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Annotated critique of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) October 2013 Fukushima Report to the UN General Assembly

AuthorPSR, IPPNW, MedAct
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DateOctober 2013
Classification 4.21.8.60/12 (JAPAN - FUKUSHIMA (DAI’I CHI ACCIDENT))
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Annotated Critique of
United Nations Scientific Committee on the
Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)
October 2013 Fukushima Report
to the UN General Assembly
by
Physicians for Social Responsibility, USA
Physicians for Global Survival, Canada
MedAct - Health professionals for a safer, fairer & better world, UK
Dutch Association for Medical Polemology, The Netherlands
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Germany
Physicians for Social Responsibility / IPPNW, Switzerland
Association of Doctors for the Prevention of Nuclear War, France
Association of Doctors for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Italy
Indian Doctors for Peace and Development, India
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Malaysia
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Egypt
Society of Nigerian Doctors for the Welfare of Mankind, Nigeria
Independent WHO – Health and Nuclear Power
October 18thth, 2013

I) Introduction
II) 10 important issues to consider
1) It was mainly the direction of the wind that prevented a larger catastrophe in Japan
2) The nuclear catastrophe is ongoing and continues to be a source of radioactive emissions
3) Estimates of radiation emissions and exposure should be based on neutral sources
4) The endorsement of Fukushima produce increases the risk of radioactive exposure
5) Whole Body Counters underestimate the extent of radioactive exposure
6) TEPCO's employee dose assessments cannot be relied upon
7) The special vulnerability of the embryo has to be taken into account in regards to radiation
8) Thyroid malignancies and other cancers have to be monitored for several decades
9) Monitoring should also occur for non-cancer diseases and genetic radiation effects
10) Comparisons between nuclear fallout and background radiation are misleading
III) Conclusion
IV) Citations

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