Greenpeace Surveys Fukushima Site Five Years After Meltdown

Source: Maritime Executive

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster occurred after a March 11, 2011, tsunami, and in the lead up to the five-year anniversary, environmental group Greenpeace Japan has commenced an underwater investigation into radiation contamination in the nearby waters.

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Greenpeace’s survey is being conducted from a Japanese research vessel using a ROV fitted with a gamma radiation spectrometer and sediment sampler. All samples will be transported to independent laboratories in Japan and France for analysis.

On the opening day of the investigation, Naoto Kan, the former Prime Minister of Japan and leader at the time of the nuclear accident, joined the crew of the Greenpeace flagship, the Rainbow Warrior, at the site of the survey.

As the country nears the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima disaster, Kan called for a complete phase out of nuclear power.

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