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Some Fukushima children have “lifetime” radiation dose to thyroid glands

Several children were judged to have received an equivalent lifetime dose to the thyroid.
But the government says it does not plan to notify the parents out of fear of creating anxiety.

Fukushima kids cop ‘lifetime’ radiation dose http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2012-07-12/fukushima-kids-cop-lifetime-radiation-dose/978786   12 July 2012,  A Japanese study has found some children who live near the Fukushima nuclear plant have received “lifetime” doses of radiation to their thyroid glands.

Children from near Fukushima are checked for signs of radiation after 2011 disaster (Credit: Reuters) A team from Japan’s Institute of Radiological Sciences used government data to measure the internal radiation exposure of more than 1,000 Fukushima children.

The Fukushima nuclear power plant emitted radiation after being
crippled by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Despite the government announcing more than half of the children had
zero exposure, the independent study found that on average they did
receive thyroid gland doses of internal radiation.

Several children were judged to have received an equivalent lifetime dose to the thyroid.
But the government says it does not plan to notify the parents out of fear of creating anxiety.

July 13, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima 2012, health, Japan