Reuters: Gov’t says biggest radiation dose was OUTSIDE exclusion zone — 19 millisievert average in Iitate — May be even higher

Published: December 13th, 2011 at 11:52 am ET
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Biggest radiation dose outside Fukushima zone -report, Reuters, Dec 13, 2011 (Emphasis Added):

  • Residents outside the Fukushima exclusion zone were likely most exposed to radiation in the four months after [March 11]
  • Greatest exposure was in the town of Iitate
  • Residents were allowed to take their time to leave
  • Located 40 km (25 miles) northwest of the plant
  • Their exposure [was] 19 millisieverts


Fukushima local government official


  • “The research categorises residents’ behaviour into 18 patterns to come up with the estimated exposure for each group”
  • “There is a possibility some people have been subject to heavier exposure
  • “But as long as exposure stays somewhere near 19, there should be no health risks”
Published: December 13th, 2011 at 11:52 am ET
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12 comments to Reuters: Gov’t says biggest radiation dose was OUTSIDE exclusion zone — 19 millisievert average in Iitate — May be even higher

  • jahdesm jahdesm

    “But as long as exposure stays somewhere near 19, there should be no health risks” what a shit, but is there something strange at reactor4 TBS/JNN livecam right corner


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  • Around 6 µSv/h rather high indeed (4 month, ca. 31 days, 24 hrs if I did it right…)


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  • or-well

    How many “behaviours” did they create for the agricultural products of the area that were exposed to ALL the radionuclides in the fallout throughout the growing season ?

    You know, the stuff they don’t test for.

    Acknowledge at last what is undeniable, then obfuscate, omit, minimise, localise, estimate, hypothesise.

    Yes it’s only a short, inadequate, superficial look at the report but SSDD – same shit, different day.

    Maybe the Japanese are supposed to be thankful it got done at all and be happy all remains “safe”.


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  • Whoopie Whoopie

    Dutchsinse 12/13/2011 — ☢ Fukushima reactor #4 FUEL POOL reports say ready to collapse
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4InQBq8DaiM&feature=share


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  • ☢ Fukushima – All of the structures look like they’re slowly disintegrating to me. I also think that it’s pssible that the ‘tent’ structure may have been built as a barrier to keep exploding debris from causing worse damage to what’s stored inside the tent area. (speculation theory only)

    A couple of more earthquakes and another tsunami and the results of this folly of fools will be evident to all for the rest of our lives.

    “Well, we didn’t think of that..” they’ll say.


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  • Ruffcut

    “evident to all for the rest of our lives”
    For how long that is.
    Lying ex governors, financial fraud, kill the gulf, and fuck you shima. ANd there are still pronukers out there.
    A merry-go-round, out of control.
    At least old arnie is enjoying the attention.


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  • billyedtimmy

    19 millisieverts PER HOUR????


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  • Grampybone Grampybone

    The levels of safe radiation set by TEPCO.gov is completely insane. People cannot ignore the internal radiation measurements because they DO pose a risk to human health. Disregarding the known science about radiation in “low” doses is a humanitarian crisis that no one is willing to tackle. There has to be something done about these outrageous changes to the radiation LETHAL DOSE data that TEPCO.gov adjusted to fit their needs. The leukemia cancer rates have gone up 1% per month since march that is all the data that matters. All the trumped up false data TEPCO releases flies in the face of cancer rates raising 9% since the accident.


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