Underwater Nuclear Research near Fukushima

Greenpeace Nuclear expert Jan van de Putte handling the Gamma spectroscope.

On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Greenpeace starts an underwater research tour monitoring the radiation impacts on underwater life. Greenpeace nuclear experts work with a ROV (remotely operated vehicle), an under water camera and special testing equipment like gamma spectroscope on board of a Japanese research vessel named Asakaze.

In original language:

Unterwasserproben vor Fukushima

Greenpeace misst mit einem internationalen Team von Strahlenschutzexperten die radioaktive Belastung des Pazifiks vor Fukushimas Kueste. Greenpeace-Mitarbeiter aus Japan, Deutschland, Belgien und der Schweiz untersuchen mit Hilfe eines Unterwasserroboters (Remotely Operated Vehicle ROV) die Kontamination des Meeresbodens. Das ROV ist mit einem hochsensiblen Gammastrahlenspektrometer und einem Probeentnahmegerät ausgestattet.

Unique identifier: GP0STPMOT

Type: Image

Shoot date: 22/02/2016

Locations: Asia, East Asia, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Pacific Ocean

Credit line: © Cornelia Deppe-Burghardt / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Nuclear Radiation Research near Fukushima

On occasion of the 5th anniversary of the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Greenpeace starts an underwater research tour monitoring the radiation impacts on the underwater life. Greenpeace nuclear experts work with a ROV (remotely operated vehicle), an under water camera and special testing equipment.

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