Legal Framework

Off-site Decontamination works in Japan have been implemented based on the Act on Special Measures and related orders including the Basic Principles.

Act on Special Measures concerning the handling of Environment Pollution by Radioactive Materials Discharged by the Nuclear Power Station Accident Associated with the Tohoku District-Off the Pacific Earthquake That Occurred on March 11, 2011

• Outline of the Act on Special Measures
• Act on Special Measures

Basic Principles on the Act on Special Measures concerning the handling of Environment Pollution by Radioactive Materials Discharged by the Nuclear Power Station Accident Associated with the Tohoku District-Off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake That Occurred on March 11, 2011

• Basic Principles

Outline of the Implementation of the Act on Special Measures

Decontamination Guidelines

• Decontamination Guidelines 2nd Ed., 2013（Tentative Translation）