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Japan’s nuclear radiation “no immediate risk” – code for “long term danger”

Reuters: ‘No immediate risk to health’ is same as saying there is a ‘long-term risk to health’ -Farmer http://enenews.com/reuters-no-immediate-risk-to-health-is-same-as-saying-theres-a-long-term-risk-to-health-farmer  August 1st, 2012    By ENENews 
Title: Fukushima residents say resounding no to nuclear energy  Source: Reuters
Author: Kiyoshi Takenaka Date: Aug 1, 2012
Get out of nuclear power and do it fast, angry Fukushima residents told Japanese government officials on Wednesday at a public hearing on energy policy held in an area ravaged by a nuclear disaster that has whipped up opposition to atomic power….

“I want all the reactors in Japan shut immediately and scrapped,” a grey-haired woman, who introduced herself as a farmer living 65 km (40 miles) from the Fukushima plant, said at the public hearing in the prefecture capital.

“Many people are now aware that the government’s talking of ‘no immediate risk to health’ is tantamount to ‘long-term health risk’,” she said to the applause of about 200 residents packed in a small concert hall.

August 2, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general