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From: "ivan" <ivanjt@free.fr>

On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:06:29 UTC, Wayne <beerislife@gmail.com> wrote:

> Alex Taylor wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:01:42 UTC, Wayne <beerislife@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> Are you OK up there? Not thinking of evacuating? I legged it down to
> >> Osaka for a few days with my youngest son. Back in Tokyo now though
> >> but not sure after nearly 30 years if I want to be here any more!
> > 
> > I took a four-day vacation in Kansai about a week ago, but I'm back
> > in my usual haunts now.  There are slightly elevated radiation levels
> > here (last several days have been averaging just under 2Sv/h), but I
> > did some quick-and-dirty math and figured that even if I took the very
> > worst reading and assumed constant exposure to that level of radiation
> > 24 hours a day, it would still take months to receive even the equivalent
> > of one CT scan.
> > 
> > http://www.town.kawamata.lg.jp/saigai/housyanou-sokutei.html
> > (The left-hand column is my area.)
> > 
> > Besides, I don't want to just take a hike from my job.  If it's still
> > safe enough for everybody else living here, why not me?
> > 
> > That said, I'm still watching the situation closely.  If the government
> > here ever does say "get out now" then I won't waste time arguing the
> > point. :p
> > 
> 
> Glad to hear you're fine. I was on the verge of jumping on a plane a few
> days after the disaster but I'm still "at work" here in Tokyo. I keep up
> to date with Kyodo and Reuters and a few people I know are monitoring 
> radiation levels and posting information in another group so I feel "safer" 
> than I did, but my suitcase is packed ready to go! It would be a shame to
> have to leave my business behind.
> 
> We were issued with iodine tablets by the British embassy here, about the
> only useful thing they've done for "the average person" here. But with all
> the other medication I'm taking am loathe to take unless I really have to.
> 
> Had a stroke last summer so I'm on all kinds of stuff. Funny, had a CT scan,
> MRI and neck X-Rays all within a few days of each other so I've had more
> than my fair share of radiation already :-)
> 
> Take care up there!
> 
Hi Wayne,

Have a read of these to put your mind a rest.  Unless you are living 
in the reactor compound there is nothing to be concerned about it is 
all hype in the press.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/14/fukushiima_analysis/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/15/fukushima_update_tuesday/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/16/fukushima_wednesday/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/17/fukushima_thursday/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/18/fukushima_friday/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/21/fukushima_after_weekend_2/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/22/fukushima_tuesday_2/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/23/tokyo_tapwater_fukushima/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/25/fukushima_scaremongering_debun
k/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/29/tv_news_goes_hollywood/


ivan
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