Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Radiation Affected Everyone On Earth

Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster had an impact on every single person on Earth, according to scientists. The meltdown hit everyone on the planet with a dose of radiation, but fortunately, not enough to have a real impact. "We don't need to worry," said Nikolas Evangeliou, according to New Scientist. He is part of the team at the Norwegian Institute for Air Research that conducted the survey. Read: Fukushima's Nuclear Radiation So Destructive, Not Even Robots Can Survive The average person was dosed with 0.5 millisieverts of radiation from the accident. For those in the immediate vicinity of Fukushima, the amount was much higher, at about one to five millisieverts.