Stop the hysteria

I am relating a message from the people of Japan to new services around the world -- STOP THE HYSTERIA. You are causing panic amongst the foreign community in Japan by exaggerating the situation at the Fukushima #1 Nuclear Power Plant. Listen to your own nuclear experts, and get back the job of reporting on the humantarian crisis evolving in North Japan.

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[ortegablue]

Do you have an update? Because, we saw the reports by Tepco saying they underestimated and Reuters about the Fukushima being 4 times greater than the Chernobyl Cesium 137 release. What is your take? Do you live in Tokyo? Are you concerned about #4? No plans on evacuating? Thanks a lot...

[Daniel Kahl]

Sorry I haven't updated my YouTube in a while. Many things are happening. Yes, TEPCO underestimated some readings but they are still MUCH lower than Chernobyl. Also, people were evacuated from dangerous areas sooner and warnings about milk & food were given sooner than CH. I am in Minami-Soma today, just 10KM north of FNPP1. Safe here. And EXTREMELY safe in Tokyo, over 250KM to the south. No concern about #4. The structure has been inspected and would withstand another similar sized quake.

[ortegablue]

Thanks for the reply. Better start posting again since we are hearing really alarming things from Tepco, like 85 times (August 2011) the Ceasium 137 and now other things like many many multiples of the Hiroshima bomb or Chernobyl. So, no one knows who/what to believe. Concern about #4 is, it will be THE END if it tips over due to earthquakes. Tepco says they don't know what to do if it goes. There is a bulge in the wall, do you know? Michio Kaku said #2 liquefied, 1st time in nuclear history!!??

[Daniel Kahl]

Whoa. You've GOT to be kidding. What sort of media are you watching? Professor Kaku said THAT? Oh #$%&*!

[rose312water]

Mr.Daniel, You keep forcing foreign people to remain in japan but if you are so confidence about the safety of radiation there. why don't you says more logically or with scientific prove! I look at you as you are one of well know Japanese speaking TV guy in Japan so you have to say as you have to do. I feel it from you. No clear message to encourage us to stay there. as you keep showing anger only with no clear explanation.

[Daniel Kahl]

You think I have FORCED people to stay in Japan? Wow.

Please read the reports. Fewer than 50 people died around Chernobyl. None have died at Fukushima. It is sad what happened. But it is not a panic.

[Daniel Kahl]

Not enough space here to write everything. Please read IAEA, WHO, and UNSCEAR reports on Chernobyl. Then compare the situation to Fukushima NPP1. They are not comparable.

Yes, we were worried for a time. There is still some danger of thyroid cancer for the children who lived near the Plant. We need to monitor them for many years. But again, there is no need to panic.

[ZakkuAtakku]

The media is all bull crap anyway..! The media is just one way of indirectly influencing the beliefs of mass populations. I just stick with whatever I think is best for me. Screw what the news reports say about anything.

[satokiki1]

Thank you Daniel

[zpejohnson5]

I would just like to say your a joke ! And what your doing is wrong ! Fear monger more like truth monger ! And your so ignerent you would not know truth if michio kaku smaked you in the face with it ! Don't hate him cuz you ain't him sir ! He cold make you look like a lab rat ! You only wish your IQ was half as high as his ! My generation calls this being a hater ! You should not hate him for his intelegenc he may save your ass with it some day guy !

[yappyyy]

Daniel.....THANK YOU SO MUCH! I live in Fukushima City that's about 60km away from the crippled plants. Many people told me (fear-mongers) that I've been murdering my own children etc while they have no clue about what's realy going on here. Radiation is so low here even ants would not die from it. Seems that many scientists grab this oppurtunity to becaome known. Very very sad. Again thank you so much for this fresh breath of air. By the way...loved the fishing programm you did! Keep it up!

[MrJonathanSwift]

Daniel. Thank you for your efforts. I guess your "fault" is you actually do the work and research the data.. That is boring, tedious work. My impression is fear mongers would rather sit on their duffs and make outrageous claims without backing them up. Maybe I'm wrong but I'm afraid that many so called scientists have ceased being scientists and become more like media celebrities.