Sometimes there is rarely something to complain about, but it is clearly the fault of the French scientists who advised them, instead of foreigners.
Levels of external contamination, not the unknown internal one, much more difficult to measure, if not impossible if locally radioactive dust !!
Jancovici will say that it is not documented and therefore nothing !!
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/201 ... .html?play
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111209_20.html
They still believe in being able to decontaminate !!
Areva missed this market in Japan:
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111212_03.html
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111211_19.html
Fukushima residents' radiation exposure revealed
Health checkups show that some Fukushima residents are exposed to 15 millisieverts of radiation in the first 4 months after the nuclear disaster.
The government has set a target for one millisievert per year as a safe exposure level.
Fukushima Prefecture has been testing all 2 million residents following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March.
The authorities announced the Estimated external exposure levels 1,700 people living in 3 municipalities, including Namie Town and Iitate Village.
These areas have been designated as evacuation zones after the accident.
The results show residents, excluding those working at the Daiichi plant, were exposed to a maximum of 15 millisieverts of radiation during the first 4 months after the accident. About 10 people were exposed to more than 10 millisieverts.
These figures have been made public.
Radiation levels of over 1,100 people, or two-thirds of the residents in the 3 municipalities, were less than the annual permissible limit of one millisievert.
98 percent of those tested to be exposed to less than 5 millisieverts.
Some residents working at the nuclear plant have been exposed to 30 millisieverts.
Friday, December 09, 2011 10: 20 + 0900 (JST)
Former Fukushima plant chief has esophageal cancer
Tokyo Electric Power Company says the head of the disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. The company quotes his doctor as saying that he is very unlikely to be exposed.
Masao Yoshida had the efforts to stabilize the plant after the severe accident of the earthquake and tsunami. The company connects him to his post last week, one week after he was admitted to hospital.
On Monday last week, the firm announced its hospitalization but did not reveal its disease or how much it had been exposed to the disease. The company cited the 56-year-old train plant's need for privacy.
On Friday, Tokyo Electric announced that it had obtained Yoshida's consent to disclose that it has esophageal cancer.
It has been exposed to accumulated radiation doses of about 70 millisieverts. The upper limit for plant workers is 100 millisieverts.
Quoting experts' views, the utility said it takes at least a few years to develop this type of cancer and the chances are slim that Yoshida's disease is linked to its exposure to radioactive fallout from the nuclear accident.
Yoshida reportedly visited the Fukushima plant on Friday.
Friday, December 09, 2011 13: 25 + 0900 (JST)
Full decontamination to start in Fukushima in Mar.
Japan's Environment Ministry says it will take place in Fukushima Prefecture until late March.
A law requires the next day to be decontaminated with high radiation levels. The Daiichi nuclear power plant. The government is now conducting a model project to seek effective ways to clean up the contaminated areas.
The Environment Ministry said it would start decontamination work for these areas in January or later. However, it is revealed on Sunday that full decontamination efforts for houses and farmland will begin in late March.
The ministry said it will start decontaminating infrastructure, including roads and electricity supply systems, in late January.
The ministry said it would take time to get permission to evacuate to decontaminate their homes and agricultural land. It also cited the difficulty of securing temporary storage sites for topsoil removed during decontamination work.
Regarding areas with annual radiation far above 20 millisieverts, the ministry said it will only start decontamination after launching a new model project to decide ways to do so and ensure the safety of workers.
The government is legally obligated to endorse the transfer of decontaminated soil by the end of March 2014, except for areas with particularly high radiation levels.
Monday, December 12, 2011 05: 35 + 0900 (JST)
Govt compiles decontamination guidelines
Japan's Environment Ministry has compiled guidelines for the removal of radioactive materials discharged from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The 164-page document with illustrations was made at a meeting of experts on Sunday. It was compiled for residents of cities and municipalities.
The 4-part guidelines cover ways to measure radiation levels and remove radioactive substances. They also show how to collect, deliver and store radiation-tainted soil and other materials.
The decontamination process will be different for buildings, roads, soil and plants.
The guidelines recommend that water volume and pressure for decontaminating buildings should be increased.
It says moss and dead leaves should be manually removed before high-pressure sprays are used to save water.
It adds that it should not be drained but collected in buckets.
The guidelines proposes the use of separate containers for different levels of radiation-contaminated soil. They also give the safe distances from storage of residential areas.
Ministry officials say they hope the guidelines will facilitate the implementation of a plan to build temporary storage facilities.
The Ministry is expected to release the document on Wednesday and explain to the residents of Tohoku and Kanto regions.
Sunday, December 11, 2011 23: 28 + 0900 (JST)
