Avoid travel to places near the Fukushima reactor. The situation at Fukushima is now described as being as severe as Chernobyl. What do you remember about Chernobyl? A nuclear explosion occurred on April 26th, 1986, spewing out radioactive contamination 100 times greater than the nuclear weapons used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Europe, the Soviet Union countries and parts of Asia were contaminated. Over time the contamination has spread throughout the entire northern hemisphere and the world.
While the situation at the Fukushima nuclear plant is still regarded as serious, Tauck’s “Essence of Japan” trip doesn’t travel anywhere near the plant. In fact, the closest our Japan itinerary comes to the plant is Tokyo, which is approximately 135 miles away.
According to a U.S. State Department announcement dated July 19, “the health and safety risks to land areas which are outside a 50-mile radius of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are low and do not pose significant risks to U.S. citizens. Out of an abundance of caution, we continue to recommend that U.S. citizens avoid travel to destinations within the 50-mile evacuation zone of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant.”
To reiterate, the State Department is suggesting “out of an abundance of caution” that people avoid traveling within 50 miles of the Fukushima power plant, while the very closest point on Tauck’s Japan itinerary is still well over 100 miles away.
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According to a U.S. State Department announcement dated July 19, “the health and safety risks to land areas which are outside a 50-mile radius of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are low and do not pose significant risks to U.S. citizens. Out of an abundance of caution, we continue to recommend that U.S. citizens avoid travel to destinations within the 50-mile evacuation zone of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant.”
To reiterate, the State Department is suggesting “out of an abundance of caution” that people avoid traveling within 50 miles of the Fukushima power plant, while the very closest point on Tauck’s Japan itinerary is still well over 100 miles away.
Hope this helps provide a little more clarity.