Fukushima Future Studies: five years later, what have we learned?
ABSTRACT
The
aftermath of the failure of two reactors in the spring of 2011 at
Fukushima, Japan, involves more than background radiation or cleanup. In
addition to deciding “safe” levels of radioactivity, regional
authorities must also deal with the needs of those who were forcibly
evacuated – and whether, five years later, the evacuees even want
to return to their old homes. To overcome these and other problems,
Fukushima University set up its “Fukushima Future Studies” program,
which aims to learn about the long-term effects of a nuclear power plant
accident, with an emphasis on hands-on, practical matters. In this
interview, William McMichael, an assistant professor who runs part of
the core curriculum of Fukushima Future Studies, talks with Bulletin Associate Editor Dan Drollette Jr.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00963402.2016.1145907
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