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

[Mattias Lantz]

Why not billions? The radioactivity went all around the world.

In the Green Cross report they say:
"Based on these estimates, we calculated as an upper bound that about 32
million people in Japan were exposed to some additional radiation from 
the Fukushima
accident with the exposure depending on the distance from the site. Most 
individuals
were exposed to radiation doses of 1 mSv or less."

This is feasible. And based on her earlier writings it is also feasible 
that Christina MacPherson would forget to mention it. :-)

Best wishes,
Mattias Lantz

-- 
Mattias Lantz - Researcher
ランツ マティアス
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Division of Applied Nuclear Physics
Uppsala University, Box 516
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email:  mattias.lantz at physics.uu.se





On 03/15/2015 07:16 AM, Roger Helbig wrote:
> 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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