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Japan feared evacuation of 30 million in nuclear crisis, ex-PM says
After the March 11 earthquake and tsunami off Japan damaged the Fukushima Daichi nuclear reactor, the Japanese government was presented with a scenario which would have required the evacuation of half of Tokyo and the entire width of the main island of Honshu, former Prime Minister Naota Kan says in an interview with Kyodo News.
The evacuation zone would have covered all areas within 200 to 250 kilometers (125 to 155 miles) of the nuclear reactor, meaning about 30 million people in Tokyo and its surrounding areas would have needed to be moved, according to the Kyodo report in The Japan Times.
Kan said he feared such an evacuation would have resulted in chaos, according to the report.
"I wasn't sure whether Japan could continue to function as a state," he is quoted as saying.
Kan also said Japan was not prepared for the disaster resulting from the 9.0-magnitude quake.
"We had never foreseen a situation in which a quake, tsunami and a nuclear plant accident would all happen at the same time," he is quoted as saying.
Kan resigned in August after widespread criticism of how his government handled the aftermath of the quake. His approval rating plummeted.
As of early September, more than 75,000 residents who live within 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) of the crippled nuclear plant were still unable to return to their homes because of high radiation levels.
Toshio Nishizawa, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the Fukushima plant, has said he hopes to achieve the second phase of a cold shutdown of the plant before a January deadline.
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Another reason to get off our duffs and start renewable energies.
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amish chicks are hot... haven't seen a fat one yet... plus they way they churn butter turns me on!!!!
Amish women are not hot. They are hairy.
Buggies are safer. Our lifestyle is better.
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They are self sufficient.
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good thing they just coved up the contamination threat...
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the old standard "police squad" technique... "nothing to see here, move along"
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amish people can get on here... their internet is just real slow...
"Could not continue to fuction as a state"..... Hmmm.... Really? Ever think that is PRECISELY WHY they didn't sound the alarms and evacuate all those poor people..... It's called collateral damage...... We'll see the widespread effects of this bad decision in a few years when many of them start trying to have healty babies.....
I did not evacuate, but took me over 7 hours to walk home.
I did not evacuate, but took me over 7 hours to walk home.n
About 50,000 gathered in Tokyo yesterday to protest nuclear power. This is the biggest demonstration so far, and for a country that is culturally averse to demonstrations and open disagreement, this is a huge deal. CNN, please do your job and cover this! There needs to be open and frank discussion about nuclear power in this country and the world!
What is with the Amish thing today?