Date: 6/18/2011 JST
by: Yuri Oiwa, Yasufumi Kado and Yoshinori Hayashi
Residents have their radiation exposure checked in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 22 after temporarily returning to their homes. (The Asahi Shimbun) | FUKUSHIMA--The Fukushima prefectural government plans to monitor health effects from radiation leaking from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in a program that could follow some residents for up to 30 years. The study will be an unprecedented one in terms of length and number of people covered. But because it will be impossible to conduct thorough health checks on all 2 million residents of Fukushima, a two-step plan is being considered. A preliminary study will begin in early July on a small sample of residents from areas that have had high radiation levels in the air. ... Read full article here |
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