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Mark Lynas » Why Fukushima death toll projections are based on junk science
The media is abuzz this morning with the first study attempting to quantify expected cancer deaths which may result from Fukushima.Mice exposed to low-dose radiation for an extended period showed no signs of DNA damage, said a study from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that challenges existing radiation guidelines.
Low-dose study finds no effects
An article from Scientific American . After the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami crippled Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, worry about the unfolding nuclear accident quickly commandeered international headlines. Even after the situation was brought under relative control over subsequent days and weeks, public concern hung on the threat of radiation almost more than it did than on the tsunami and earthquake themselves, which had killed more than 15,850 people and displaced at least 340,000 more.
Japan's post-Fukushima earthquake health woes go beyond radiation effects
Whos' Really to Blame for Fukushima Health Impacts?
As is often the case, the passage of time yields clarity about events, and the nuclear power plant accident at Fukushima is no different. It has become clear that the misinformation and hysterics by anti-nuclear groups and individuals were mostly wrong. Their doomsday prophesizing actually worsened human suffering and environmental impacts by contributing to unwise decisions by political leaders in Japan and elsewhere to shut down nuclear plants.
Despite the Japanese Government's announcement of the cold shutdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in December, 2011, the clean-up operation in the wake of the nuclear crisis could take as many as 40 years.
The long and winding road for the Fukushima nuclear workers
Loss of life after evacuation: lessons learned from the Fukushima accident
This is a report of the tragic events that befell hospital inpatients and elderly people in the emergency evacuation after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident on March 11, 2011. Before the earthquake and tsunami that preceded the nuclear accident, there were eight hospitals and 17 nursing care facilities located within a 20 km radius of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.Immediately after the accidents in the nuclear power stations in Fukushima on March 11, the Japanese Government ordered the evacuation of the residents within a 20-km radius from the station on March 12, and asked various institutions to monitor the contamination levels of the residents. Hirosaki University, which is located 355 km north of Fukushima City, decided to send support staff to Fukushima. This report summarizes the results of the exposure of 13 individual teams from March 15 to June 20.
Individual Radiation Exposure Dose Due to Support Activities at Safe Shelters in Fukushima Prefecture
Responding to the radiation threat
Mar. 6, 2012 — The New York Times recently reported that in the darkest moments of the triple meltdown last year of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japanese officials considered the evacuation of the nearly 36 million residents of the Tokyo metropolitan area. The consideration of so drastic an action reflects the harsh fact that in the aftermath of a major radiation exposure event, such as a nuclear reactor accident or a "dirty bomb" terrorist attack, treatments for mass contamination are antiquated and very limited.
Response (Iodine)
Q&A: Health effects of radiation exposure
21 July 2011 Last updated at 02:47 ET By Richard Warry BBC News
Radioactive subs health impact
Source: reuters // ReutersWith thanks to Gemma Hobson and her ongoing efforts at data entry, we've now extended the duration of the visualisation to cover a full four days. From 17:00 on the 16th of March through till 16:00 on the 20th of March.
Japan radiation levels visualised
Guest Blog: Radiation levels explained: An exposure infographic
There’s been a lot of confusion and concern about radiation in the past few weeks.Radiation risks: who says what
<a href="http://ad-apac.doubleclick.net/jump/onl.fairfaxregional/northweststar/news/world;ctype=article;cat=northweststar;cat1=news;cat2=world;cat3=921151;region=qld;locstate=qld;pos=1;tile=2;sz=xxxx;ord=65523314?"><img src="http://ad-apac.doubleclick.net/ad/onl.fairfaxregional/northweststar/news/world;ctype=article;cat=northweststar;cat1=news;cat2=world;cat3=921151;region=qld;locstate=qld;pos=1;tile=2;sz=xxxx;ord=65523314?" /></a>Concern is mounting about potential health risks of radiation from the crippled nuclear reactors in Japan. How much radiation you get depends on the dose, duration and method of exposure.