Fukushima : que cache vraiment le gouvernement japonais ? | Documentaire Scandale sanitaire – GD

Fukushima : que cache vraiment le gouvernement japonais ? | Documentaire Scandale sanitaire – GD

Ten point four. Is it dangerous?
Yes, dangerous. Yes, it’s too high.
I am a resistance fighter, a suicide bomber. We are being slowly murdered. If you smile, radiation will have no effect on you. The radioactive liters of water dumped
into the ocean increased the risk of contamination. In 20 years, it’s decided,
Switzerland will phase out nuclear power. The decision was made just after
the Fukushima disaster in Japan. Two new simultaneous explosions
occurred today at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Since the tsunami and the
serial explosions at the nuclear power plant, the Swiss have become particularly
attentive to radioactivity. Name of the Japanese fish
radioactive in South Korea. The country now bans all
seafood from Fukushima Prefecture. Last October, in Basel,
a laboratory made a discovery. Radioactive fish in Swiss supermarkets
. Frozen tones from the
Pacific Ocean that contain cesium 137 and cesium 134. Proof, according to Marcus Zeringer,
that these fish were indeed contaminated by the Fukushima disaster. Both, you see, they are both,
cesium 134 and 37. In what quantity? Point one to point five
pecrel per kilogram. According to the head of the laboratory,
these fish are not dangerous to health because they are well below the standards. He will analyze
another sample for us. So, what
kind of fish is this? It’s a cod. A Pacific cod. We bought it in a store in Basel
to do an analysis on the seasons. If we find both isotopes at the same
time, seasons 134, 137 too. You could say it comes from Fukushima. Finally, we will learn that this
cod is also contaminated by the Fukushima discharges,
at doses that are not dangerous, according to official standards. An opinion that is not shared by some
specialists on the other side of the border, in France. For Bruno Charréron, a
nuclear physics engineer, saying that radioactivity is
harmless is heresy. OK
thanks. When it comes to exposure
to radioactivity, there is no safety threshold. That is to say that the first becrel,
the first beta-gamma ray that will strike your body,
from the outside or from the inside, can induce, can be the origin of a
cancer that could develop in several decades. Radioactive contamination
that must therefore be combated. An endless war
raging on the other side of the world. For three years, in Japan. On that day,
a magnitude 9 earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan. A few dozen minutes later,
a gigantic wall of water hit the entire east coast. The deadly wave claimed
more than 20,000 victims. Even today, 5,000 people
are still missing. But the tsunami will also devastate the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant. This is the fateful moment. The huge wave hits the buildings. Drowned, the
cooling turbines give up the ghost. The reactors then melt down
and cause explosions. The world is witnessing the worst
nuclear accident since Chernobyl. A radioactive cloud escapes
from the power plant and covers a large part of the country. The authorities then decided to evacuate
300,000 people, and they created a prohibited zone, shown
here in red, of 20 then 30 km around the plant. Three years later,
the traces of the tsunami around Fukushima have not disappeared. As far as the eye can see, mountains of waste,
remains of houses, furniture, crushed cars and trucks. The entire region is one huge
decontamination site. Wherever the radioactive cloud has passed,
armies of workers scrape the ground and remove 5 centimeters of earth,
which they then dump into huge black bags. Let other workers pile up in
turn, for lack of knowing what to do with it. The Japanese government claims
the situation is under control. But the locals
are worried and have decided to take matters into their own hands. As in Minamisoma,
20 kilometers from the power plant. The city was evacuated the day after
the nuclear accident. But since April 2012, Minamisoma is
no longer in the forbidden zone. Here, residents themselves measure
this radioactivity which, they believe, is poisoning them. Dozens of independent associations
were created in the aftermath of the disaster. You will see the storage center. This is where
radioactive materials are stored. They pile them up and then it
becomes mountains of waste. Armed with electricity meters,
these association leaders respond to residents’ calls for help. They have an appointment in a beautiful
house at the foot of a hill. The house has just been decontaminated
by city services. But the owner is
not reassured. We will measure everywhere. The
legal limit set by the Japanese government is
0.23 microciverts per hour, or 1 millisievert per year. Above, according to
international standards, activity radio is dangerous to health. It really is a beautiful house. It would be even more beautiful
if it weren’t radioactive. This house belongs to a
renowned craftsman who makes traditional ceramics. The tour begins
and the counters are already crackling. More than 20 times the safety standard. This house has been completely
decontaminated and the government claims that all
radioactive materials have been eliminated and removed. But here on the concrete my
Geiger counter is showing almost 5 microciverts. Normally, a human cannot be
exposed to more than 1 millisievert per year. Here we have an
annual exposure of over 4.3 millisieverts. If we were in Chernobyl,
we would be in an evacuation zone where it would be forbidden to live. No one should live here. The
owner of the property sent his wife and three children to settle 300
kilometers away, but he has no intention of leaving. Since the disaster,
Koichi Ouyama has been living here alone. I came here 15 years ago with
a chainsaw and cleared everything myself. I built this house
with my own hands. I even drew the garden,
the house, everything. Koichi O’Yama claims that his
financial situation is catastrophic. He has received no help and due to a lack
of customers, he no longer has any income. But every year he
still has to pay his local taxes. On the terrace, the meters are going crazy. More than 40 times over the limit. You have a beautiful house. Why don’t you try to sell it? Nobody wants to buy this house.
For what ? Person. Because it is an irradiated area. We are in the controlled area. Nobody wants to buy a house here. In Minamisoma,
radioactivity is everywhere. The government has installed measuring devices in front of all schools in the region. To reassure parents,
radiation rates are displayed in real time. 0.13 microciverts per hour,
a rate well below the limit. But a few meters away,
at the side of the road, the counter rises to 0.8 microciverts per hour. More than five times the
official measurement taken in front of the school. The entire school has been decontaminated. So of course, the
radiation levels are lower. But if you walk just ten meters,
the levels change, and are multiplied by four or five times. In some places,
the levels will be multiplied by ten. If you ask me,
these measuring devices are useless. This is a waste of public money. Is this natural radiation here? Of course not. If it were natural, the levels
would be at 0.05 microciverts. Officially, all schools
in the region have been decontaminated. We are in Yawaki City,
40 km south of the nuclear power plant. There was a lot of excitement at the elementary school that day
. The students welcome the star of the
local baseball team, Sport National. And in a corner of the stadium,
three family mayors are busy. They also
created an association and decided to monitor
official radioactivity measurements. Master after master,
they probe the stadium. This place, right here,
is the highest in the school. It is over 0.18 microseaverts. That’s pretty high for a schoolyard. It is at a level where we are assured
that there are no health problems. But if we compare it to before
the disaster, it is still three or four times higher. After the stadium, the playground. Worried about the health of their children,
these mothers leave nothing to chance. It is a tablet with GPS
that directly records the radiation measurement. School officials say
everything is fine, even if they sometimes have trouble
hiding their troubles. Has the school been decontaminated? Yes, they came to prune
the trees behind the school. And then also cut down the trees there. But there was no
official decontamination. But is it safe
for children to play here? Are you asking me this question
from a personal point of view? So it’s no comment. Behind the deputy director,
not one, but two radiation measuring devices. One shows 0.9 microciverts,
and the second, a different and much higher measurement,
0.14 microciverts per hour. It’s a long story. From what I know,
one of these measuring devices was manufactured by a company,
but the accuracy was not satisfactory. So the Ministry of Science
had the contract cancelled. And then new
devices were installed. I believe there is a trial going on. And do they give
the same measurements? I think the one on that
side is malfunctioning. The machine does not satisfy me. A strange story. Throughout the region,
during our trip, we encountered these
measuring devices side by side. Often, the official
Japanese government GGR meter displays lower radioactivity levels
than the one installed right next to it. Why this difference? Back to Tokyo. In this small shed,
the company that manufactures the meters, now replaced. He’s the boss, Mr. Toyoda. This was what was ordered
by the Ministry of Science. They ordered 600
real-time dosimeter systems like this. And they installed them
in Fukushima Prefecture. But a few weeks after
the first devices were put into service, the ministry asked him
to modify the measures. Reason: The devices display
too high a radioactivity. The ministry’s letter is
clear, the tone is firm. Here is the letter that the Ministry
of Science sent us. It is dated October 26, 2011. And here it says: Because
your readings are too high. In fact, they went to inspect
six of our dosimeters on site. And according to them, our devices displayed
radioactivity much higher than that of their own Geiger counter. So they write that we
will absolutely have to correct this. And they are asking us to make
these changes immediately. Problem: Mr. Toyota’s devices
are manufactured in the United States according to international standards. And the American manufacturer does
n’t want to know anything. He refuses to change them. We
contacted the manufacturer in the United States to ask them to lower the data. They replied that their equipment
complied with international standards. As long as they didn’t see why they
had to conform them to Japanese standards, they rejected our request. Radioactivity measurements
are random. A weighting of plus or minus
20 percent is applied. But as a precaution, most countries are
displaying the highest measure. The Japanese authorities declined to
answer our questions, citing the lawsuit they are currently in
with Mr. Toyota’s company. Minimize the risks for fear
of frightening the population. A process which, since the beginning
of the catastrophe, has exasperated the Japanese. To denounce the reassuring statements,
some reporters do not hesitate to use hidden cameras,
the use of which is not widespread in Japan. This investigative journalist will
therefore not show us his face. Shunkirishima is his pseudonym. For three years, he has been regularly hired as a worker
to photograph the interior of the power station
. That day, he was received in a union
in Tokyo to testify about what he had seen. Around the table,
nuclear workers. They don’t want to appear
for fear of losing their jobs. When you look at the sea,
it’s so beautiful, but inside the power plant, it’s atrocious.
And where was it taken? This is the turbine of reactor 1. This is the contaminated water pipe. This is the one that broke it. At the heart of the power plant,
difficult and dangerous work. The 5,000
nuclear workers are all volunteers. Shunkirichi Oma, for his part, considers
taking his photos to be his duty. I accept the risks. I’m 48 years old, I’m not very young anymore. It’s not serious. I wanted to know the reality. So I thought to myself: What
is most important? We
must take this risk to find out what is really happening
in the nuclear power plant. So the journalist agrees
to accompany me as close as possible to the Fukushima plant. Since 2012, the exclusion zone is
no longer a 30 km arc around the power plant. It almost follows the path of the
nuclear cloud and radioactive contamination. It is impossible to enter the
red zone without authorization. Access to the press is
rare and very restricted. But the Japanese journalist
has a pass. I will be able to enter the
restricted area by hiding in the trunk of his car. We’re going to arrive at the checkpoint. Please don’t talk. Be silent for a few minutes. Good morning.
Hello, how are you? Nothing to declare ? Okay, have a nice day. After a few kilometers,
in a discreet place, I can go out. But Shunkirishima then advises me
to cover my face. I have to… I put a marble like this in case someone
sees me so that I look more or less Japanese,
so that people don’t recognize me, in any case, that I’m a foreigner. Do I look Japanese like this? Yeah. It will be more discreet that way. We are driving towards the power station. The Geiger counter starts beeping, a
sign that we are well beyond the safety limit of
0.23 microciverts per hour. 10.4. Is it dangerous? Yes, dangerous. Yes, it’s too high. 10.4 ?
10.4. 10.4 ?
Too high. Too dangerous. Here, look. Here, if you turn left,
a kilometer and a half later, there is the nuclear power plant. The reporter takes us to the parking lot
of the old Futaba school. An official government measuring device
displays 50 times the standard. And Shunkirishima is angry. Look, they put the battery on
the floor and it blocks the gamma rays. There is the battery, a
steel plate and then the device. So, the gamma rays
don’t reach the sensor. And so, the
official measures are weak. To prove it, he walks
two meters away into the grass. Its Géger counter displays 21 microciverts
per hour, almost double the official measurement. And behind the school,
the meters will go crazy. Nearly 40 microciverts. And if we put it on the ground. Here, we change the unit of measurement. We moved to millisieverts,
0.30 millisieverts, that is, 300 microseverts. More than 1,300 times the safety standard. The Japanese government claims that
Futaba City is doomed for decades. People won’t be able to come back
here for at least 10 years, 50 years. If someone came to live here,
they would be exposed to receiving 50 times the annual safety dose. More than 50 millisieverts per year is
not possible. We mustn’t
stay here too long. We have to go. You come here often,
you take insane risks. I worked at the Fukushima nuclear power plant for a long time
, so I’m not really worried about myself anymore. But for normal people like you, you
should avoid staying in this area for too long. In the exclusion zone,
radioactivity measurements are well above the norms. In the villages around the power plant,
damaged by the March 2011 earthquake, time has stood still. But the government does not despair
of bringing the residents back one day. Several of them even
refused to leave their homes. This farmer lives 14 km from the power plant. I am a resistance fighter, a suicide bomber. I am a terrorist breeder. Masami Yoshizawa lives
there with his 300 cows. All of them are contaminated. Brown cows are
typical Japanese cows, very different from black cows. They cannot be sold in
markets and cannot be eaten. The government prohibits us
from giving them away, selling them, or taking them elsewhere. The farmer received €200,000
in compensation from Tepco, the plant’s operator. Look, it’s 7.9. 7.6 green microthis. It’s getting high around here. Mazami Yoshizawa decided to stay there,
despite the risks. I am a breeder to the end. I am a breeder who feeds
his herd every day. Even if I can’t sell my animals,
there was an accident, it doesn’t matter. Nuclear explosions are life. But whatever happens,
I will continue to take care of my animals until the end of my life,
for the next 20 years. And these cows are sick. A year after the disaster,
white spots appeared on their coats. Since August 2012,
these white marks have started to develop. They are black-haired cows. We see these white dots on their necks,
backs and all over their bodies. It’s faded a little,
but these cows have them too. I think it’s probably due
to exposure to radioactivity. I’m thinking a skin mutation,
a pigmentation mutation, something like that. More than 200 of those cows have died
since the accident and he doesn’t know why. Government veterinarians
came to do tests, but they never sent the results. This cow died suddenly. She looked healthy
and then she died suddenly. I don’t know why. Her little calf died with her. I don’t know why. She was in great shape. The farmer has a ritual, a small
memorial for each cow that disappears. But Mazami Yashizawa
doesn’t want to hear about his health. I went for some tests. They checked my DNA twice. They said everything would be fine. They said that maybe there
were some reasons to be concerned, but that I was
still within the norm. The younger you are, the more
you have to worry. But I’ll be 60 next year. I’m old, so I’m not afraid. He nevertheless agreed to
entrust us with his medical file. According to this test, his DNA is damaged. And the Japanese doctor who examined him
wrote down a comment by hand. A slightly high rate,
but no problem. A note that has the gift
of annoying this doctor. He worked in Ukraine for a long time
after the Chernobyl disaster. We saw the results from a breeder
and his DNA changed, but the doctor said: No problem. This is what the doctor
said: It is very dangerous. We cannot know what
this increase means. But what we do know
is that something serious is happening in your body. And what happens
if your DNA is damaged? The risk of cancer is very high. But in Chernobyl,
even though there was a very high rate of cancer, other diseases appeared there. In fact, cancer accounted for
only 10 percent of all illnesses following the Chernobyl accident. Other very common diseases
were heart disease. Because in fact, when sesium enters
the body, it first attaches to the pancreas
and the heart, and it concentrates there. And then it spreads throughout the body. This is what we learned. This risk to human health has been
present at Fukushima since March 2011, when the reactor casings were
blown one after the other, releasing a highly radioactive plume. And faced with fears of a
thyroid cancer epidemic, the Japanese government has set up
a gigantic medical study, the FHS, instead. From 0 to 18 years old,
the 360,000 children in the region must undergo a complete scan
and thyroid ultrasound. But for families, this study
is being conducted in defiance of common sense. Koriyama, 50 km from the power station. This city was heavily
contaminated when the cloud passed through. And families are
afraid for their children. Look, you still had hair. Yes, I had hair. Tokiko Noguchi has two children. Yume, 13, and Rin Tarou,
a nine-year-old boy with Down syndrome. Her son lost his hair right after
the disaster, due to stress, doctors say. I am sure we
were in great danger on March 15. There was a lapse
of several hours after the explosion. That day, the wind brought
the radioactive cloud towards us. There was a snowstorm on the 15th,
and all of Koriama was soaked by radiation. And last year,
like all the children in the area, Yume and Rin Tarou participated
in the official FHS study. So they had
a thyroid ultrasound. Parents must sign
a permission slip for their children to have an ultrasound. And the result arrives in an
envelope addressed to the child. Look, it says ”
Mr. Rintaro Noguchi.” And on the envelope it
says private and confidential. Which means he’s the only one who
can open the letter. This is nonsense. He is in CE1 and he is disabled. So we opened the envelope. And that’s the only information
we had. It is written that there are cysts less
than 20m without specifying what size or how many there are. No image, no measurement. And at the end they write: He is A2. The next test is supposed to take
place in two years. I was outraged. They say there are cysts,
but to wait two years? What does this mean? I was shocked, but most of all,
I was very angry. Tokiko’s two children were classified in category A2. According to the documents sent to parents,
here are the different scenarios after exposure to radiation. One, your thyroid is healthy, there is
no problem. There is no problem with two children either,
but the children have cysts and possibly nodules. The other two categories B and C
require in-depth examinations or even an operation. This lack of information
does not reassure parents. Especially since to date,
75 children have already been diagnosed with thyroid cancer in the region. This is at least 15 times
more than normal. So, everywhere, associations are
mobilizing to find out the truth. Like in the village of Miarou. Here too, the cloud
passed in March 2011. On that day, many families
waited in the school’s auditorium. This here is his esophagus. And there, do you see the black spot? This is what we call a cyst. This doctor is a
thyroid cancer specialist. He carries out his screenings voluntarily. She has a nodule on her
left thyroid gland. It measures 8.2 millimeters
by 3.6 millimeters. According to this specialist,
the official tests from the Fukushima region are not reliable. Contrary to what
the authorities say, he claims that Japan is threatened by a cancer epidemic. I think it is possible to
face a serious problem in 15 or 20 years. Today in Japan,
people live where radioactivity, one meter above the ground, can reach
up to 20 millisieverts. If Chernobyl standards were applied,
the government would have to relocate citizens. As soon as the radiation is
higher than 3 millisieverts per year. But instead, the government lets
people live in places that go up to 20 millisciverts. So, if it continues like this,
we are heading for serious problems. Nearly thirty
worried families flock to see Dr. Nishio. So what is the result? The doctor said everything was fine. What a relief. In the face of the government’s silence,
these associations bring a little comfort and hope. You know, there’s not
much we can do. After all, radiation
is all around us. We don’t know when
the next explosion will occur. This is the situation
we are in. So, to protect our children
from radiation, and
because we are being slowly murdered , we must do something. It’s a very passive approach,
but we have to fight against adversity. Parents helpless, faced with Japanese authorities deemed to be a subject of little credibility. It all started a few days after
the disaster, with a speech by the
nuclear advisor to the governor of Fukushima. In this video, which was
then widely shared on the Internet, Dr. Yamashita made comments
that scandalized Japan. If you smile, the radiation will
have no effect on you. If you don’t smile,
you will feel the effects. This theory has been proven
by animal experiments. Dr. Yamashita declined our
interview request, but we were able to meet his
successor, Dr. Suzuki. For him, families
worry for no reason. An A2 subject does not need to receive
medical treatment. Even if he has cysts? Yes, no problem. According to Dr. Suzuki,
the number of thyroid cancers in children is not abnormal. And the greatest danger would be
to panic the population. This is very important. Yes. Very important. Radiation is invisible
and damage from the effects of radiation does
not appear immediately. So of course, that’s normal. People were worried
at the time of the accident. But I believe, and this is my
personal opinion, that beyond radiation, the fear of radiation is even more
harmful to the health of Japanese citizens. Radiation that we
should not be afraid of. Do you understand me? But in the face of doubt,
Fukushima University has built a huge research center
for treating the effects of radiation. Opening planned for 2016. Japan, therefore, is
still preparing for dark days. So, in an attempt to control
the uncontrollable, the government set up Crises headquarters in the city
of Fukushima, 60 km from the plant . All
relevant ministries are present. Plus Tepco, the
electricity company that manages the plant. Mazato Kino has been in charge of this site
since the disaster, and he’s not about to leave. We have been here for
almost three years now. As of today,
I don’t know how much longer we will have to stay here. But it will take 30,
40 years to get rid of the radiation. So apparently we’re going to have to
work here for a while longer. 40 years to dismantle the site. But for now,
the three melting reactors must be cooled and watered continuously. The stain is inhuman The
ruined buildings are leaking. Hundreds of workers are taking turns,
despite the danger, trying to contain the contamination with whatever means are available. So, inexorably every day,
300 tons of highly contaminated water flow into the Pacific Ocean. People are worried
about the environment. Because this ultra-radioactive water is
flowing into the sea. This is
legitimate, and everyone is worried, especially for the fishing industry. We therefore absolutely must resolve
the problem of contaminated water as quickly as possible. This
radioactive water, which escapes from the plant into the Pacific,
contaminates the fish. This Mourassoy, caught last year,
has more than 2,500 times the authorized radioactive limit. Fishing is prohibited
up to 40 km from the coast. Moreover, the Iwaki trawlers
are forced to go out to sea. They are only allowed to fish around
forty species and must submit part of their catch for analysis. On the platform, officials from
Fukushima Prefecture are waiting for them. We’re going to take these fish to the lab. Then they are analyzed
to check for radioactivity. In recent months, the results published
by the prefecture’s laboratory are intended to be reassuring so that the fish
can be sold or eaten by fishermen. Are you going to eat them? Yes of course.
Octopus. And you eat it raw? Yes, of course, I eat them. Isn’t it contaminated? Zero radiation. This one, zero. This one, zero radiation. Octopus and squid are among
the authorized species, as they are not very sensitive to radioactivity. But the fishermen, for their part,
would like a complete resumption of fishing. This constant monitoring shows that there are
still fish above the standards, beyond 100 becquerels. But every time we check,
the levels drop. But the government
wants to be very careful. So, he will only allow us to fish
after checking hundreds of times. And the Japanese government says that
as long as the contamination continues, fishing will be strictly
monitored and regulated. The Japanese Meteorological Research Institute is
participating in this monitoring.
At the request of the Japanese government, Michio Ayoama has been studying
the path of radioactivity in the waters of the Pacific since 2011. And his theory is intended to be reassuring. First, radioactive substances
released from the Fukushima nuclear reactor
enter the Koryo-Shō Current and begin to move eastward. But still, it does
n’t go far east. From 2011 to spring 2012,
the radioactive substances traveled eastward, where the current cooled, and
then sank to the ocean floor. They go down deep and then
they change direction and go south. Then they head back west,
towards us, towards Japan. So, some of it is coming back to Japan and
the substances that remained 2,500 or 3,000 km from Fukushima have
already sunk to a depth of 400 meters. For Professor Ayohama,
there is therefore nothing to fear for the fauna and flora of the Pacific. Are you sure there is no problem
for Pacific fish? Yes, no problem. The only problem is for the fish
in the immediate vicinity of the power plant. We know that radioactivity damages
the DNA of fish growing up there, near Fukushima, a tiny bit. Once the fish go out
to sea, whether they swim near the surface or deeper,
there is no problem, even if the radioactivity is very concentrated. So, can we eat the fish? Yes, we can eat them.
I eat them. In Tokyo, this theory leaves
a prominent scientist perplexed. On that day, Issako Sakiyama was a guest at
the Radioactivity Information Center . And when we talk to the
research director of the Institute of Radiological Sciences about
Professor Ayoama’s theory, here is her reaction. He says that even if the fish
enter highly radioactive water, there will be no problem. Really ? Are you kidding? It’s amazing. I’ve never heard of that. You are talking about Dr. Ayoama,
the marine specialist. Even if there is a net that When you hide
the fish from getting out, the contaminated water circulates freely. And the sesium will adhere to the sand and
clay and sink to the bottom of the water. But still,
there are fish that feed on the bottom of the water and navigate. Of course there will be an effect. It is not possible
that there is no effect. I don’t understand why he said that. Despite assurances from the Japanese government, the fear of radioactive contamination of the Pacific
is therefore very real. And this fear is spreading
across the ocean to the United States. We are in San Francisco. Every week,
these volunteers walk the beaches looking for tsunami debris. For these environmental defenders,
this contamination is a tragedy. This ocean is our life. The sea is 70 percent of the planet. So of course this disaster
will have an impact on the sea. It’s a tragedy. From there to here, it will have
consequences for wildlife. The bulk of the tsunami debris is expected to
arrive on U.S. shores in the spring. But scientists, they are
especially worried about wildlife. In his laboratory at
Stonybrook University in New York State, this marine biologist preserves
pieces of radioactive tones. These are Pacific tones. They were caught between 15
and 150 km off the coast of San Diego. After analysis,
the biologist is categorical. These tones were contaminated with cesium 137
and 134 by discharges from the Fukushima power plant. This peak would never appear if the fish had
not been contaminated by radioactivity from the Fukushima plant. Without this cesium 134 peak,
we would only see slight activity. Along the California coast,
the scientific community is mobilizing. At the University of California,
Daniel Hirsch teaches nuclear policy. He is convinced that Fukushima is a
catastrophe with global consequences. We know that there is no
safety threshold for radioactivity. The radioactive liters of water dumped
into the ocean increased the risk of contamination. How much? We don’t know. The Fukushima accident was a
global accident and there will be global consequences. Which ones?
We don’t know. They will not be zero,
nor will they be massive, but there will be
health consequences for humans. In California, vigilance remains high
due to fears of contamination of Pacific waters. And what about Europe? Although the oceans were not affected,
the radioactive cloud did reach us. To what extent? In France, scientists
have tried to determine this. We are near Paris. This is a major accident. Indeed, it is a disaster, yes. The IRSN sought to assess the path
of the radioactive cloud from Fukushima. And here is the result. The plume
spread across the Pacific, towards the North American continent,
hit the North American coasts between the United States and Canada,
then California, progressed across the
North American continent as well as, notably, Alaska,
crossed the Atlantic and exited towards Boston and progressed
in the Atlantic, progressed also through the North Pole
to hit Northern Europe via Sweden and Eastern Europe,
then with a north-south and east-west flow, gradually affected France. It was not dangerous
for the French or the Europeans. No, it was at levels that were
low enough that there were no public health problems in Europe. But for independent researchers
on radioactivity at the Crirade in Valencia, it is not so simple. According to them, while in Europe
the contamination by the radioactive cloud was very low, the risk
was very real. French citizens have still been
exposed to some Fukushima-related radioactivity through inhalation
and ingestion. Fortunately,
we have remained at dose levels that are, let’s say, 1,000 times lower
than those we experienced in 1986 because of Chernobyl. And that’s why, for the
French territory, there was no need to produce recommendations
for the population to take iodine tablets, for example. On the other hand, any additional dose of radiation
increases the risks. Therefore, it is not possible
to say that there will not be possible very long-term consequences for the
world population outside Japan. Back in Japan, in the city
of Minamisoma, 20 km from Fukushima. Teruoh Iwamoto is retired. Since he was three years old,
he has been fishing in the rivers of the region. For him, it’s a way of life. It was his grandfather who taught him. It’s a catfish. Can you eat it?
No. No. For what ? Because it is contaminated
by radiation. Surely more than 1,000 becquerels. Is it dangerous? Yes. The standard in Japan is 100 becquerels. And here in the Odagawa River,
the rates are 900 or 1,000 becquerels. That’s it, right? Teruo Iwamoto is an
eel fishing specialist. A fish that the Japanese love. But there is no question of eating them,
they too are highly radioactive. Back home, Teruo Iwamoto
cuts them into pieces to have them analyzed. Since the disaster,
his passion is over. You know, I really thought
I was going to start enjoying life. But just as I retired, this disaster happened. I didn’t want to have to do that
kind of thing, all those radiation measurements. Will you be able to eat
river fish again one day? I don’t think so. Not in my lifetime, no. Teruo Iwamoto does his
radioactivity checks spontaneously. Out of duty, he says,
so that future generations do not experience the same tragedy
that destroyed the rivers of his childhood and shattered so many lives.

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00:00 Introduction – Les premières explosions
04:16 Le tsunami et ses victimes
07:28 Les habitants face à la radioactivité
14:45 Les manipulations des mesures officielles
18:18 L’infiltration d’un journaliste dans la centrale
26:33 Les fermiers et animaux contaminés
33:55 L’épidémie de cancers chez les enfants
36:30 La réaction des autorités japonaises
40:57 L’eau contaminée et l’océan Pacifique
46:51 Les inquiétudes internationales
50:20 Le nuage radioactif atteint l’Europe
52:11 Retour à Fukushima : la vie impossible

Le 11 mars 2011, trois des quatre réacteurs de la centrale nucléaire de Fukushima Daiichi explosaient. Une catastrophe nucléaire qui officiellement, jusqu’à présent, n’a causé la mort que de deux personnes, deux travailleurs de la centrale nucléaire décédés à la suite d’une leucémie foudroyante.

Mais 3 ans à peine après la catastrophe, la vérité apparaît peu à peu…

Les premiers malades sont apparus, des enfants pour la plupart, porteurs de kystes sur la thyroïde. Des centaines de milliers de personnes auraient été contaminées…

Et ses conséquences ne sont pas seulement dramatiques pour le Japon. Des particules radioactives ont traversé les frontières emportées par l’air et l’eau. Aux Etats-Unis, sur la côte ouest certains poissons péchés dans le Pacifique portent eux aussi des traces de contamination. En Europe, l’inquiétude porte sur les produits importés du Japon. En France et en Suisse, de nombreux tests sont faits fréquemment pour s’assurer que les aliments radioactifs n’entrent pas sur le marché.

Qui sont ces enfants malades ? Quelle est l’ampleur réelle de la contamination, humaine et environnementale ? Pourquoi le gouvernement japonais refuse-t-il la transparence ? Qui sont ces citoyens, journalistes ou médecins japonais, américains ou européens qui se battent pour que la vérité éclate ?

Enquête sur un scandale nucléaire…

À découvrir sur Notre Monde :
Japon, la tentation nationaliste – Remilitarisation du Japon https://youtu.be/q2p-syYrOzI
Le monde après Fukushima – Le pire désastre nucléaire du XXIe siècle https://youtu.be/OZ0JmKZbHzs
Fukushima, 10 ans après : L’impossible retour – Catastrophe nucléaire https://youtu.be/9fRbHnuL7ZQ

“Fukushima”
Réalisé par Lionel de Coninck
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