USS Reagan sailors diagnosed with cancer Fukushima

 

Dozens of US sailors and marines who provided humanitarian assistance following the meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan in March 2011 have been diagnosed with illnesses such as leukemia, testicular cancer, and thyroid disease. The service members many of whom were aboard the aircraft carrier USS Reagan are now part of a class action lawsuit against the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). They allege TEPCO provided false information to the US Navy about the extent of radioactive contamination in the surrounding air and water. While TEPCO is the main focus of suspicions, the service members are also pressing the US Navy to reveal whether or not it knew about the radiation, particularly considering the kind of equipment aboard the USS Reagan, a nuclear-powered ship. There are "lots of radiation detectors both fixed in position to monitor the radioactivity from the reactor itself and also lots of Geiger counters," said Paul Gunter, Director of the Reactor Oversight Project with Beyond Nuclear, an anti-nuclear advocacy organization. Channel "RT TV" http://rt.com/usa/navy-fukushima-nuclear-radiation-504/ http://www.beyondnuclear.org/