Chinese reporting that Fukushima workers not even given medical check-ups!

[Generic Other]

Is this even possible?

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TEPCO is currently mulling ideas to protect its workers -- some who have only had a single medical check since the March 11 triple disasters and many who have been exposed to levels of radiation far exceeded legal levels -- such as constructing a metal tunnel for people to walk through, or using lead sheeting to provide increased protection against radioactive substances and increase safer mobility for the workers moving around in high-radiation areas.

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-05/09/c_13866296.htm

Even our government has decided that monitoring for health purposes is unnecessary.

WASHINGTON--(ENEWSPF)--May 9 - Although the Japanese nuclear reactor disaster is still unfolding with no end in sight, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cut its radiation monitoring back to pre-tsunami levels, according to a statement posted on the agency website last week. As a result, stepped-up testing of precipitation, drinking water and milk has ended, with EPA saying that the next round of sampling “will take place in approximately three months.”

http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/24136-epa-halts-heightened-monitoring-of-fukushima-fallout.html

I see a pattern of reckless disregard for people's health.

[dana_b]

1. people are expendable

profits, however, are not.

[Drale]

2. I hesitate to believe any Chinese media source because

they have about as good a track record at telling the truth as Fox does.

[barbtries]

3. sucks

and as far as i can tell there is not a gawd damn thing i can do about it.

[Heywood J]

4. Take anything Chinese media says about Japan with a grain of salt.

There's more than a little animosity there.

[upi402]

5. those people are heroes

hard to believe this could happen

china is not a good source, epa good post bushido