Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Soil-Sampling-in-Namie-27MZIFJXYHRDH.htmlConceptually similarSoil Sampling in NamieGP0STRLP5Completed★★★★Radiation Survey in NamieGP0STRLWBCompleted★★★★Radiation Survey in Namie TownGP0STRLPICompleted★★★★Radiation Survey in NamieGP0STRLWMCompleted★★★★Radiation Survey in NamieGP0STRLR0Completed★★★★★★Workers at School Playing Field in Namie, Fukushima PrefectureGP0STT2KQCompleted★★★★Playground of a School in NamieGP0STRLWOCompleted★★★★Radiation Survey in Namie TownGP0STRLR4Completed★★★★★★Abandoned Playground in Namie TownGP0STRLQYCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STRLP4Soil Sampling in NamieGreenpeace radiation specialists Mai Suzuki and Heinz Smital in Namie taking soil samples in Namie, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. In March 2017 the Japanese government opened this area of Namie for people to return to. Greenpeace radiation surveys of this area in September 2017 showed that while some of the area has levels close to the government decontamination target (0.23 micro-sieverts per hour) there were many areas which were higher. 10km north of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, this area was heavily damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. As of December 2017 the population of Namie was 440, 2.1% of the population in March 2011.Locations:East Asia-Fukushima Prefecture-Japan-NamieDate:29 Sep, 2017Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:7128px X 4757pxKeywords:Close ups-Day-Gloves-Greenpeace staff-Hands-KWCI (GPI)-Nuclear (campaign title)-Nuclear accidents-One person-Outdoors-Pollution-Protective clothing-Radiation-Radiation measurement-Radiation measurement tools-Research-Sampling (activity)-Scientists-Two peopleShoot:Radiation Survey in Fukushima PrefectureA comprehensive survey by Greenpeace Japan in the towns of Iitate and Namie in Fukushima prefecture, including the exclusion zone, revealed radiation levels up to 100 times higher than the international limit for public exposure. The high radiation levels in these areas pose a significant risk to returning evacuees until at least the 2050’s and well into next century. The findings come just two weeks ahead of a critical decision at at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) review on Japan’s human rights record and commitments to evacuees from the nuclear disaster.Greenpeace conducted the investigations in September and October 2017 measuring tens of thousands of data points around homes, forests, roads and farmland in the open areas of Namie and Iitate, as well as inside the closed Namie exclusion zone. The government plans to open up small areas of the exclusion zone, including Obori and Tsushima, for human habitation in 2023. The survey shows the decontamination program to be ineffective, combined with a region that is 70-80% mountainous forest which cannot be decontaminated.Related Collections:Radiation Survey in Fukushima (Photos, Videos & Report)
