Database of Radioactivity

1. Name of Database:　 Database of Radioactivity

2. Institution:　 Atmospheric Environment Division, Global Environment and Marine Department, Japan
                  Meteorological Agency
                   
3. Contents of Database:

This database includes archives of environmental radiation data held by World Data Center (WDC) 
for Nuclear Radiation which was operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency in 1958-2006.  
It consists of environmental radiation data obtained in about 20 counties, particularly 
in the interval of IGY and ICY (1957-1959).   After this interval, data coverage is mainly 
limited to environmental radiation data obtained in Japan.  The WDC was closed in 2006, 
and the Japan Meteorological Agency keeps the dataset for data usage.  The agency is also 
publishing environmental radiation data in Japan in a yearly base.  



5. Contact:

Director of Atmospheric Environment Division
Global Environment and Marine Department, 
Japan Meteorological Agency
1-3-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8122 Japan
TEL: +81-3-3212-8341   FAX: +81-3-3211-4640

6. Public Offering of Database:

The list of datasets held by the WDC for Nuclear Radiation is under preparation by the 
Japan Meteorological Agency.  For environmental radiation data in Japan, the agency 
is publishing the “Bulletin of the Radioactivity”, which is a yearly report of 
environmental radiation data obtained by monitoring stations operated by the agency.  
The bulletin (a booklet or a CD-ROM) can be obtained upon request.  Current environmental 
radiation data obtained by a variety of agencies in Japan, including the Japan Meteorological 
Agency, are assembled by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.   
The database is available via Web page (only in Japanese) shown below:
(http://search.kankyo-hoshano.go.jp/top.jsp).

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