Japanese Worker Diagnosed With Cancer From Radiation Exposure At Fukusjima
There’s terrible news from Japan today: Japan’s health ministry announced that a worker involved in the clean-up of the destroyed nuclear reactors at Fukushima has been diagnosed with “acute” leukemia due to his exposure to radiation.
According to the Washington Post, the man, who worked at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster site between 2012 and 2013, has “acute myelogenous leukaemia—a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.” His condition is a direct result of him working at Fukushima. Our thoughts are with him and his family and we hope he is receiving the very best medical treatment Japan has to offer. In the light of this sad news, many people have questions to answer. Fukushima’s owner and operator TEPCO has made firm commitments to the safety of its workers. “[T]he safety of the workers and employees who are involved in the decommissioning operation is the highest priority,” says the company’s website. The company now has to acknowledge its measures have been proven to be inadequate. Japan’s President Abe also needs to examine his conscience. President Abe has made repeated assurances that the situation at Fukushimaevacuees to return. is “under control
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