JAPANESE PENSIONERS
BACK ON DUTY AFTER
FUKUSHIMA DISASTER
G'day folks,
Welcome to a series of people who stepped up during troubling times.
The nuclear disaster that occurred on March
11, 2011, on the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan is the largest
nuclear accident after Chernobyl. The nuclear accident led to radiation
being released both in the atmosphere and the water, the long-term
negative effects of which will continue to affect the population and the
environment for decades to come.
Part of the containment and damage control strategy was the creation of a
20-kilometer restricted zone around the nuclear power plant, and the
brave volunteers who were among the first to tackle some of the most
dangerous tasks on and around the power station were… pensioners.
A group of more than 200 Japanese retired workers of the plant that
called themselves The Skilled Veterans Corps, all past the age of 60,
volunteered to deal with the nuclear disaster instead of younger people.
The group claimed that what they signed up for was not brave, but
rather logical, as the negative effects of radiation will likely start
affecting them decades after exposure, and so they have a much lower
chance of experiencing them. The humility of these heroes is truly
astounding.
Clancy's comment: Well done. Certainly brave.
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