The Japanese government is due to lift evacuation orders in heavily contaminated areas around Fukushima. Evacuees from the Fukushima Prefecture village of Iitate are now being pressured to return to their homes despite dangerous levels of radiation according to a report released by Greenpeace They say that the radiation levels there are comparable to Chernobyl’s exclusion zone. Their report says that the Fukushima prefecture is planning to cut housing support for the evacuees starting from 31 March, when the evacuation order for the 6,000 residents of the village of Iitate is due to be lifted The Japanese government confirmed last week that it has not yet conducted any assessments of lifetime exposure risks for citizens if they were to return to Iitate. RT reports: “The relatively high radiation values, both inside and outside houses, show an unacceptable radiation risk for citizens if they were to return to Iitate. For citizens returning to their irradiated homes they are at risk of receiving radiation equivalent to one chest X-ray every week. This is not normal or acceptable,” energy campaigner Ai Kashiwagi said in a press release published by Greenpeace on Tuesday. Greenpeace Japan’s survey found levels of radiation well above government targets. [...]
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