Saturday, April 16, 2011

Fukushima Operator compensate affected

The Japanese government ordered the operator of the nuclear rugged Fukushima (Northeast) providing a first compensation to each family evacuated from the contaminated area. United States and France said for his part that the situation in Tokyo is no longer a danger and that tourists can return to Japan.

The operator of the nuclear rugged Fukushima, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), will deliver an initial compensation of $ 12 000 million (140 thousand dollars) to each family was forced to leave their homes or to live locked because of radioactive emissions before fixing the total amount of financial compensation.

"We will give an advance to the residents, whose amount was fixed by the Government. Is $ 12 000 per household-nine thousand dollars (105 pesos) for persons who live alone, "said the general manager of TEPCO, Masataka Shimizu. Charged that amount for people who live in the evacuation zone, or within 20 kilometers around the central Fukushima and those living between 20 and 30 km, where they were not advised to stay.

The population of the towns that are not included in that radius defined by the Government, but were ordered to evacuate their homes, also receive compensation. In total, they can claim compensation nearly 50 thousand households, according to estimates by the Japanese media. For his part, Japanese officials told the UN atomic agency that 28 workers were exposed to high doses of radiation during work to stabilize the troubled nuclear plant in Fukushima.

Of the 300 people on the ground shaking a month ago by an earthquake and tsunami, 28 accumulated dose above 100 mSv (mSv), said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA, in English) citing data from the Japanese authorities. "No worker received doses above 250 mSv, the guideline value of Japan to restrict the exposure of emergency workers." The average dose to a nuclear plant worker receives over five years is 50 mSv.

The current situation poses no risk to travelers to and from Japan in Japan is made up of Asians, mostly Koreans, Chinese and Taiwanese. decreased their visits to China. Japan was foreign in 2010, only in Asia. World Tourism Organization. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said that there is no reason to avoid travel to Japan because the radioactivity in the ports and airports of the country is "well below safety limits." Several countries have asked their citizens to avoid travel to Japan after the nuclear accident at the plant in Fukushima.

Although the United States and France say it is completely safe to travel to Japan. In March, only 352 000 800 foreigners visited the country, 50.3% lower than the same month in 2010. The fall is the largest ever recorded, according to figures from the Japanese National Tourist Office. "Measurements of radioactivity around airports and ports in Japan continue to show that the levels remain well below safety limits." Furthermore, controls for passengers, baggage and goods from Japan made so far in other countries depending on national policy, do not point to the existence of any risk to health or safety.

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