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Ōishi Matashichi (大石又七) (January 1934 – 7 March 2021) [2] [3] was a Japanese anti-nuclear activist and author, and was a fisherman exposed to the radioactive fallout of the Bravo Nuclear Test in the Marshall Islands on March 1, 1954.
According to the radiation testing by the STA, Ouchi was exposed to 17 Sv of radiation, Shinohara 10 Sv, and Yokokawa received 3 Sv. [21] [24] The two technicians who received the higher doses, Ouchi and Shinohara, died several months later. Hisashi Ouchi, 35, was transported and treated at the University of Tokyo Hospital for 83 days. [25]
Daigo Fukuryū Maru (第五福龍丸, F/V Lucky Dragon 5) was a Japanese tuna fishing boat with a crew of 23 men which was contaminated by nuclear fallout from the United States Castle Bravo thermonuclear weapon test at Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954. The crew suffered acute radiation syndrome (ARS) for
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The Yomiuri Shinbun calculated radiation doses based on data from the Fukushima prefectural government and found they corresponded with the forecasts. [4] SPEEDI figured in controversy surrounding the Japanese government's use of the data and its failure to use it in planning evacuation routes.
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The Japanese government has recognized about 650,000 people as hibakusha. As of 31 March 2024, 106,825 were still alive, mostly in Japan, [5] and in 2024 are expected to surpass the number of surviving US World War veterans. [6] The government of Japan recognizes about 1% of these as having illnesses caused by radiation. [7]
There is no flawless guide to surviving a nuclear war or pandemic. But the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion gave us an idea of how to prepare.