All nuclear accidents create an issue around radioactive metals and what do with these things. Around Chernobyl, vehicles were sent to a radiation exclusion zone graveyard, and whole towns were abandoned. In Japan, nothing like that happened. Cars from the worst radiation contaminated zones are being found not just all over Japan, but also in foreign countries. There are an estimated 10,000's of radiation contaminated vehicles in Japan, but since no one is testing them, that is just a guess, as the number could be much higher.The story of a Japanese family is provided here as a link, so that readers can understand the potential impact on health that a radioactive car can have.http://fukushimavoice-eng.blogspot.com/2012/01/from-hokkaido-twins-that-got-radiation.html
What happens when someone either innocently or on purpose ships a radiation contaminated car and/or parts to a foreign country?CARIBBEAN ISLAND TURNS BACK RADIOACTIVE CARS
Radioactive cars from Japan turning up in Caribbeanhttp://amsterdamnews.com/news/2014/jan/16/radioactive-cars-japan-turning-caribbean/
Even three years after the Fukushima mega nuclear disaster, radioactive vehicles are still turning up at foreign ports. Here is another example of a radioactive mini bus turning up in Jamaica...
2014 - Radiation Limbo - Health Ministry To Decide Fate Of Japanese Bus At Port After Test Findings
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140306/lead/lead1.html
In Chile, a small number of cars out of a shipment of 2,500 Japanese cars were found to be contaminated with a 'low' level of radiation, but they did not disclose what that radiation level was.
SOUTH KOREA TURNS BACK RADIOACTIVE STEEL
Jebus August 12, 2014 "South Korea to return 20 kg Japanese steel scrap due to radiation contamination - The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission detected Caesium 137 at a higher than allowed level in 20 kilogrammes of steel scrap out of a total 20 tonnes imported earlier this month, said a spokeswoman at the agency."
AUSTRALIA TESTING IMPORTED VEHICLES FROM JAPAN
Australia has started to test imported cars for radiation contamination as they were not being tested at all before the Fukushima mega nuclear disaster. But what kind of testing are they doing, on how many cars out of 1,000?
“This is a win for workers, and also a win for the Australian public,” said Assistant National Secretary Warren Smith. Any risk of radiation is too big a risk to take. Workers and consumers come into direct contact with these cars – the Government watchdog must ensure there is no health and safety risk. The Australian public has a right to know if there is a radiation threat.”A leading anti-nuclear figure has cast doubts over the integrity of radiation screening in Port Kembla, saying the tests were grossly inadequate. Dr. Helen Caldicott made the comments after tests on a ship full of cars from Japan returned negative readings. Two Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) inspectors boarded the Trans Future 7 yesterday morning to test 102 of the ship’s 800 new and used vehicles.The important thing to understand is that no authorities can test ALL of the cars coming in, unless there is a drive through kind of machine, which is very expensive. The testing is done with hand held device, and they test only a few of the cars out of the whole shipment of what could be many thousands of cars. Each vehicles takes some time to test, so with time, the 'expense' of this will ensure that at most, only a few cars out of a thousand are tested by both the manufacturer and the importing control agencies. If a radioactive car is found, that does not increase the testing, it just means that one car is sent back.
ROTTER DAM PORT FINDS RADIOACTIVE JAPANESE CONTAINERS
After any nuclear accident, it is not just the metal cars that are radioactive. Anything metal is now radiation contaminated, including ships, shipping containers, planes, and more. Any organization should put in place procedures and tools to test for this after any nuclear accident for at least five years, since the radiation does not magically disappear after a couple years. See the Chernobyl radiation graveyard of vehicles section further down. The next question to answer is what happens to that metal whatever it is when 'excessive' radiation is found on something, whether that is a plane, ship, container, car, or whatever? Is there a process where that metal is put into a radioactive waste site, or is it then just sold, or 'recycled' into the metal factories?Japanese Containers Test Positive for Radiation on Arrival in Rotterdam
http://www.longshoreshippingnews.com/2011/05/japanese-containers-test-positive-for-radiation-on-arrival-in-rotterdam/In Danish language...http://www.vwa.nl/actueel/nieuws/nieuwsbericht/2012800/19-besmette-containers-uit-japan-aangetroffen-in-rotterdamse-havenRUSSIA TURNS BACK JAPANESE RADIOACTIVE CARS
Enformable goes into greater detail about how Russia and other countries have been dealing with this issue, or are getting ready to. Russia turned back a shipment of 50 cars in one shipment.2014 - RADIOACTIVE CARS STILL BEING FOUND COMING IN, 3 YEARS LATER
As of 2014, radioactive cars and parts still being sent back to Japan, and the excessive radiation in imported cars still exists, despite the Japanese auto industry taking steps to 'certify' all of their new and used cars as being radiation tested.Contaminated vehicles from Japan still being rejected by Russian Customs Service
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