Sun, sand, surf and radiation in shadow of Fukushima

Toshihisa Mishina, 42, got back in the water again last year, but says there is no way he would let his 12-year-old child join him. “I worry about the youngsters because if they are exposed to radiation now, it might affect them when they grow up,” he said.

An example of good parenting, at last.

I've been surfing on this part of the coast - actually just around the corner from the reactor, and I feel for these guys. It must be absolutely heartbreaking to have you local beaches further polluted by incompetents.

But, they are noticeably quiet about it. Many surfing/beachside communities in other places are highly active and extremely vocal about pollution in the natural environment and make their grievances known loud and clear to the relevant authorities. I'd like to see these surfers take charge and lead a community campaign to ensure TEPCO deal with the issue properly so that the Fukushima coastline does not become unusable.

Swimming or surfing there depends on amount of radiation in water and air. If the amount is acceptable to such activities, they are willing to do it there. If there is unacceptable/dangerous amount there, then they would shorten their life for sure. But I will not.

Stupid fools. I would never bathe there.

“If I worried about what I eat and where I live, I think I would become too stressed. I just try not to think about it too much.” ?? Words cannot express how ridiculous this has become.

Really!! He knows how dangerous it is but " prefers not to think about it" But he knows??? No anger at the cause no anger at the various levels of Government. Just apparent apathy. I find this regrettable.

Why does the government allow this? Are we living in a third world country where you make your own rules?

The government should take all that money I and many, many others contributed and use it to move these people to safer places to live. Why keep up the shame that Fukushima is safe? Save these people now!

Why does the government allow this?

Who knows for sure, but I would guess because of this:

Measurements taken before the latest leak was announced showed one liter of seawater contained 6.22 becquerels of cesium—below the 10 becquerel per liter safety limit imposed by Japanese authorities.

Of course, it certainly would be good to know what it is now and also what the readings for other elements are/were.

Fukushima is much worse than you all think

http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/30/why-fukushima-is-worse-than-you-think/?hpt=hp_c2