Carlton Church: Japan Finally Acknowledges Negative Nuclear EffectsA Story by Sabrina CarltonOne of the leading sources of news and information, Thomson Reuters, has just reported about Japan’s acknowledgement of casualty caused by the Fukushima nuclear power plant wreckage.One
of the leading sources of news and information, Thomson Reuters, has just
reported about Japan’s acknowledgement of casualty caused by the Fukushima nuclear
power plant wreckage. However, it may be too late for the victim as the young
man, an unnamed worker in his 30s working as a construction contractor in Tokyo
Electric Power Co’s Fukushima Daiichi plant and other nuclear facilities, is
already suffering from cancer since 2011.
The
ministry’s recognition of radiation as a possible cause may set back efforts to
recover from the disaster, as the government and the nuclear industry have been
at pains to say that the health effects from radiation have been minimal. It
may also add to compensation payments that had reached more than 7 trillion yen
($59 billion) by July this year. It can also cause a lot of setbacks from a lot
of nuclear projects which were supposed to be due in the succeeding years.
A
streak of legal issues and complaints are also to be faced by Tokyo Electric,
mostly on compensations for those affected. According to further reviews, it is
estimated removing the melted fuel from the wrecked reactors and cleaning up
the site will cost tens of billions of dollars and take decades to complete.
Despite
the recognition, a lot more people are still anxious. The recognition would mean
acknowledgment of possible radiation effects still lingering in Japan’s
boundaries. When it was once denied, the public are consoled of the
improbability of being exposed to radiation but now that the government has
expressed its possibility, many individuals fear of their and their families’
lives.
Hundreds
of deaths have been attributed to the chaos of evacuations during the crisis
and because of the hardship and mental trauma refugees have experienced since
then, but the government had said that radiation was not a cause. Yet now, it
is different. The trauma and fear are emphasized more.
Anti-nuclear
organizations, on the other hand, are happy that their warnings are now being
regarded. Carlton Church
International, one of the non-profit organization campaigning against nuclear
proliferation, spokesperson, Abigail Shcumman stated, “I don’t think ‘I told
you so’ would be appropriate but that is what I really wanted to say”. She
added, “We are pleased that at last, we are being heard. However, we continue
to get worried for the people and the children. They are exposed and need
guidance on what to do”.
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Added on November 11, 2015 Last Updated on November 11, 2015 Tags: carlton church, carltonchurch, carlton church review, carlton church international, japan, tokyo, nuclear effects AuthorSabrina CarltonSeoul, South KoreaAboutResearch Chemist and Article Writer at Carlton Church International Movement a Non-profit organization with an aim to bring awareness on the effects of nuclear weapons to people, peace and environmen.. more..Writing
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