While it is only a matter of time before the radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan effects us all in some way globally the first European stop seems to be Iceland.
Experts say that there is no risk to public health and is no cause for concern. However, it is a sad thing to see this news arrive and can be a sign of what is to come.
From Reykjavik Grapevine - The devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck Japan nearly two weeks ago did damage to, among other things, the Fukushima nuclear power plant. While the situation at the plant is now more or less stabilized, radiation from the reactor was released into the atmosphere and will drift globally.
Reuters reports that Iceland is the first European country to receive this radiation, having drifted over the Pacific and North America before reaching here.
However, the levels of radiation are very low, the Icelandic Radiation Safety Authority contends. They emphasize that radiation levels from Fukushima now reaching Iceland are 0.0001% to 0.00001% that of the radiation that reached Iceland after the 1986 Chernobyl incident, which was also far below levels capable of harming human health.
Media outlets the world over have had somewhat uneven reporting on Fukushima radiation, ranging from the reasonable to the inaccurate.
Despite more sensationalist reporting, radiation levels reaching other countries from Fukushima are far below the constant background radiation that most people are exposed to every day
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