Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Radiation-Survey-in-Namie-27MZIFJXYAGC0.htmlConceptually similarRadiation Survey in Bamboo Forest in NamieGP0STRLQCCompleted★★★★Radiation Survey in Shimo-TsushimaGP0STRLP9Completed★★★★Radiation Survey of Mrs. Kanno's House in Shimo-TsushimaGP0STRLPCCompleted★★★★★★Radiation Survey of Mrs. Kanno's House in Shimo-TsushimaGP0STRLPFCompleted★★★★Radiation Survey of Mrs. Kanno's House in Shimo-TsushimaGP0STRLPECompleted★★★★Radiation Survey in Shimo-TsushimaGP0STRLPYCompleted★★★★Radiation Survey in NamieGP0STRLR9Completed★★★★★★Radiation Survey in NamieGP0STRLPWCompleted★★★★Radiation Survey of Mrs. Kanno's House in Shimo-TsushimaGP0STRLQVCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STRLPNRadiation Survey in NamieGreenpeace radiation specialists Mai Suzuki and Laurence Bergot measuring at a highly contaminated house in Namie exclusion zone, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. It is prohibited to live in this area due to the high radiation levels but the government opened the main road (route 114) in September 2017. The Japanese government plan is to open a small area for people to return to in 2023 – despite the ineffectiveness of decontamination, and the fact that 70-80 percent of the region is forested mountain which cannot be decontaminated. The levels of radiation measured by Greenpeace in this highly contaminated area mean that it will be many decades and beyond the end of the century before radiation levels will even approach government targets.Locations:East Asia-Fukushima Prefecture-JapanDate:22 Sep, 2017Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:7360px X 4912pxKeywords:Cars-Day-Destruction-Gloves-Greenpeace staff-KWCI (GPI)-Masks (protective)-Nuclear (campaign title)-Nuclear accidents-Outdoors-Pollution-Radiation-Radiation measurement-Rear view-Research-Scientists-Two people-WomenShoot: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)
