Fukushima farmer runs cattle sanctuary within no-entry zone
2012/05/17
Masami Yoshizawa, with the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant inthe background (Munesuke Yamamoto)
Cattle chow down at Kibo no Bokujo in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, in February. (Munesuke Yamamoto)
The carcass of a cow that died in midwinter (Munesuke Yamamoto)
The carcass of a calf born at Kibo no Bokujo after the nuclear accident (Munesuke Yamamoto)
Cattle abandoned by owners after the nuclear accident roam in Tomioka in March. (Munesuke
Yamamoto)
Masami Yoshizawa in his home office at Kibo no Bokujo in Namie inFebruary (Munesuke Yamamoto)
Masami Yoshizawa speaks near Tokyo's Shibuya Station in January. "Namie is exactly like Chernobyl," he says.
On an average day, little activity stirs within the 20-kilometer,
no-entry zone from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The
area resembles a ghost town.
Namie (浪江町 Namie-machi) is a town located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22,068 and a density of 98.92 persons per km². The total area is 223.10 km². The town was heavily damaged in the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami[1] and hastily evacuated shortly due to the radiation threat from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents. It was not searched for bodies until more than one month after the tsunami.
On 15 April 2012 the city of Namie, Fukushima asked the Japanese government for free heath-care for its residents. To monitor the long-term health the city would provide to all inhabitants health handbooks, in order to keep a thorough record of all health checks and thyroid examinations. The health books were made alike the books used to monitor the health of the atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These "hibakusha" health books were free from medical fees, and Namie asked the government to set up a similar program for the people in Namie. Of the seven other cities around the nuclear plant, Futaba town was also willing to take part in this program.[2]
In April 2012 the government of the evacuated city of Namie bought a whole-body dosimeter. The device was installed in a temporary housing in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, in order to monitor the internal radiation exposure and the health of the citizens of Namie. Some 50 people a day could be examined, a complete screening would take two minutes per person. Initial screenings of the whole population was planned to be finished at the end of the fiscal year 2012. In this way the government of Namie wanted to offer a long-term monitoring program to the population. Another reason for this, was the excessive exposure to radiation during the first days directly after the nuclear disaster in March 2011, when predictions from SPEEDY were ignored by the Fukushima Prefectural government. [3]
| Namie 浪江町 |
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Namie
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| Coordinates: 37°29′N 141°00′ECoordinates: 37°29′N 141°00′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| District | Futaba District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 223.10 km2 (86.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 22,068 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| Website | Town of Namie |
Namie (浪江町 Namie-machi) is a town located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22,068 and a density of 98.92 persons per km². The total area is 223.10 km². The town was heavily damaged in the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami[1] and hastily evacuated shortly due to the radiation threat from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents. It was not searched for bodies until more than one month after the tsunami.
On 15 April 2012 the city of Namie, Fukushima asked the Japanese government for free heath-care for its residents. To monitor the long-term health the city would provide to all inhabitants health handbooks, in order to keep a thorough record of all health checks and thyroid examinations. The health books were made alike the books used to monitor the health of the atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These "hibakusha" health books were free from medical fees, and Namie asked the government to set up a similar program for the people in Namie. Of the seven other cities around the nuclear plant, Futaba town was also willing to take part in this program.[2]
In April 2012 the government of the evacuated city of Namie bought a whole-body dosimeter. The device was installed in a temporary housing in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, in order to monitor the internal radiation exposure and the health of the citizens of Namie. Some 50 people a day could be examined, a complete screening would take two minutes per person. Initial screenings of the whole population was planned to be finished at the end of the fiscal year 2012. In this way the government of Namie wanted to offer a long-term monitoring program to the population. Another reason for this, was the excessive exposure to radiation during the first days directly after the nuclear disaster in March 2011, when predictions from SPEEDY were ignored by the Fukushima Prefectural government. [3]
References
- ^ Kyodo News, "Death toll may surpass 10,000 in Miyagi", Japan Times, 14 March 2011, p. 1.
- ^ The Japan Times (15 April 2012) Namie to seek medical fee exemption for all residents
- ^ The Mainichi Shimbun (26 April 2012) Evacuated Fukushima town sets up whole-body dosimeter at temporary housing complex
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