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In reply to the discussion: Snowstorm shuts down expensive nearly useless solar plant in Massachusetts. [View all]wordpix
(18,652 posts)49. nobody died at Fuku? Actually, no one knows how many cancer deaths will result
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster
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There were no immediate deaths due to direct radiation exposures, but at least six workers have exceeded lifetime legal limits for radiation and more than 300 have received significant radiation doses.[citation needed] Predicted future cancer deaths due to accumulated radiation exposures in the population living near Fukushima have ranged from none[26] to 100.[27] On 16 December 2011, Japanese authorities declared the plant to be stable, although it would take decades to decontaminate the surrounding areas and to decommission the plant altogether.[28] On 5 July 2012, the Japanese National Diet appointed The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission (NAIIC) submitted its inquiry report to the Japanese Diet,[29] while the government appointed Investigation Committee on the Accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations of Tokyo Electric Power Company submitted its final report to the Japanese government on 23 July 2012.[30] Tepco admitted for the first time on October 12, 2012 that it had failed to take stronger measures to prevent disasters for fear of inviting lawsuits or protests against its nuclear plants.[31][32][33][34]
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There were no immediate deaths due to direct radiation exposures, but at least six workers have exceeded lifetime legal limits for radiation and more than 300 have received significant radiation doses.[citation needed] Predicted future cancer deaths due to accumulated radiation exposures in the population living near Fukushima have ranged from none[26] to 100.[27] On 16 December 2011, Japanese authorities declared the plant to be stable, although it would take decades to decontaminate the surrounding areas and to decommission the plant altogether.[28] On 5 July 2012, the Japanese National Diet appointed The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission (NAIIC) submitted its inquiry report to the Japanese Diet,[29] while the government appointed Investigation Committee on the Accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations of Tokyo Electric Power Company submitted its final report to the Japanese government on 23 July 2012.[30] Tepco admitted for the first time on October 12, 2012 that it had failed to take stronger measures to prevent disasters for fear of inviting lawsuits or protests against its nuclear plants.[31][32][33][34]
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Snowstorm shuts down expensive nearly useless solar plant in Massachusetts. [View all]
NNadir
Feb 2013
OP
Pilgrim Station nuclear plant automatically shut down in the thick of the storm Friday
hedgehog
Feb 2013
#2
Speaking as someone who probably lives closer to the nuclear disaster area
Art_from_Ark
Feb 2013
#31
Tell it to the US where the nuke industry wants $60 billion in taxpayer-guaranteed loans to
wordpix
Feb 2013
#41
You're welcome, and yes, I am proud of it and this statement in the OP is why
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#24
Meltdown: Despite the Fear, the Health Risks from the Fukushima Accident Are Minimal
wtmusic
Mar 2013
#50