Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Radiation-Survey-in-Iitate-27MZIFJXYHJZA.htmlConceptually similarRadiation Survey in IitateGP0STRLONCompleted★★★★Evacuated Home in IitateGP0STRLWNCompleted★★★★Storage Building at Mr. Toru Anzai's House in IitateGP0STRLWHCompleted★★★★Radiation Survey in IitateGP0STRLORCompleted★★★★Mr. Toru Anzai in IitateGP0STRLP1Completed★★★★Radiation Survey in IitateGP0STRLOTCompleted★★★★Radiation Survey in IitateGP0STRLOUCompleted★★★★Mr Toru Anzai at Home in IitateGP0STRLP2Completed★★★★Mr. Toru Anzai at Home in IitateGP0STRLP3Completed★★★★View AllGP0STRLOPRadiation Survey in IitateIitate, Fukushima prefecture, Japan.The area, northwest of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, was heavily exposed to radioactive fallout in March 2011. The Government lifted evacuation orders for a part of Iitate in March 2017 despite radiation readings that mean it is not safe for people to return to Iitate. As of December 2017, the population of Iitate was 505, 7.7% of the population in March 2011. Greenpeace has been conducting radiation surveys in Iitate since March 2011, when it was the first to warn of the high levels of radiation and the urgent need to evacuate. Adopting a return to normal policy, the Japanese government undertook an unprecedented decontamination program for areas of Fukushima contaminated by the triple reactor meltdown in March 2011. Fukushima prefecture is 70 percent mountainous forest which has not and cannot be decontaminated, with decontamination efforts focused along roads and in towns, farmland and in narrow areas around people’s houses. Even so, the result has been that the Japanese authorities have produced a nuclear waste crisis, with over 13 million cubic meters of waste located in 147,000 locations (as of July 2017). The Japanese government is determined to force people back to their homes despite the on-going radiation risks and the vast volumes of nuclear waste.Locations:East Asia-Fukushima Prefecture-Iitate-JapanDate:2 Oct, 2017Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:7159px X 4778pxKeywords:Day-Forests (topography)-KWCI (GPI)-Low angle view-Nuclear (campaign title)-Nuclear accidents-Outdoors-Pollution-Radiation-Research-TreesShoot:Radiation Survey in Fukushima PrefectureA comprehensive survey by Greenpeace Japan in the towns of Iitate and Namie in Fukushima prefecture, including the exclusion zone, revealed radiation levels up to 100 times higher than the international limit for public exposure. The high radiation levels in these areas pose a significant risk to returning evacuees until at least the 2050’s and well into next century. The findings come just two weeks ahead of a critical decision at at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) review on Japan’s human rights record and commitments to evacuees from the nuclear disaster.Greenpeace conducted the investigations in September and October 2017 measuring tens of thousands of data points around homes, forests, roads and farmland in the open areas of Namie and Iitate, as well as inside the closed Namie exclusion zone. The government plans to open up small areas of the exclusion zone, including Obori and Tsushima, for human habitation in 2023. The survey shows the decontamination program to be ineffective, combined with a region that is 70-80% mountainous forest which cannot be decontaminated.Related Collections:Radiation Survey in Fukushima (Photos, Videos & Report)