The failure of radiation decontamination in Fukushima
Japan decontamination is a failure – “”No Repeat of Decontamination”, Nuclear-News 2 July 2013
(Resource) 朝日新聞デジタル http://t.asahi.com/bib6
Posted by June Mia
http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk
October 18, 2012
The myth of ‘decontamination’ (part 4 of 5)
1. After a specific property (or school) is ‘decontaminated’, it is nearly impossible to prevent it from becoming re-contaminated with radiation from neighboring properties that have yet to be ‘decontaminated’ when it rains or when the wind blows.2. Short of actually cutting down all the forests and shaving the topsoil (both large sources of radiation) off the surface of the mountains in the entire contaminated area, true ‘decontamination’ will be impossible.
3. Many companies in charge of ‘decontamination’ are simply small, local construction companies that have no experience or expertise in ‘decontamination’ and offer employees nearly no specialized training and even less personal protection.
4. During ‘decontamination’, which often takes place around schools and homes where children live, the actual act of cutting down trees and removing contaminated dirt in and of itself causes radiation to become airborne once again and causes danger to people, and especially to children, breathing in the contaminated dust.
5. ‘Decontamination’ is viewed by many citizens of Fukushima as a way for the government to make residents “feel safe”, therefore terminating the discussion of evacuation and, more importantly, the associated cost to the government of providing financial compensation to those affected………..http://nuclear-news.net/2013/07/03/japan-decontamination-is-a-failure-no-repeat-of-decontamination/
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