Assessment of radiation in fishes derived from radiocesium in the port of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

This study established specialized radiation dose models to evaluate the internal radiation doses derived from Cs and Cs in fishes in the port of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant from 2012 to 2023. By August 2018, the activities of Cs and Cs in fishes decreased at the T of 176 d and 191 d, respectively. The corresponding mass concentrations were far lower than 1 mg/kg and the chemical toxicity can be negligible. Regarding radiotoxicity, 18,000 Bq/kg of Cs and Cs in grouper Sebastes schlegelii produced 276 μGy/h of radiation dose, which was below the no-effect-dose-rate benchmarks (400 μGy/h). 740,000 Bq/kg of Cs and Cs in greenling Hexagrammos otakii produced 12,600 μGy/h of radiation dose, which was much higher than 400 μGy/h, indicating the possibility of radiation effects. If a person eats these two reported fishes, the resulting committed effective doses for humans are 7.7 μSv and 6.31 mSv, respectively.