Greenpeace demands long-term health monitoring following nuclear accident

Tokyo, 14 October 1999 - Following the Tokaimura nuclear accident, Greenpeace Japan has sent a letter of demands to Ibaragi Prefecture, the Science and Technology Agency, and the Health and Welfare Ministry today requesting the registration and long-term health monitoring of all persons present in the two kilometer zone around the accident site during the 20 hours it occurred

The demands are based on Greenpeace's investigation into the Tokaimura accident that concluded that official health checks were insufficient.