Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Radiation-Survey-in-Namie-Town-27MZIFJXYHZFC.htmlConceptually similarRadiation Survey in Namie TownGP0STRLPDCompleted★★★★Aerial Shot of Namie TownGP0STRLQ5Completed★★★★Radiation Survey in Namie TownGP0STRLQHCompleted★★★★Radiation Survey in Namie TownGP0STRLQFCompleted★★★★Radiation Survey in Namie TownGP0STRLQGCompleted★★★★Trucks in Namie TownGP0STRLPHCompleted★★★★Abandoned School in Namie TownGP0STRLPMCompleted★★★★Radiation Survey in Namie TownGP0STRLQ7Completed★★★★Radiation Survey in Namie TownGP0STRLQECompleted★★★★View AllGP0STRLPARadiation Survey in Namie TownNamie Town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, 10 km north of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. This area was heavily damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. In March 2017 the Japanese government opened this area of Namie for people to return to. As of December 2017 the population of Namie was 404, 2.1% of the population in March 2011. Greenpeace radiation surveys of this area in September 2017 showed that while some of the area has levels close to the government decontamination target (0.23 micro-sieverts per hour) there were many areas which were higher, including above 5 microsieverts per hour.Locations:East Asia-Fukushima Prefecture-Japan-NamieDate:25 Sep, 2017Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:7360px X 4912pxKeywords:Day-Houses-KWCI (GPI)-Nuclear (campaign title)-Nuclear accidents-Outdoors-RadiationShoot: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)
