Japanese professor reprimanded for drawing links between Fukushima and Chernobyl accidents

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      Here's another item of interest for those who believe that the Japanese government is covering up the impact of the Fukushima nuclear-power-plant meltdown.

      The Ex-SKF blog has a post about a formal reprimand issued to Gunma University professor Yukio Hayakawa for creating a radiation-contour map.

      The map, which was posted on Hayakawa's blog showed similarities between the spread of radiation from reactors in Fukushima and what happened after the reactor explosion in Chernobyl, Ukraine in 1986.

      Hayakawa, a volconologist, was disciplined by the university president who, according to the Ex-SKF blog, has a strong tie with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency.

      In March and April, the researcher was urging farmers not to plant rice and vegetables because they would turn out to be radioactive. In the summer, he encouraged farmers to mow their fields so they wouldn't grow "poison rice".

      The blog states that the Japanese media ignored him until December 8, when a Fukushima newspaper accused him of insulting farmers.

      "As if to send a message to the president of the university, small private donations from people who have followed Hayakawa are pouring in to the university's coffer specifically to support Hayakawa's work, to the surprise (and probably dismay) of the university and amusement of the administrative staff," the blog reports.

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      @charlie

      Dec 11, 2011 at 4:20pm

      Thanks, another article to add to my growing list on the disaster. It bothers me and maybe another 10% of the population. The other 90% don't want to hear it and have their heads in the sand. Too much for their simple minds.