Radiological Protection of People and the Environment in the Event of a Large Nuclear Accident


Draft document: Radiological Protection of People and the Environment in the Event of a Large Nuclear Accident
Submitted by kenji imaoka, none
Commenting as an individual

Maybe you don't understand what's worrying people in Japan, especially in Fukushima.

When Fukushima nuclear plants accident broke out, government spokesman said,"You don't need to worry, your health won't be affected, at least in a short while." But who would believe we are safe? People would say "What would happen to us after a long period?"  Japanese government decided people can live in an environment whose dose measurement is below 20mSv per year. But Japanese radiation protection law prohibits radiation workers or researchers to drink or eat anything in the shielded room where radiation dose measurement is about 4.3 mSv per year. Anybody except certified person must not enter the shielded room. But in Fukushima, Government says ordinary people ,including children and pregnant women, can live, that's is, cook and eat and drink and play and breathe in an atmosphere whose dose measurement is below 20 mSv. You may say in emergency , it will not be helped. When nuclear accident happen, you call first few days

or months  "early phase", then next longer period you call "Intermediate phase", and thereafter you give the name "Long-term phase". Nut we ask, "How long will Inter mediate phase? How long must we endure the 20mSv environment? ( You allow people during the recovery process to live with radiation level within 20 mSv. But how long do you allow people to live in such a condition?)  

 After Units exploded at Fukushima Daiichi plant, a medical expert (doctor) would say we would be quite safe ,living with 100mSv atmosphere, why we should worry?

 We agree to the importance of enabling people to make informed decisions about their lives. You are right. We want to make informed decisions about our lives. Leave here or Stay here, with our small children. We need fair and impartial information about our living condition to make decisions but we are not inclined to trust you-would-call experts. Most experts stand on the nuclear power plant's side and talk about "safety" about nuclear disaster.

 

Childhood thyroid cancer cases found in Fukushima Prefecture are unlikely to be the result of radiation exposure after the accident. (3254)

 

 Then what do you believe causes the increase of cnacer  patients?  It is very difficult  to decide what causes some disease ,specially on radiation. It takes many years for cancers to grow and when patient isdiagnosed his or her cancer, nuclear plant disaster is many years behind. Only God knows what's the cause of his or her cancer.

 Doctors and experts should stand on the patients' side and do their best to prevent cancer cases.

 Don't rush to the conclusion and say "Nuclear disaster is unlikely to cause cancers in human bodies."

Maybe it does. Nobody knows when but Hiroshima atomic bomb victims prove it.

 

   


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