“Hot” radioactive particles a special risk at Fukushima in 2020 Olympics

But radiation exposure dangers from the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe have not ended since the meltdowns and explosions spread radioactive contamination over large areas reaching down to Tokyo and beyond.
Soon after the start of the meltdowns in 2011, experts began warning of exposure to radioactive micro-particles or “hot particles”—a type of particle that poses a danger unaccounted for by regulatory agencies.
In order to understand the special danger posed by these particles at the Olympics and beyond, we must first understand the current state of radiation exposure standards.
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