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History

  • Apr. 1957
    The artificial radioactivity survey of the atmosphere nuclear test was started at the Fukui Prefectural Institute of Public Health（Shihiguchi, Fukui）.
  • May. 1964
    The advance research of the environmental radioactivity was started in the Tsuruga Peninsula and around the sea where was the planned construction site of a nuclear power plant.
  • Nov. 1966
    Fukui Prefectural Institute of Public Health was transferred to Machiya-cho, Fukui (present Bunkyo 1-chome, Fukui)
  • Feb. 1969
    Fukui Environmental Radiation Monitoring Council was established.
  • Apr. 1969
    Fukui Prefectural Nuclear Safety Management Council was established.
  • Oct. 1969
    Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant No.1 went critical.
  • Nov. 1972
    Fukui Prefectural Institute of Public Health was transferred to Harame-cho, Fukui.
  • Institute of Public Health picture1

    Institute of Public Health
    (Shihiguchi, Fukui)

  • Institute of Public Health picture2

    Institute of Public Health
    (Machiya-cho, Fukui)

  • Institute of Public Health picture3

    Institute of Public Health
    (Harame-cho, Fukui)

  • Apr. 1973
    The Radioactivity Department was established in the Fukui Prefectural Institute of Public Health.
  • Oct. 1976
    The Environmental Radiation Monitoring Center was established in the Fukui Prefectural Institute of Public Health.
    Environmental Radiation Monitoring Telemetry System started operation.
    (Continuous monitoring of the environmental radiation was started.)
  • Mar. 1991
    The Radioactivity Monitoring Building (present Fukui Analytical Management Office　Building) was constructed in the Fukui Prefectural Institute of Public Health.
  • Measurement of glass radioactivity picture

    Measurement of glass radioactivity
    (in Radioactivity Department of Fukui Prefectural Institute of Public Health)

  • Early model of NaI wave height analyzer picture

    Early model of NaI wave height analyzer

  • Mar. 1995
    New building was constructed in Yoshiko, Tsuruga (present Fukui Environmental Radiation Research and Monitoring Center Tsuruga Yoshiko site)
  • Apr. 1995
    Nuclear Power Plant Environmental Information Network System started operation. (Collecting the information of the nuclear power plant operation and of the environmental monitoring by nuclear facility operators was started.)
  • May. 1995
    Fukui Prefectural Environmental Radiation Research and Monitoring Center became independent of the Institute of Public Health.
  • Apr. 1997
    The Environmental Radiation Monitoring Telemetry System was replaced. (The connection with the Nuclear Power Plant Environmental Information Network System was done to share the monitoring data, and sub monitoring stations were expanded from 5 points to 11.)
  • Apr. 2000
    Collecting the stack gas monitor data was started at the Nuclear Power Plant Environmental Information Network System.
    The Prefectural Office Sub Monitoring Station was opened at the Prefectural Office Hall.
  • Environmental Radiation Research and Monitoring picture

    Environmental Radiation Research and Monitoring
    Center (Yoshiko, Tsuruga)

  • Environmental Radiation Research and Monitoring picture

    Environmental Radiation Research and Monitoring
    Center Fukui Analytical Office (Harame-cho, Fukui)

  • Apr. 2001
    Fukui Prefectural Environmental Radiation Research and Monitoring Center Web Site was opened.
    Emergency monitoring equipment was provided in the Nuclear Emergency Response Operation Facility (Offsite Center) which was constructed newly in four places of Fukui Prefecture.
  • Apr. 2005
    Sub monitoring station and web site was renewed.
    The Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Database System was replaced.
  • Apr. 2008
    Improved the Fukui prefectural telemeter system for environmental
    radiation monitoring. (Integrated the nuclear power environmental information network system.)
  • Apr. 2012
    5 prefectural monitoring stations were newly estblished.
    • HikidaStationPic

      Hikida Station

  • Apr. 2013
    21 prefectural monitoring stations were newly established.
    The web site was renewed (for data disclosure of newly-built stations, and so on).
    Monitoring data display units were provided instead of sub monitoring stations. (11 points were added to the existing 12 sub-monitoring stations)
    • HitsuhamaStationPic

      Hitsuhama Station

  • Apr. 2015
    Emergency power generators at 39 prefectural monitoring stations were newly estblished.
    • Emergency power generators Pic

      Emergency power generators

  • 2012-2015
    12 monitoring stations (Concrete building type) were renewed.
    • OguruiStationPic

      Ogurui Station

  • Apr. 2016
    55 Monitoring Station Using Electronic Dosimeter with Data Transmission Facility were newly estblished.
    • Electronic DosimeterPic

      Electronic Dosimeter

  • Apr. 2017
    The Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Database System was replaced.
  • Apr. 2018
    Information platform and Publishing System was replaced.

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