On 19/12/2016 16:22, harry wrote:
On Monday, 19 December 2016 12:47:39 UTC, Nightjar wrote:
On 19-Dec-16 11:56 AM, mechanic wrote:
On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 21:02:25 +0000, Vir Campestris wrote:

On 17/12/2016 18:42, mechanic wrote:
On Fri, 16 Dec 2016 21:47:37 +0000, Vir Campestris wrote:

There have been deaths from the evacuation, just as there would
be from someone falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing
a panic.

You think the evacuation was unnecessary? What would have
happened if there was no evacuation? You think everyone should
return to their homes and get on with their lives as before?

Go on then, HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE KILLED BY THE RADIATION?

More relevant to ask how many WILL be killed as a result of
radiation exposure. Some estimate 5000.


Only the nutters.

The criteria for the evacuation in the area of Fukushima was an exposure
level of 20mSv/y. Subsequent investigation of 1700 evacuated residents
showed that two thirds had received doses of less than 1mSv/y, 98% had
received doses of less than 5mSv/y, while just 10 people had received
exposures of more than 10mSv.

Because they were evacuated.

Harry, that link you gave said that 1700 people were killed as a result
of the evacuation. The number you won't give is now officially one -
that is one person's family has been paid compensation because it is
possible his death was caused by the radiation he received working on
the cleanup. (Possible, not certain)

If I suggested a vaccine against flu, and it killed 1700 people there
would be an outcry - and that's a disease that kills on average 600
people a year. There is no evidence whatsoever that the number of deaths
from Fukushima would have been higher than the 1700 that the evacuation
killed, which means that the fear of radiation - which you share -
killed many more people than the radiation itself.

You need to put these things into perspective.

How many people would die if we relied on coal?
How many people would die if the power goes off one cold January night
when the wind isn't blowing, and the sun doesn't shine?

Andy