Parents fight back over raised radiation limits

[Fledermaus]

Thousands of parents living near Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant have condemned a government decision to lift radiation limits for schools in the area by 20 times, saying the move is based on incomplete science and could put children in danger.


The decision, which has also prompted the resignation of a government adviser, has been condemned as political expediency. Toshiso Kosako, the adviser who resigned on Friday, denounced the Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, for his "whack-a-mole" policies on the crisis. A tearful Mr Kosako said: "The government has belittled laws and taken decisions only for the present moment."

He said new guidelines raising the acceptable annual radiation exposure in Fukushima Prefecture's elementary schools from one to 20 millisieverts "are inconsistent with internationally commonsensical figures" and were "determined by the administration to serve its interests".

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/parents-fight-back-over-raised-radiation-limits-2277713.html

[barbtries]

1. omigawd

i feel for these people. they need to be relocated but how many have the means to do it without help? why suddenly would an amount that was considered unacceptable now be acceptable, except that the government and the electric company do not want to have to pay to do it, so they condemn these helpless people.

this looks as if it could be turning into a large scandal and maybe that's what it will take for the people in charge to do what is right.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Where is the happy talk?

There should be none... but

[jpak]

3. The children are happy to know that the govt has made them safer by raising the limits

They will all sing for them

yup

[SpoonFed]

5. In other news,

the chocolate ration has been raised today to 50g from the previous 100g.

[AndyTiedye]

4. How Many of Those Kids Are Going to Die of Cancer as a Result?