Japan evacuees refused treatment amid fear of radiation

The earthquake and resulting tsunami on march 11 has caused  radiation scares. People within a 12.5 mile radius have been ordered to leave their homes and people up to 19 miles away have been urged to evacuate or stay inside. The U.N. wants Japan to increase the radius. Radiation levels thousands of times the legal limit have been found in the rivers. Hospitals are refusing to treat people from near the plant for fear they will contaminate the whole hospital.

I think that hospitals should be set up specifically to treat the people from near the plant. That way they can still get treatment. The people not dealing with radiation won't need to be exposed to it to get treated. The leaks from the plant haven't been found yet and if those can be found and stopped then it would be easier to clean up. With help from others countries i feel the plant could be taken care of more quickly. In the article it said that four of the six reactors would need to be scrapped. What will happen to those reactors? Won't they give off radiation? Or is the reactor just what holds the object that gives off the radiation? With all of the negativity of the radiation and being turned away from hospitals Japan needs hope and positivity. These newsreporters should stop being so negative. The citizens probably want to hear positive messages not negative.
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Japan Vows to Review Nuclear Safety Standards

The earthquake just off the shore of Japan on March 11 caused the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant to lose power and now they are struggling to contain radiation and to regain stability within the plant. Tokyo Electric Power Co. was warned by history and scientific evidence that a large earthquake was possible, but they didn't listen. The plant was left without power and without backup power. Radiation from the plant has been found in food and water as far away as Tokyo.
I think that it is a great idea for the leaders to look back on this disaster and learn from it to help protect the people of Japan and the world from future radiation leaks. They did have an indicator that an earthquake and tsunami was possible so really there is not much of an excuse for the amount of trouble the plant is having now. Radiation from that plant has been found in the U.S. It has been found as far away from Japan as Florida. The workers need to have more protective clothing. Suits that were meant to be waterproof were soaked by contaminated water. Those suits need to be inspected and updated to keep the workers safe. The workers are taking care of the plant to keep people outside safe. Those workers are very important and need to be take care of or else there will be no one to keep the rest of us safe.
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