Time Trend Change of Air Dose Rate on Paved Areas in Fukushima City After the Fukushima Daiichi NPP Accident

The Kinki University Atomic Energy Research Institute investigated radioactive contamination resulting from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in urban areas of Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Activity measurement of the surface soil and a survey of the dose rate distribution in urban areas were performed. From the results of this research, dose rate changes in paved areas became clear, and gradients of the dose rate decrease for different paving materials were measured and analyzed.