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Frosty1

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4. Yesterday the WHO said radiation levels were low in Japan WTF?

Fri May 25, 2012, 10:03 AM

May 2012

WHO : Post-Fukushima radiation levels in Japan 'low' The meltdown at Fukushima plant led to thousands being evacuated Continue reading the main story
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Radiation levels in most of Japan are below cancer-causing levels a year after the Fukushima plant accident, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report published on Wednesday says.

Two areas near the plant have relatively higher levels of radiation, but radiation levels in surrounding countries are close to normal.

The preliminary report is part of a wider ongoing health assessment by WHO.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18181224

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Current Fukishima headlines #2: [View all] dixiegrrrrl May 2012 OP

There's no contradiction. kristopher May 2012 #1

WRONG AS ALWAYS!! PamW May 2012 #5

Wrong way Pam strikes again... kristopher May 2012 #8

thank you, Kristopher. dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #6

dupe: delete dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #7

Flat wrong. FBaggins May 2012 #10

Chernobyl, does, in fact represent the present peak of the conceptual pyramid kristopher May 2012 #11

I don't see why the "pyramid" would ever be "rebuilt" caraher May 2012 #13

These go to eleven OKIsItJustMe May 2012 #14

It is refreshing to have a well reasoned position presented kristopher May 2012 #15

Amen to that last part caraher May 2012 #27

Nope. An active imagination doesn't mean you have a clue. FBaggins May 2012 #21

Further evidence is found on page 29 FBaggins May 2012 #22

You're a hoot, Baggins. kristopher May 2012 #23

Were you going to adress any of the evidence AT ALL? FBaggins May 2012 #24

Major problems’ with radiation testing for children dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #2

TEPCO's post-mortem shows No. 2 reactor main source of radiation dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #3

Yesterday the WHO said radiation levels were low in Japan WTF? Frosty1 May 2012 #4

Probably a lot of the radiation has gone due to half-life decay NickB79 May 2012 #9

Preliminary Dose Estimation from the nuclear accident after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake… OKIsItJustMe May 2012 #12

What do you think about that report? Reliable? dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #16

Yeah… I'm going to trust the UN OKIsItJustMe May 2012 #17

Accepting this statement by the WHO... kristopher May 2012 #18

I don't think the WHO is colluding with the nuclear power industry OKIsItJustMe May 2012 #19

It isn't a matter of collusion. kristopher May 2012 #20

Your implication is that the WHO cannot be trusted OKIsItJustMe May 2012 #25

I didn't imply anything. kristopher May 2012 #26

Garwin called them "deliberately misleading" bananas May 2012 #28