Nuclear Radiation, Returning Refugees Prohibited

"The evacuation will take longer than we wanted"

Tens of thousands of refugees who came from areas around the complex nuclear power plant (NPP) that leaked in Japan are not allowed to go home in the near future. Because the radiation levels around nuclear power plant in Fukushima province is still dangerous for life, and feared to have contaminated cattle meat, ground water and sea water.

According to the news station CNN, the statement was delivered by Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, Yukio Edano, Friday, April 1, 2011. He could not confirm how long the refugees should stay away from their homes.

In fact, Edano said that those who reside in areas within a radius of 20 KM from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is not directly asked again in a few days or weeks, even longer.

"The evacuation will take longer than we wanted," said Edano as quoted by CNN. "We first want to control the plant," continued Edano, who have been the sole spokesman for the Japanese government since 11 March last for the tragedy earthquakes, tsunamis, and now the threat of nuclear radiation.

During this time, the government instructed the people living in a radius of 20-30 km from Daiichi nuclear power plant to stay in the house or should evacuate.

Meanwhile, water and soil beneath the location of Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Fukushima Daiichi reported to have been contaminated radioactive. Not yet unknown cause, but is expected to have very high levels of radiation.

Reporting from the pages of The Wall Street Journal, Friday, April 1, 2011, officers of the company Tokyo Electric Power Co.. (Tepco) found levels of radioactive iodine-131 in ground water around the plant. Tepco through a statement saying radiation levels found in ground water at a depth of 15 meters.