Radiation in Japan is no longer dangerous

One year after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the amount of radiation in Japan has fallen below the level of cancer, most of Japan is no longer in danger , the World Health Organization (WHO) has just announced on May 23 last.

Only 2 areas near the plant have higher radiation doses, while others have returned to normal.

The Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 caused a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, leading to a radiation leak and forced thousands of people to migrate.

Soon after, the United Nations Science Commission on Atomic Radiological Impact Assessment (UNSCEAR) reported that many workers in the Fukushima Daiichi plant were radiated through the skin. 6 workers died, but no radiation related cases.

The town of Namie and the Itate village located near the factory in eastern Japan where exposure to the highest amount of radiation is required, from 10-50 millisieverts (mSv), the remaining locations around Fukushima are 1-10mSv, according to WHO report.

Meanwhile, most of Japan is only 0.1-1mSv, neighboring countries even lower than 0.01mSv.

This level is rated as 'very small' because normally, an average of 1 year per person must be exposed to about 2 mSv of radiation from the natural environment (of course there is a disparity between individuals and industries). different professions).

Reference: BBC