New Nuclear Regulation Authority Decides on 500uSv/hour as Future Evacuation Standard. 500マイクロシーベルトで避難決定 規制委が基準: 原発事故時、福島の実測値を根拠に 22/2/13

(Source) http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG2102L_R20C13A1CR8000/

福島第１原発事故後に半径５キロ地点で毎時567～625マイクロシーベルトを記録、同500マイクロシーベルトが適当と考えた」と説明。

When I read this, I couldn't believe it..... the NRA said the reason for their decision was that levels of 567uSv/h-625uSv/h had been measured within a 5-km radius of the Daiichi Nuclear Plant soon after the accident, so they thought that 500uSv/h would be an appropriate level for an evacuation standard.  But this is not based on any consideration for people's safety, as it totally ignores those suffering from radiation-related symptoms like the three children (and quite possibly seven more) who have already developed thyroid cancer.  Former Futaba-machi Mayor, Mr. Idogawa, who used to live in Futaba-machi, reported to the UN on his experience of being exposed to high doses of radiation when he was outside helping about three hundred people to evacuate at the time of the first explosion, and consequently suffered symptoms such as hair loss, nosebleeds、throat, fatigue and the development of thyroid cyst.

"IAEA's standard of evacuation is 1000uSv/h, which is considered too high for Japan, because a level of more than 1000uSv/h was measured only at the site of the Daiichi Nuclear Power plant. "

国際原子力機関（ＩＡＥＡ）の基準である同１千マイクロシーベルトを超えたのは原発の敷地内のみだったことから..

I think this is a doubtful comment because 1570uSv/h was reported to have been measured at Kamihatori-ku, Futaba-machi, 5.6 km from the crippled plant. Also they seem to have forgotten about people inhaling radioactive particles and thus being exposed to internal radiation, which means that the radiation keeps on damaging nearby cells while it decays inside the body.   If it rains or snows, the land and whatever grows there will be contaminated, affecting all living things and leading to biological accumulation, in turn affecting our entire food chain from plants and bees to birds and fish.

"The standard for evacuation within one week has been set at 20uSv/h because a level of 22.7uSv/h was measured in IIdate village, an area that became an evacuation zone after one month"
毎時20マイクロシーベルトについては、事故後約１カ月後に計画的避難区域となった福島県飯舘村で2011年３月15日に同22.7マイクロシーベルトを観測した数値などを根拠にした。 　

The Japanese Government has been encouraging this village's residents to return after decontamination, but the village is mountainous, making it very difficult to decontaminate all of the area.  The level of contamination is still too high for them to come back.

The IAEA promotes nuclear power.  I think the government should reassess the situation, taking into consideration the victims of the Fukushima disaster.  Whatever is decided is going to affect other countries that have nuclear plants, because this piece of information is going to be shared with other countries through the IAEA.  (An IAEA office has been set up in Kooriyama-city, Fukushima Prefecture for the purpose of learning from and sharing what's happening in Fukushima).

If you would like to protest against this standard, you could write to:

Nuclear Regulation Authority
1-9-9 Roppongi-First Building,
Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN 106-8450

Email: qainfo＠nsr.go.jp