Tokyo Soil – Blanketed With Fukushima Radiation – Would Be Considered “Radioactive Waste” In the United States
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Submitted by George Washington on 03/27/2012
Tokyo Soil – Blanketed With Fukushima Radiation – Would Be Considered “Radioactive Waste” In the United States
We noted in August that some parts of Tokyo have more radiation than existed in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zones. And see this and this.
There are indications that radiation levels are increasing in Tokyo.
Nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen took 5 random soil samples in Tokyo recently, and found that all 5 were so radioactive that they would be considered radioactive waste in the United States, which would have to be specially disposed of at a facility in Texas:
Tokyo Soil Samples Would Be Considered Nuclear Waste In The US from Fairewinds Energy Education on Vimeo.
Indeed, shortly after the earthquake, U.S. government officials notes widespread contamination throughout northern Japan, including Tokyo, and said:
Entire region would be required to be posted as radiological area.
No wonder the potential evacuation of Tokyo has been quietly discussed by Japanese officials ever since the earthquake hit.
I feel that the Japanese's downplaying and withholding the real extent of the nuclear disaster has very serious implication to others...
Yes, it might affect their economy in the short term, but the truth will be revealed eventually.
Their downplaying attempt will leave a bad impression of them and the trust towards them on their food stuffs and other products will not be there among the world.
I bought a green tea canister from Iwaki which is only 40km south of Fukushima.
Because of the downplaying by the Japanese government, business are conducted as usual there and eventually people buy their products online.
I did wash the container before using it, but that is not the point, the uncertainty of whether it is safe is there when the Japanese government are not truthful with the situation of the disaster.
It will affect their economy in the future.
I have thrown away the stuffs i bought from Japan (the canister) and now worried if it will any radioactive stuffs which will affect the people i live with.
With youtube and internet, you can get information about the real situation in Japan, radiation is still all around there in Japan, northern part so as to say, to be fair.
Now , i would not touch any food with Japanese word on it or if it comes from Japan, at least for now.