[Jolly- Joliver (OP)]

"I suppose it depends on the radiation levels they come into contact with, "
That's what I suppose too. In fact that's why I asked if anyone had any information.
Since radiation doses are cumulative, a day's exposure to 10,000 times "normal" is only the equivalent of a lifetime's normal exposure (very roughly).

Yeah but then those workers had been working to fix the plant for the weeks running up to that day when water went into their boots, so they got 10,000 times exposure for that day, not sure about all the other days leading up to that. They got pulled out a few times because radiation levels were too high for them to work in.

We dont know, and can only make guesses but apparently according one report I saw they were only checking the soil and water and not checking the gas releases they only check the aerosols, According to a french research group. On the big picture Hartman

24 march continuation Big picture

Since some people's "normal" is six or more times other people's "normal" it's rather hard to get any real conclusion.

Does anyone have any real data on these people's risk?

Tepco is ultimately responsible for all the info, The IAEA is the only other group I think has any real access.

I saw this report on Russia Today they drove round near Fukushima and checked the radiation levels

This is the IAEA Report site
http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html

And this site but it's down for maintence...
http://www.fairewinds.org/

[Bored chemist]

Wiybit, I keep asking if anyone has any real data on this but, before anyone can answer you keep jumping in and saying that you don't know anything.
I'm not sure that helps.

Does anyone have any real quantitative data about the health risks to the people directly involved in the clean up?

[Jolly- Joliver (OP)]

Wiybit, I keep asking if anyone has any real data on this but, before anyone can answer you keep jumping in and saying that you don't know anything.
I'm not sure that helps.

Does anyone have any real quantitative data about the health risks to the people directly involved in the clean up?

No BC I said the only people that know are The IAEA and Tepco- Tepco are as always not being forth comming.

Hence why I referenced the sites I did the IAEA report site is probably the best place to start, but I doubt even they will tell the whole truth, as they serve the industry.

No one knows that is the reality, it's down to Tepco and the IAEA to inform us.

Fairewinds might be good also, but you think the guy doesnt know what he is talking about. 

So basically unless someone from Tepco or IAEA comes on here, I doubt you'll get a better answer.

[Bored chemist]

"No BC I said the only people that know are The IAEA and Tepco- Tepco are as always not being forth comming. "
Which is why you don't know- like I said.

[Jolly- Joliver (OP)]

"No BC I said the only people that know are The IAEA and Tepco- Tepco are as always not being forth comming. "
Which is why you don't know- like I said.

I said it first, your repeating me, as I said only TEPCO knows.

The IAEA Site http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsunamiupdate01.html

is probably the best place to look.

But could also go here to TEPCOs information site
 http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/index-e.html

Radiation measurements at Fukushima site from Tepco
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/f1/index-e.html

Yet as I said you cannot trust them...

[Jolly- Joliver (OP)]

I saw this today