Bookmark
As Fukushima Cleanup Begins, Long-term Impacts are Weighed by Winifred Bird: Yale Environment 360
e360.yale.edu/feature/as_fukushima_cleanup_begins_long-term_impacts_are_weighed/2482/, posted 2012 by peter in environment fukushima health japan jpquake politics
The Japanese government is launching a large-scale cleanup of the fields, forests, and villages contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster. But some experts caution that an overly aggressive remediation program could create a host of other environmental problems.
...
Ten months after the nuclear disaster, trust in the authorities is nearly nonexistent. Without it, Japan’s government risks the biggest cleanup fiasco of all: a decontamination effort that carries huge financial and environmental costs but still fails to convince Fukushima residents that their homes, farms, and forests are safe once again