no immediate health effects from exposure to those levels, at least in the short- to medium-terms

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304778304576375163353671804.html

BUSINESS

JUNE 9, 2011, 9:04 A.M. ET.

Japan Considers Evacuating More Towns

By YUKA HAYASHI

TOKYO—Japanese government officials said they are considering evacuating more towns affected by radiation, as recent monitoring data showed new "hot spots" of elevated contamination farther away from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. snip

The possibility of additional evacuations was confirmed following a series of recent reports that showed the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant was more severe than earlier described. They have added to concern among residents near the plant and elsewhere that the government hasn't done enough to protect its citizens from the harms of radiation, particularly children. snip

Tokyo's policy calls for the evacuation of local residents once the accumulated radiation levels for a full year are estimated to exceed 20 milisieverts. Based on the government's latest radiation monitoring data from May 25, four locations are newly determined to have surpassed that level. The government says there are no immediate health effects from exposure to those levels, at least in the short- to medium-terms.

Three of the four new hot spots are in the Ryozencho area of Date City, a neighborhood with 180 households located 50 kilometers from the plant. Ryozencho lies less than 10 miles from the center of Fukushima City, the area's most populous community, with 300,000 people.

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How about in the long term?

[Demeter]

1. Lie upon Lie upon Lie

Japan has no credibility.

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2. Our government would be doing the same thing to us in similar circumstances

That is what terrifies me more than anything else.

Don

[Demeter]

3. I know. Me Too

In fact, when they pulled the Geiger counters after the first plume, they did just that.