14,000 US Deaths Linked to Radiation Leaks at Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Reactor in Japan

Within days of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, researchers in cities across the United States noticed that radiation levels in air, water, and milk that were hundreds of times above normal. Now, as the government in Japan declares the disaster solved , a new peer-reviewed study blames elevated levels of radiation for 14,000 deaths in the United States – and researchers involved in the study are still wondering how far the death toll will climb. They hope this startling discovery will show nations worldwide that the risk of radiation poisoning is not limited to the community immediately surrounding the site of the disaster. Read the rest of 14,000 US Deaths Linked to Radiation Leaks at Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Reactor in Japan Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: fukushima daiichi , fukushima nuclear disaster , japan nuclear disaster , japan radiation poisoning , japan radiation threat , japanese nuclear disaster , nuclear disaster , nuclear fallout , radiation , radiation deaths , radiation disaster , radiation effects , radiation poisoning , radiation sickness , us radiation threat View original here:  14,000 US Deaths Linked to Radiation Leaks at Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Reactor in Japan

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14,000 US Deaths Linked to Radiation Leaks at Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Reactor in Japan