First Photos of the "Fukushima 50" (5 already presumed dead from radiation)

[stockholmer]

"Please Continue to Live Well, I Can't Be Home for A While"

http://www.good.is/post/first-photos-of-the-fukushima-50-please-continue-to-live-well-i-can-t-be-home-for-a-while/



"The first photos of the Fukushima 50, the team of men currently attempting to prevent a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, have emerged, and they're simultaneously inspiring and heartbreaking.

On the one hand, the 50, who have since been joined by 150 others, are all that's right in the world, true symbols of selflessness and sacrifice for the greater good. On the other, they're also heartbreaking reminders of the horror Japan's recent tsunami wrought —five of the men are already presumed dead, and others have said they're certain the radiation will kill them eventually.............."



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heroic victims

[Teaser]

1. who is presuming the other 5 dead?

are they just not showing up anymore?

[stockholmer]

4. I think the presumption is that it was the radiation that killed them, TEPCO is on 'info lockdown'

[Teaser]

8. so we know they're dead

OK. The article wasn't clear on that.

TEPCO better buy these people all the booze, drugs and sex they want for the rest of their (potentially shorter) lives.

[Hannah Bell]

11. tepco is on "info lockdown"? really? then why do i keep seeing them on tv every night

giving out "info"?

"the presumption" -- for the second time, of *who*?

there is no "fukushima 50". there have always been more than 50 people working on the crisis. the men are rotated in & out so as not to accumulate too much dose.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

[checks-n-balances]

7. I was just thinking the same thing.

:cry:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

3. Given the history of nuclear power

they are probably sealed in a chamber filled with radiation. no one can pronounce them dead, because they can't enter

[lbrtbell]

5. Dear God!

I think they should at least give these poor, brave souls supplies of medication before they begin this work...so that, when they're in isolation and know they're dying, they can find relief from suffering.

[Sirveri]

6. No proof they're dead whatsoever. But hey why not right.

Sure they're limited to a dose of 250mSv, which is only 1/4 what is needed to cause radiation sickness. And that's all checked every shift by the TLD's they wear, not to mention the SIPD's that they all are carrying. But we'll just claim they're all dead from radiation poisoning because that just sounds so cool.

[Maru Kitteh]

10. Did you not realize that this story is not dramatic enough the way it is? We're Americans! We

can't possibly be expected to settle for some other countries standard for terrible disasters. We need them to be BIGGER! BETTER! BADDER! and 24/7 X-TREME disasters!

[Electric Monk]

12. Go there for a week then get back to us how you're feeling.

If you can.

[Sirveri]

14. I would if I spoke Japanese. I seriously considered volunteering down at the embassy.

But I doubt they need a fat gaijin who only speaks English running around their plants. Though I was a qualified radiation worker, so I might still have been useful.

[Rowdyboy]

9. I am not a hero but I admire them....these people deserve any respect and good wishes they can get

I am in awe

[Mojeoux]

13. k n' r