in wood and bark of trees contaminated by the nuclear accident go through over 10 years since the accident?
- #03. Q What kind of changes did radioactive cesium in forest soil contaminated by the nuclear accident go through over 10 years since the accident?
- #04. Q If there is an unprecedentedly large outflow of water, can you still predict the transfer of radioactive cesium?
- #05. Q What kind of effects did the accident at the nuclear power station have on aquatic insects and freshwater fish that feeds on them?
- #06. Q What is tritium? What is it like?
- #06. Q Does tritium affect our bodies?
- #06. Q What are the initiatives for third-party analysis of ALPS treated water by JAEA under the national policy?
- #06. Q Please provide information on websites that publicize initiatives related to treated water.
- #06. Q What kind of measures against leakage of contaminated water are taken on the premises of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F)?
- #06. Q On performing fuel debris retrieval work, what kind of measures are taken to ensure the safety of workers?
- 2023/03/31
- Base Information Q&A Site Updated
- 2023/02/22
- Base Information Q&A Site Updated
- 2022/09/30
- Base Information Q&A Site Updated
Details
- #01. Q Does cesium stick to other than clay minerals?
- #01. Q Tell us about the machine learning that, I heard, accurately estimates air dose rates at 1 m above the ground level from measurements taken using an unmanned helicopter.
- #01. Q I heard lichens tend to capture cesium. What is the mechanism like?
- #02. Q What is the radiation-shielding effect of a house? (2)
- #03. Q Is the environmental dynamics of radioactive cesium released by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi NPS any different from that near Chernobyl after the Chernobyl disaster?
- #03. Q How much do we know now about the movement of radioactive cesium in the forest-stream ecosystems?
- #03. Q What is the relationship between the movement of cesium in forests and air dose rates?
- #03. Q Is the downward migration of radioactive cesium in forest soils in Japan after the Fukushima accident any different from the movement of radioactive cesium around Chernobyl after the Chernobyl disaster?
- #05. Q I heard the amount of cesium wild mushrooms absorb becomes smaller when the soil is rich in potassium. Is that true?
- #05. Q What changes do you see in radioactive cesium concentrations in wild animals in Fukushima Prefecture? [Recent trend]
- #06. Information on treated water and decommissioning
- #06. Q Where can I find information on decommissioning?
- #06. Q Is it possible to visualize radiations? Also, is there a way to understand the situation of contamination inside the Fukushima Daiichi NPS buildings?
- #06. Q What is a cesium ball?
- #06. Q How can tritium taken up by animals and plants be measured?
- #06. Q What happened to the inside of the reactor pressure vessel and storage vessel after the accident?
- #06. Q What information is needed to safely retrieve fuel debris?
- #06. Q Where can I find measurement results for tritium in the environment?
- #06. Q Where can I find information on treated water?
- 2022/03/18
- Base Information Q&A Site Updated