Bodies in Fukushima
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2133476 |
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| Authors | Matthew Penney (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 54 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466012036960 |
| OpenAlex | W4410183813 |
| Language | EN |
Amid myriad scenes of tragedy, scenes of horror are also being reported from around the Fukushima Daiichi site. Because of elevated radiation, workers have been unable to collect and bury bodies. There are reports of corpses, at least one of which was found to be heavily contaminated with radiation on March 27, simply left where they lie. This news must be horrifying for families and could be the harbinger of a different public health crisis given the thousands missing in the region
Fukushima Nuclear Accident · Nuclear physics · Nuclear power plant · Physics · History · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Nuclear Issues and Defense
| Highly cited | No |
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