Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Radiation-Survey-in-Obori-27MZIFJXWXK_B.htmlConceptually similarRadiation Survey in Obori, NamieGP0STUMG3Completed★★★★Radiation Survey in Obori, NamieGP0STUMG0Completed★★★★Radiation Survey in Obori, NamieGP0STUMG2Completed★★★★Radiation Survey in OboriGP0STRLP6Completed★★★★Radiation Survey in OboriGP0STRLP7Completed★★★★Heinz Smital during Radiation Survey in OboriGP0STRLP8Completed★★★★★★Bags with Nuclear Waste in Obori, NamieGP0STUMG5Completed★★★★★★Radiation Survey in Obori, NamieGP0STUMG4Completed★★★★★★Heinz Smital during Radiation Survey in OboriGP0STRLWJCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STRLQWRadiation Survey in OboriRadiation specialist Heinz Smital in Obori, Namie Town inside the highly contaminated exclusion zone in Namie, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. The area has produced high quality pottery or “Obori Somayaki” since feudal times (over 300 years) and is recognized officially in Japan as a centre of traditional craft producing Japanese treasure. In the United States it is popularly known as producing "Idea Cup" or "Double Cup." Obori was evacuated in March 2011 due to the radioactive fallout from the triple reactor meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. This area remains closed for people to return to, and the traditional sources of clay and ceramic glaze, that made Obori pottery famous, is no longer available. The Japanese government plans to open a small area of Obori as early as 2023, however 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-Japan-NamieDate:26 Sep, 2017Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:7164px X 4781pxKeywords:Buildings-Day-Gloves-Greenpeace staff-KWCI (GPI)-Masks (protective)-Men-Nuclear (campaign title)-Nuclear accidents-One person-Outdoors-Radiation-Radiation measurement-Radiation measurement tools-Scientists-Signs-SunnyShoot: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)
