Friday, 8 March 2013

"Current data for the prevention of contamination by ionizing radiation is not a science; it’s just made up stories with a manipulated scientific flavour to pass it off as authentic."by Dr. Masamichi Nishio, a head of Hokkaido Cancer Center



Dr. Masamichi Nishio is one of doctors who work at Fukushima Collaborative Clinic,  and one of a few doctors who, soon after the accident, was warning citizens about he dangers of ionizing radiation . He said that it's not true to say that 100mSv/y is a safe level.  There are is lots of data that proves many people have developed illnesses related to exposure to ionizing radiation below 100mSv/y.  For example, 13.3mSv/y is an exposed dose of average Japanese nuclear workers which means 4% more risk of developing cancer.    The statistics for thyroid cancer are the only part of the data that is accurate.  You can see these data in REA website.

The Japanese government should let citizens know the facts!  People have been told made up stories with manipulated scientific data as if it were real. I come to Fukushima to work, and I see that the citizens are living as if nothing has happened. When I think of what happened after the Chernobyl disaster, I think that the Japanese citizens who live in the zone of more than 5mSv/y should be evacuated. Also the citizens who live in the zone under 5mSv/y need to be respected if their wish is to move out.  I also think people who continue to live in the zone over 10mSv/y will probably regret their decisions to stay in later life.

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