No health effects from Fukushima: Japan researcher
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A worker checks the radiation level over a press bus at the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Ota on Saturday, Dec 29, 2012. A Japanese government-backed researcher said on Friday no health effects from radiation released by the nuclear plant have been seen in people living nearby. -- PHOTO: AP
TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese government-backed researcher said on Friday no health effects from radiation released by the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have been seen in people living nearby.
The pronouncement by Dr. Kazuo Sakai of Japan's National Institute of Radiological Sciences is the latest by authorities seeking to quell fears over the long-term effects of the disaster.
But it was dismissed by campaign group Greenpeace who said the government should not seek to play down health worries.
"Since the accident in Fukushima, no health effects from radiation have been observed, although we have heard reports some people fell ill due to stress from living as evacuees and due to worries and fears about radiation," Dr. Sakai said.
