» Estimated radiation dosed levels in thyroid during evacuating was announced by the Ministry of Environment

2013/03/08

Upon the request from the Ministry of Environment, the study was conducted by researchers at at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency to estimate radiation doses during evacuation from the town near  the Fukushima Daiici Nuclear Power Plant.

Among 18 most common evacuation routes, there were differences of more than 100 times in the radiation dose of individuals depending on which routes and periods evacuees took.
Media Report

Study: Higher radiation risk found at one evacuation route used after nuclear disaster (Asahi News paper)

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201303040085

Tags:health, japanese government, news, radiation dose, thyroid cancer

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