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Fukushima worker Leukemia victim Sues TEPCO

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From the Asahi Shimbun daily in Japan, with thanks.

A 42-year-old man diagnosed with leukemia after working at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant plans to sue Tokyo Electric Power Co., saying the utility failed to take adequate precautions against radiation exposure.

He will also sue Kyushu Electric Power Co., operator of the Genkai nuclear plant in Saga Prefecture where he had also worked, in the lawsuit expected to be filed at the Tokyo District Court on Nov. 22.

nukessendaiThe man, who is from Kita-Kyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, will demand about 59 million yen ($541,000) in total compensation from the two utilities.

“TEPCO and Kyushu Electric, as the managers of the facilities, are responsible for the health of workers there, but they failed to take adequate measures to protect them from radiation exposure,” said one of the lawyers representing him. Continue reading “Fukushima worker Leukemia victim Sues TEPCO”

Worse than Chernobyl: Fukushima’s genetic poisoning of the planet

 The inner threat of Fukushima crisis

Professor Christopher Busby is a British nuclear scientist known for his theories about the negative health effects of very low-dose ionising radiation.sss

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Workers wearing protective suits and masks are seen near tanks of radiation ultra-contaminated water at Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (Reuters / Issei Kato)  Hundreds of these tanks are said to be in imminent danger of leaking due to inferior plastic seals used to save money.

 I recently pointed out, this operation has to go on forever – a long sickness, but at least not a sudden death. However, this week begins a new development in the potential sudden death department. Continue reading “Worse than Chernobyl: Fukushima’s genetic poisoning of the planet”