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By Tanimura Nobuko * Becquerels per kilogram (Bq/kg) used as unit for radioactive concentration herein, unless otherwise noted. This article gives a retrospective overview of the radioactive contamination of the environment that resulted...
By Iida Katsuyasu, Tokyo Occupational Safety and Health Center 1 Exposure Limits During Emergencies Raised without Verifying the Validity March of this year marks 15 years since the nuclear accident at the Fukushima...
By Sakiyama Hisako, Takagi School, 3.11 Fund for Children with Thyroid Cancer Introduction As we approach the 15-year mark since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNS) disaster, brought about by Tokyo Electric...
By Yamaguchi Yukio They say it is human to forget, but the results of a public opinion poll on whether or not to restart Japan’s nuclear power plants (NPPs) are nonetheless surprising. In...
By Tanimura Nobuko Reflections on the aftermath of the nuclear accident The accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station brought about radioactive contamination of the environment, and “decontamination” to...
By Kawamoto Hiroyuki, Vice Chair, Union of Nuclear and Radiation-Exposed Workers On January 29 this year, regarding the lack of a response from Takenaka Corp., a primary contractor for work at the Fukushima...
By Imanaka Tetsuji, Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Changes in dose rates in Iitate Village Iitate Village lies in the Abukuma Highlands, 30 to 45 km northwest of the...
By Yamaguchi Yukio This month marks 14 years since the Fukushima nuclear accident. It was so severe it put Japan under a “nuclear emergency declaration” that is still in effect. Peaceful daily lives...
by Tanimura Nobuko Artificial radioactive materials released from Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (TEPCO’s) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) are still being detected in the environment over a wide region. They are blown...
Ido Ken’ichi, Attorney 1. Introduction I wrote about the filing of the 311 Children’s Thyroid Cancer Suit in the March/April 2022 issue of Nuke Info Tokyo. cnic.jp/english/?p=5973 In this report I introduce how...