Wednesday
May042011
Japanese anti-nuclear groups grill federal ministries over 20 millisievert/year "permissible" radiation dose for Fukushima school children
Japanese anti-nuclear power groups Green Action, Mihama-no-Kai, Fukuro-no-Kai, Mihama-no-Kai, and Friends of the Earth Japan met with various Japanese federal government ministries on May 2nd to urge that the 20 millisievert per year (or 2 rem per year) "allowable" radiation dose rate for children in determining usage of school yards and buildings can not stand and must be rescinded. Based on facts garnered from the meeting, the groups fired off a long series of pointed questions to the various Japanese federal government ministries, demanding answers.