Since, in March 2011, a
tsunami fatally affected the Fukushima nuclear reactors, the sequence of
incidents has gone on, causing the concern
of locals and foreigners. There have been leaks
of contaminated water into the sea, or leakage of the tanks that store it.
Often the alarms about contamination levels area are triggered in Fukushima,
adjacent or remote areas.
Regardless of the
importance of these levels, what seems incontrovertible is that, nearly three
years after the accident, the problem of the radioactive water not only improves itself but is getting worse.
Groups opposed to the
nuclear energy (and scientific evidences) indicate that the contamination
released by the accident of Fukushima entails a threat for future generations.
The facts seem to corroborate such hypothesis.
Risk Area
The solutions are slow.
That means that a large part of the population
keeps exposed to radiation (harmful levels) in Fukushima Prefecture and
other areas, while areas with similar contamination were quickly evacuated in
the former USSR after the Chernobyl
accident.
Concealment is still the
norm, as the Japanese doctors got the commandment not to inform their patients
about the health problems associated with radiation.
Radioactive elements, whose
life continues for hundreds or thousands of years, such as tritium, cesium or
noble gases like xenon, krypton and argon, impair
DNA causing genetic mutations, congenital ailments, cancer in various
organs and delays in mental development.
Another obvious threat is contamination of the Pacific Ocean by
the radioactive reactor water, stored in more than 1,000 tanks, whose strength
is in question. Some sources report that the nuclear plant “would have discharged
every day in the Pacific Ocean 300 tons of radioactive water for the past two
and a half years”.
The Portal Euronews refers
to a report on the incidence of thyroid cancer in
children living in Fukushima Prefecture. According to it, “there are eighteen confirmed
cases and twenty-five under suspicion on a sample of three hundred and sixty
thousand children and adolescents. None of the previous studies had showed such
large numbers”.
Many world citizens thinking about Cipango paraphrase the Krishnamurti’s aphorism that states “it isn’t healthy to be well adapted to a sick society”
Damage’s evidence
A comprehensive survey
would collect many collateral damage of Fukushima. Here we will do mention only
two.
·Evidence of butterflies
With a short life cycle,
the butterfly allows quick observation of evolution in their generations. There
have been found anomalies in the wings (smaller and bent) antennae deformities,
damaged eyes and shorter legs. Researchers at the University of Okinawa
reported that mutations multiply
rapidly between generations, and the damage does not subside, but it is
inherited even if one parent is healthy.
·Mental pathologies’ rising
Humans do not do better,
and to physiological problems mental health
related problems must be added. Alcoholism
rates to combat anxiety have increased dramatically. Those who do not drink are
at risk of falling into depression,
and stress is growing because of the
fear to falling ill, among other reasons, by eating contaminated food.
The damage is obvious, but it
just do not transcend in a resigned and hard-wearing society as the Japanese.
Therefore, many world citizens thinking about Cipango paraphrase
the Krishnamurti’s aphorism that
states “it isn’t healthy to be well adapted
to a sick society”.
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