Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5497824 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
A food inspection service system for home grown products or wild plants collected by individual consumers for self-consumption was implemented in Fukushima in Nov. 2012. About 500 NaI(Tl) scintillation spectrometers were distributed to 300 or more temporary testing laboratories which were set up in public halls or meeting places of the municipalities. The screening method for radiocaesium was adapted to the present inspection service system. The performance of the equipment under field conditions was evaluated using sampled data obtained by temporary testing laboratories. From the present results of evaluation the confidence of these inspections was confirmed. Totally about 550,000 food samples have been tested with a pass rate of 90% or more.
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Authors
Takahiro Yamada, Mihoko Kikuchi, Daisuke Yagihashi, Shinya Yamakawa, Hidetake Ishizu, Takuya Shiina,