Rob Parker’s visit to Fukushima

In May 2017, Rob Parker visited regions in the Fukushima province in Japan that had been contaminated by the meltdown of three reactors in 2011. The regions included Iitate, Katsurao, Minamisoma as well as Fukushima City. He received a briefing from Mr Hitoshi AOKI, technical adviser to the Decontamination Information Centre, Japanese Ministry of Environment, regarding the status and progress of the Fukushima decontamination program.

Click here for Rob’s Report on his visit

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