Save the Children in Japan

Thank you for your support. 1,074organizations and 53,193people signed the Petition from over 61 countries

 

The International Commission on Radiological Protection recommends that all radiation exposure be kept as low as achievable, and for the public, on top of background radiation and any medical procedures, should not exceed 1 mSv per year.

 

For nuclear industry workers, they recommend a maximum permissible annual dose of 20 mSv averaged over five years, with no more than 50 mSv in any one year.

 

However, on April 19th, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) notified the Board of Education and related institutions in Fukushima Prefecture to raise annual radiation exposure limit from 1mSv to 20 mSv. This is way to high for the children.

 

20 mSv per year is comparable to the legally recognized dose for inducing leukemia in nuclear power plant workers. It is also comparable to the maximum dose allowed for nuclear power plant workers in Germany.

 

If the government allows 20 mSv per year for the children, we will see many children suffer from thyroid cancer in five years like what happened on the children in Chernobyl.

 

20 politicians in Japan signed the petion against the inhumane decision by the ministry of education raising the limit of annual radiation exposure to the children in Japan from 1 mSv to 20 mSv.

 

Tomoko Abe (Member of the House of Representatives, Social Democratic Party 4th term)

Yoshifu Arita (Member of the House of Councilors, Democratic Party of Japan)

Mitsuji Ishida (Member of the House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan 1st term)

Tetsuo Inami (Member of the House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan 2nd term)

Azuma Konno (Member of the house of Councilors, Democratic Party of Japan)

Kusuo Oshima (Member of the house of Councilors, Democratic Party of Japan)

Ryuhei Kawada (Member of the house of Councilors, Democratic Party of Japan)

Ryoichi Hattori (Member of the House of Representatives, Social Democratic Party 1st term)

Makoto Hirayama (Member of the House of Councilors, Democratic Party of Japan)

Mizuho Fukushima (Member of the House of Councilors, Social Democratic Party 3rd term)

Hiroyuki Moriyama (Member of the House of Representatives, Democratic Party 1st term)

Makoto Yamazaki (Member of the House of Representatives, Democratic Party 1st term)

Tadatomo Yoshisa (Member of the House of Representatives, Social Democratic Party 1st term)

Akihiro Hatsushika (Member of the House of Representatives, Democratic Party 1st term)

Mari Kushibuchi (Member of the House of Representatives, Democratic Party 1st term)

Masako Ohkawara (Member of the House of Representatives, Democratic Party 1st term)

Yumiko Himai (Member of the House of Councilors, Democratic Party of Japan 1st term)

Hiroshi Hase (Member of the House of Representatives, Liberal Democratic Party 4th term)

Yukiko Miyake (Member of the House of Representatives, Democratic Party 1st term)

Yuko Mori (Member of the House of Councilors, Democratic Party of Japan 2nd term)

 

Special Advisor to the Cabinet, Kosako Toshiso resigned. He said that it's not acceptable for raising annual radiation limit for the children 1mSv to 20 mSv. He also criticized that the crisis management of the government is disorganized and haphazard.

 

1,074 organizations and 53,193 people signed

the Petition from over 61 countries

 

This petition was being organized by: Green Action, Greenpeace Japan, Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center, Citizens Against Fukushima Aging Nuclear Power Plants (Fukuro-no-Kai), Osaka Citizens Against the Mihama, Oi, and Takahama Nuclear Power Plants (Mihama-no-Kai), Friends of the Earth Japan

 

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