This accident has shown the importance of marine assessment capabilities for emergency response and the need to develop tools for adequately predicting the evolution and potential impact of radioactive releases to the marine environment.
It also simulates the impact of radioactive waste heat release on the natural hydrogeological system, including heat-driven processes occurring near and far away from the emplacement tunnels or drifts.
The impact of radioactive energy on DNA may result in the destruction of bases and hydrogen bridges and the breakage of single- or double-stranded DNA [ 3, 4].
Long-term monitoring of the biological impacts of the radioactive pollution caused by the Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011 is required to understand what has occurred in organisms living in the polluted areas.
Due attention should be paid to a more realistic assessment of the skin doses taking into account the correction factors between the reading of ring dosimeters and the maximum skin dose as well as the possible impact of the radioactive contamination of gloves.
"The WHO report shamelessly downplays the impact of early radioactive releases from the Fukushima disaster on people inside the 20 km evacuation zone who were not able to leave the area quickly," a statement quotes Rianne Teule, Greenpeace International nuclear radiation expert, as saying.
However, as the crisis surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility gained greater clarity, it was difficult to assess the impact of the radioactive pollution emanating from the damaged reactor.
Premiering at the Festiva as well is Hot Water produced by Academy Award winning filmmaker Don Rogers, which documents the toxic legacy of uranium mining in the west, starting with a focus on health impacts, and the risks of radioactive waste seeping into our water supply.
"The design provides enhanced safety margins through use of simplified, inherent, passive or other innovative safety and security functions, and also has been assessed to ensure it could withstand damage from an aircraft impact without significant release of radioactive materials," he said in a statement.
