Japan Withheld A Nuclear Meltdown Simulation Showing 18,000 Deaths From Acute Radiation Poisoning And 55 Mile Uninhabitable Radius Do To Fears It Would Damage The Nuclear Industry
A report from The Asahi Shimbun reveals that Japanese officials withheld a critical nuclear meltdown simulation from the public.
The simulation showed that 18,000 people would die from acute radiation poisoning if they were not immediately evacuated and a 55 mile radius would be rendered permanently uninhabitable due to politicians fears that it would spark anti-nuclear power sentiments.
The 1984 simulation showed that the worse case scenario would be caused by a complete loss of power the nuclear reactor and breach of containment with radiation leaking into the atmosphere, which is what has occurred at the Fukushima nuclear plant, and could be caused by several events such as damage from a guided missile.
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