First in series of review starts this week with 60 international experts assessing the radiation exposures and health effects resulting from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan March 2011 and beyond. “We are putting together a jigsaw puzzle, evaluating the exposures of the general public, of workers, and radiation effects, and looking for the missing pieces,” said Wolfgang Weiss, Chair of the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR). A preliminary report will be provided to UNSCEAR’s annual meeting, to be held between 21 to 25 May, and a final report to the UN General Assembly in 2013. UNSCEAR was established in 1955 with mandate of undertaking broad reviews of the sources of ionizing radiation and the effects on human health and the environment. See Film Report – “Inside Nuclear Beast-Fukushima Japan” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/inside-nuclear-beast-fukushima-japan/27487 This week’s meeting will explore where there are critical gaps in the data that are available, where additional focus is required, and how to ensure the quality and reliability of what the assessment is based on, according to Mr. Weiss. Japan is providing data to the Committee together with input from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Link to UNIS (Vienna) Statement - www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2012/unisous128.html Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey - FOLLOW mo @MuhamedSacirbey Facebook-Become a Fan at “Diplomatically Incorrect”





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