22 Oct 2015 UNSCEAR Published Fukushima 2015 White Paper

The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) released a white paper titled “Developments since the 2013 UNSCEAR Report on the levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the nuclear accident following the great east-Japan earthquake and tsunami”. It is an update of the 2013 Fukushima report, which assessed the radiation doses and associated effects on health and environment after Fukushima accident in 2011.

Fukushima 2015 White Paper

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