Generic Brand Living with Nuclear Catastrophes

Nuclear power plant accidents threaten the entire planet. From Russia to Japan, from the USA to France, from Russia to Japan, from the USA to France, after any accident, everyone from the workers employed in the power plant to the people of the region and the citizens of that country, the citizens of the countries in the nearby geography, and the consumers of far away countries who are forced to buy contaminated products, are deprived of even the most basic health rights with big lies, information withholding and even the most basic health rights.To evaluate all this, you will read in this book how it was applied in the Chernobyl and Fukishima accidents, where the data became more evident with the reasonable time that has passed. So much so that in a country like Japan, the first thing to be done after a nuclear accident was not even the distribution of iodine tablets, and the consequences have already been severe.But did what happened in Chernobyl serve as a lesson for the Japanese, who were accustomed to success in Fukishima and believed in technology perhaps the most in the world? By tracing this comparison, the book also questions the importance of the inclinations of those in power, the effectiveness of civil society, the organization of the medical community, the independence of scientists and the courage of journalists. We know very well, especially in Turkey, that the line between treason and love is a matter of power's choice. The people who are likely to suffer the most from both accidents need reliable information and support, not cover-ups, not doctored reports, not research funded by the nuclear lobby and not false hopes. The type of nuclear fallout, its half-life, and its effects on plants, animals, and the natural ecosystem in general, are too much for even anthropocentric thinkers to ignore, since most of it is ultimately consumed by humans as food or water. But for those who are able to look at the world through a different lens, it is also important how blue butterflies, whose lifespan is very short, are affected. The shortening of their lifespans, the decrease in wing lengths, as well as mutations in new generations are very worrying for the future. Ironically, contrary to the slogans of the lobbyists who shouted that life would stop without energy from nuclear power, Japan, a country so dependent on technology and electricity, shut down 17 nuclear power plants (48 reactors in total) after the accident and has lived without the need for nuclear energy ever since, and today lives without nuclear energy except for 2 reactors that have been restarted.Another important element that all these accidents have taught us is that, just like global climate change, nuclear power plants are more than the responsibility of the states in which they are located - they concern all the inhabitants of the planet. Therefore, no matter in which country they are built, all people who will be exposed to their negative impacts tomorrow have the right to resist them. Introduction text