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Japan Nuclear Meltdown Released 2.5-Times More Radiation Than Reported Democracy Now The company, TEPCO, said the nuclear accident released far more Iodine-131 than previously estimated. The radioactive substance can cause thyroid cancer. Based on TEPCO's current figures, the Fukushima disaster represented about 17 percent of the     Fukushima Radiation Estimate Doubles, But Cancer Risk Lower Than Expected FRONTLINE Watch Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown, FRONTLINE's investigation into the crisis inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. The amount of radiation released in the Fukushima nuclear disaster was more than two-and-a-half times greater than officials    Good News: Fukushima Radiation Should Not Cause a Rise in Cancer Cases Discover Magazine (blog) Two new reports on radiation doses received by workers and civilians near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown last year indicate that there will be very little, if any, increase in their cancer risk. [UNSCEAR] scoured anonymized medical data for ...