[johno215]

You are correct that radiation exposure does statically increase the risk for cancer. A handful of emergency workers did receive exposures above the level where the increased risk could be statistically detected compared to regular cancer risk rates.

So it is possible several people may face an earlier death than they would have if Fukoshima did not occur. But when talking deaths we are still short by 3 to 4 orders of magnitudes to the direct deaths from the earthquake.

[1] http://www.slideshare.net/iaea/radiological-briefing-11-0505 [2] http://xkcd.com/radiation/

[Tichy]

As with coal, it is completely silly to compare the number of deaths with the number of deaths from the earthquake.

I take it you wouldn't mind moving into those evacuated areas around Fukushima. Housing is probably really cheap there right now.