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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said villages and towns outside the 20 km (12 mile) evacuation zone that have had more accumulated radiation would be evacuated. Children, pregnant women, and hospitalised patients should stay out of some areas 20-30 km from the Fukushima nuclear complex, he added.
"We have made a new decision about evacuations based on data analysis of accumulated radiation exposure information," Edano told a news conference.
"There is no need to evacuate immediately," he added, but said it would be desirable to proceed with the new evacuation over a one-month period.
Japan had steadfastly refused to extend the zone despite international concerns over radiation spreading from the six damaged reactors at Fukushima which engineers are still struggling to bring under control after they were wrecked by the 15-metre tsunami.
Residents of one village, Iitate which is 40 km from the Fukushima Daiichi plant, have been told to prepare for evacuation because of prolonged exposure to radiation, a local official told Reuters by phone. It has a population of 5,000.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has urged Japan to extend the zone and some countries, including the United States, have advised their citizens to stay 80 km away from the plant.
Greenpeace International has called for full evacuation of the 30 km zone because "radiation does not spread in circles," said Jan Van de Putte, a safety advisor to the group. He said children and pregnant women should be evacuated first.
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#0 Lo destacado de la noticia es que no ordenan sino que sugieren que la gente evacue. Al no ordenar no hay compensación económica. Pero si no es seguro ¿por qué no ordenan en vez de sugerir, como hicieron antes? Porque el gobierno sabe que al final será el estado quien tenga que hacer frente a las compensaciones y no hay dinero para ello.
But the government's decision to recommend — not order — residents to leave, and its more recent waffling on whether it should endorse people returning for brief visits, has fueled confusion about the severity of the risk.
"I don't understand what they are trying to tell us," said Kayoko Iga, a 27-year-old part-time worker who lives within the 12-mile (20-kilometer) zone. "If it's dangerous, they should order people out and not let anyone in. But if they order people to leave, then someone will have to pay compensation. I think this is all about money, not safety."
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Mucha más información[eng]: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Japan_expands_nuclear_evacuation_zone.html?cid=29899838
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said villages and towns outside the 20 km (12 mile) evacuation zone that have had more accumulated radiation would be evacuated. Children, pregnant women, and hospitalised patients should stay out of some areas 20-30 km from the Fukushima nuclear complex, he added.
"We have made a new decision about evacuations based on data analysis of accumulated radiation exposure information," Edano told a news conference.
"There is no need to evacuate immediately," he added, but said it would be desirable to proceed with the new evacuation over a one-month period.
Japan had steadfastly refused to extend the zone despite international concerns over radiation spreading from the six damaged reactors at Fukushima which engineers are still struggling to bring under control after they were wrecked by the 15-metre tsunami.
Residents of one village, Iitate which is 40 km from the Fukushima Daiichi plant, have been told to prepare for evacuation because of prolonged exposure to radiation, a local official told Reuters by phone. It has a population of 5,000.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has urged Japan to extend the zone and some countries, including the United States, have advised their citizens to stay 80 km away from the plant.
Greenpeace International has called for full evacuation of the 30 km zone because "radiation does not spread in circles," said Jan Van de Putte, a safety advisor to the group. He said children and pregnant women should be evacuated first.
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visto en Los ingenieros de Fukushima aseguran que no están cerca de restablecer los sistemas de refrigeración [en]
Los ingenieros de Fukushima aseguran que no están ...
swissinfo.chEsto cada día se parece más a chernobil, sobre todo por la poca transparencia con la que se está llevando.
#0 Lo destacado de la noticia es que no ordenan sino que sugieren que la gente evacue. Al no ordenar no hay compensación económica. Pero si no es seguro ¿por qué no ordenan en vez de sugerir, como hicieron antes? Porque el gobierno sabe que al final será el estado quien tenga que hacer frente a las compensaciones y no hay dinero para ello.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/04/japans-nuclear-refugees-confused-policy-shifts
But the government's decision to recommend — not order — residents to leave, and its more recent waffling on whether it should endorse people returning for brief visits, has fueled confusion about the severity of the risk.
"I don't understand what they are trying to tell us," said Kayoko Iga, a 27-year-old part-time worker who lives within the 12-mile (20-kilometer) zone. "If it's dangerous, they should order people out and not let anyone in. But if they order people to leave, then someone will have to pay compensation. I think this is all about money, not safety."
Mas allá de los 20 Km....los americanos hace tiempo que hablan de 80 km. el perímetro de seguridad.
Pero sigue sin pasar nada....todo el mundo tranquilo, las centrales nucleares molan!