(Click here to meet the team.)
Since the beginning of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, the authorities have consistently appeared to underestimate both the risks and extent of radioactive contamination. We have come to Fukushima to bear witness to the impacts of this crisis and to provide some independent insight into the resulting radioactive contamination.
By providing honest, transparent and independent analysis of the threats to public health, we aim to provide an alternative to the often contradictory information released by nuclear regulators in the weeks since the Fukushima disaster began unfolding.
We will be in the Fukushima area to investigate and document the extent of the radioactive contamination and to bear witness to the imapcts that the people of Japan are subjected to because if the radiation.
Monitoring results - Map
December 2011 measurements:
View Measurements - December 2011 - Fukushima in a larger map
Previous measurements:
View Map of Radiation Measurements by Greenpeace team in a larger map
Monitoring results - Data
We're posting raw data from our field teams here as we can. Our team's priority is updating the map (above), and informing local communities, so there may be delays in publishing the raw data. Our intention is to publish spreadsheets for all our monitoring work (though some may have to be published after the end of field work for logistical reasons). These will contain the same information as in the map. By posting these spreadsheets, we hope to make it easier for people/institutions who want to use our data as part of their own research efforts. (By combining it with government data for, example, or using it in ways we have not imagined.)
Use of this data
This data is released under an Open Data Commons Attribution license. Please DO: Re-publish, mash-up, re-mix, share and create new works from this data. Please DO: Cite us as the source and link to this page. Please DO NOT: Imply that Greenpeace endorses your product or interpretation (we're only an original data source).
Spreadsheets
Team 1 - Gamma spectrometer output, 04 April 2011 (xls)
Team 2 - Field log, 04 April 2011 (xls)
Team 2 - Field log, 07 April 2011 (xls)
Food Testing results 04 - 08 April 2011 (xls)
Marine testing preliminary results, published 12 May 2011 (xls)
Marine testing lab results 1, published 25 May 2011 (pdf)
Marine testing lab results 2, published 25 May 2011 (pdf)
Marine testing lab results 3, published 09 August 2011 (pdf), (more info)
Detailed Demands to the Japanese Government, August 2011 (pdf)
Letter to National Government, August 2011 (pdf)
Fukushima/Watari/Onami results, December 2011 (xls)
The latest updates
Press release | February 20, 2012 at 7:58
Amsterdam, February 20, 2012 – Greenpeace today launched 'Shadowlands', a presentation of haunting photographs depicting the impacts of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the plight of people displaced by the crisis, and a warning to others that a...
Read more >
Blog entry by Laura Kenyon, Greenpeace International | February 19, 2012
117 comments
Nearly a year after Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, it’s time to take a look at its legacy and take an opportunity to stand in solidarity with the people who continue to suffer the impacts. We’re calling for a nuclear free,...
Read more >
Blog entry by Justin McKeating | February 17, 2012
1 comment
(This post is by Christine McCann)
Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
State of Nuclear Politics in Japan
Haruki Madarame, Chairman of the...
Read more >
Blog entry by Justin McKeating | February 13, 2012
1 comment
(This post is by Christine McCann)
Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
State of Nuclear Politics in Japan
Approximately 150,000 residents...
Read more >
Blog entry by Greg McNevin | February 10, 2012
14 comments
Or so the saying goes, and Japan has been in crisis mode for much of the last year. That said, while radioactive contamination fears remain, and economic downturn is causing some pain, you could be forgiven for thinking that the impact...
Read more >