• Question: how is the nuclear power plant leakge going to affect japans next generation?

    Asked by cucumbermustache to Damien, Rachael, Simon, Suzi, Tim on 16 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Simon Bennett

      Simon Bennett answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      Hello,

      Probably not a lot to be honest, the amount of radiation that leaked out was way under the threshold to cause harm.

      Thanks.

    • Photo: Suzi Gage

      Suzi Gage answered on 16 Jun 2011:

      Hi @cucumbermustache
      I agree with Simon – there was hardly any radiation that actually escaped into the air, water or soil.
      However I think politically it will have quite a big impact, and make it hard for Japan to make more nuclear power stations in the future, which may mean they struggle to meet the energy demands of the people in the future.

      Hope this answers your question.

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