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‘No End In Sight’ For Mutations & DNA Damage Caused By Fukushima

A new report  has been released by Greenpeace outlining the environmental and health impacts of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The reports also warns of long-term consequences lasting decades and possible even centuries. RT reports: Stressing there is “no end in sight” to the ecological fallout, the NGO says the impact in a number of areas will continue, which will include but not be limited to mutations in trees, DNA-damaged worms and butterflies, as well as radiation-contaminated mountain water tables. “The government’s massive decontamination program will have almost no impact on reducing the ecological threat from the enormous amount of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Already, over 9 million cubic meters of nuclear waste are scattered over at least 113,000 locations across Fukushima prefecture,” said Kendra Ulrich, Senior nuclear campaigner at Greenpeace Japan. #Fukushima#nuclear disaster will impact environment for 100s of years. Greenpeace report: https://t.co/PkzfPt9IGypic.twitter.com/Im7MaExxI8 — Greenpeace Japan (@gpjen) March 4, 2016 The study based on five years of independent scientific research in addition to 25 radiological investigations by Greenpeace radiation specialists paint a dire picture. The impact from the 2011 disaster are already becoming apparent, the environmental group says. These are seen in the high radiation concentrations in new [...]