Fukushima Prefecture to fit all 280,000 infants and school children with radiation monitoring badges
By arevamirpal::laprimavera
24 June 2011 There they go. Dr. Shunichi Yamashita must be thrilled for the prospect of a research of a lifetime! Fukushima Prefecture decided to fit ALL kindergartners, elementary school and junior high school children in Fukushima Prefecture, 280,000 of them, with what NHK World called “dosimeters” to monitor the radiation level as experienced by these small and young children. From NHK World (English) (6/24/2011):Fukushima Prefecture has decided to distribute dosimeters to about 280 thousand children to monitor their radiation exposure caused by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Voices of parents expressing concern about their children’s health have been growing louder. The prefecture said on Thursday it will give dosimeters to children ranging from infants to junior high school students. […]
Voices of parents have been getting louder indeed, but they aren’t necessarily demanding the radiation monitoring badges; they are demanding that their cities and towns do something to lower the radiation especially in the school environment and measure radiation in more detail so that their children can avoid “hot spots”. […]
