On 04/09/2013 09:29, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
"It is important to understand that the risk to health from radiation
from Fukushima is negligible, and that undue concern over any possible
health effects could be much worse than the radiation itself"

Gerry Thomas
Imperial College, London

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS...a_0309131.html

I think negligible is over egging it a bit. The threat to nuclear
workers in the plant is real enough if they are unlucky or careless.

Most of the surroundings will have cooled down by now, but the presently
uncontrolled leaks to groundwater are not good news. Tepco management
has basically lost the plot and everybodys' trust.

The surrounding contamination is now pretty well under control but like
in the UK moorlands some parts have vegetation that concentrates certain
radioisotopes. It is also true that in Japan fear of nuclear
contamination has considerably more public resonance than elsewhere.

They are the only nation to have been attacked with nuclear weapons.

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Regards,
Martin Brown