Retirees Volunteer to Tackle Japan's Nuclear Crisis

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June 1, 2011

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Retirees Volunteer to Tackle Japan's Nuclear Crisis

In Japan, The Skilled Veterans Corps is made up of retired engineers and other professionals, all over the age of 60. A group of more than 200 Japanese pensioners are volunteering to tackle the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima power station. They say they should be facing the dangers of radiation, not the young. It was while watching the television news that Yasuteru Yamada decided it was time for his generation to stand up.: "I am 72 and on average I probably have 13 to 15 years left to live. Even if I were exposed to radiation, cancer could take 20 or 30 years or longer to develop." Mr Yamada is lobbying the government hard for his volunteers to be allowed into the power station. The government has expressed gratitude for the offer but is cautious. { read more }

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