There are no dangerous cesium-137 hot spots in Tokyo from the Fukushima
reactor site. The Japanese government and the U.S. Department of
Energy, and other agencies have made detailed maps of hot spots, especially those that would be considered dangerous.
Many thousands of people are NOT living in highly radioactive areas around Fukushima. The Japanese government evacuated over 140,000 people in a 20 km radius around the plant. And the news media did not suppress information about the accident. With the speed of the Internet, the coverage was global and unceasing. TEPCO, the Japanese government, and even U.S. government spokesmen, made mistakes in the way they communicated information, but errors in technical information did not stay uncorrected for long.
For instance, an assessment by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that the spent fuel pool at Fukushima unit 4 was uncovered, and releasing radiation, was later retracted by the chairman of that agency. The reason is that video images and tests of water chemistry showed the spent fuel remained undamaged and was always covered with water to keep it cool.
Many thousands of people are NOT living in highly radioactive areas around Fukushima. The Japanese government evacuated over 140,000 people in a 20 km radius around the plant. And the news media did not suppress information about the accident. With the speed of the Internet, the coverage was global and unceasing. TEPCO, the Japanese government, and even U.S. government spokesmen, made mistakes in the way they communicated information, but errors in technical information did not stay uncorrected for long.
For instance, an assessment by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that the spent fuel pool at Fukushima unit 4 was uncovered, and releasing radiation, was later retracted by the chairman of that agency. The reason is that video images and tests of water chemistry showed the spent fuel remained undamaged and was always covered with water to keep it cool.
Evacuation zones around the Fukushima Daiichi Plant
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