[ RadSafe ] Fwd: [New post] 32 million people in Japan are exposed to radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster

[Roger Helbig]

Is there any credibility to this report or is it just hype?

Thanks.

Roger Helbig

32 million people in Japan are exposed to radiation from the Fukushima
nuclear disaster

by Christina MacPherson
Report says 32 million people in Japan are exposed to radiation from
the Fukushima nuclear disaster Approximately 32 million people in
Japan are affected by the radioactive fallout from the nuclear
disaster in Fukushima, according to the 2015 Fukushima Report now
available from Green Cross. (PRWEB UK) 11 March 2015  Geneva:
Approximately 32 million people in Japan are affected by the
radioactive fallout from the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, according
to the 2015 Fukushima Report now available from Green Cross. This
includes people who were exposed to radiation or other stress factors
resulting from the accident, and who are consequently at potential
risk from both long and short-term consequences.

The 2015 Fukushima Report is available for download in English at
http://www.greencross.ch/en/news-info-en/case-studies/fukushima-report.html.

As with the Chernobyl nuclear accident, which impacted 10 million
people, Japan is expected to see increased cancer risk and
neuropsychological long-term health consequences. The stress-related
effects of evacuation and subsequent relocation are also of concern.
The evacuation involved a total of over 400,000 individuals, 160,000
of them from within 20km of Fukushima. The number of deaths from the
nuclear disaster attributed to stress, fatigue and the hardship of
living as evacuees is estimated to be around 1,700 so far.

"Our local presence and ongoing activities to help the communities
impacted by radioactive contamination in Chernobyl and Fukushima gives
us first-hand experience of the human and environmental consequences
of nuclear disasters," said Adam Koniuszewski, Chief Operating Officer
of Green Cross International, who recently shared the stage with
former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan for a conference on nuclear
power. "This is why we are demanding more transparency and better
governance around nuclear power and the risks involved, and a better
assessment of its mounting costs. The management of nuclear waste in
increasingly burdensome and the cost of decommissioning plants is
escalating. In the meantime, renewable energy solutions are getting
cheaper. Over the last five years the cost for utility scale solar has
declined by 78 per cent, and by for wind by 58 per cent."..........

About Green Cross International:
GCI is an independent non-profit and nongovernmental organization
founded in 1993 by Nobel Peace Laureate Mikhail Gorbachev. It
addresses the interconnected global challenges of security, poverty
and environmental degradation through global advocacy and local
projects. GCI is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has a
network of national organizations in 27 countries
http://www.gcint.org/

For further information, please contact:

Green Cross International (GCI)
Etienne Lacombe-Kishibe
Communications Coordinator
Phone: +41 22 789 08 13
Mob: +41 78 839 79 03
Email: etienne.lacombe at gci.ch

Website: http://www.gcint.org
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/03/prweb12577655.htm

Christina MacPherson | March 14, 2015 at 10:36 pm | Categories:
environment, Japan | URL: http://wp.me/phgse-j40

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