53,000 Fukushima nuclear plant workers receive high radiation doses
The workers hit the level of 5 millisieverts per year, a threshold for determining whether those with leukemia are eligible for compensation benefits.
According to Jiji Press analysis of data from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' annual reports on radiation management, more than 53,000 workers at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant have been exposed to radiation doses exceeding 5 millisieverts per year. This threshold is significant as it determines whether workers are eligible for compensation benefits for work-related illnesses, including leukemia, under public insurance.
The figures encompass the period from the end of March 2011 to March 2021, following the triple meltdown caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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