In einem Greenpeace Artikel wird auf einen investigativen Bericht des U.S. network HBO im Rahmen der Sendung ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel ’ hingewiesen.

Aus dem Greenpeace Artikel:

„What does it mean to host the Olympics and Paralympics in the context of an ongoing nuclear disaster, the effects of which are still being felt by tens of thousands of Japanese citizens? What does it tell about the Japanese government and its commitment to respecting the values of transparency and the human rights of its citizens? These are some of the important questions raised by HBO and they warrant careful consideration in the months leading up to this year’s summer games.“

„The decision to host two sporting events in Fukushima city raises genuine and important questions over radiation risks. The route of the Olympic Torch relay in all the municipalities of Fukushima prefecture includes the districts of Iitate, Namie, and Okuma where Greenpeace Japan’s Nuclear Monitoring & Radiation Protection Team has discovered radioactive hotspots, both in the open areas as well as in the remaining radiation exclusion zones, that remain too high even by revised governmental standards. What does all this mean for the hosting of Olympic events, including for athletes and visitors?“ (Shaun Burnie, 5. Februar, 2020)

Link: https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/28509/fukushima-and-the-2020-olympics/

„Price’s book includes an intriguing essay by Fred Pearce, in which the science and environmental writer introduces the term radiophobia. “Something about the invisibility of radiation, and its potential to kill silently, brings on [this] condition among many of us,” writes Pearce. “We have good reason to fear what we cannot see, or taste, or hear, or touch. If our senses offer no guide to the scale of the risk, we must assume the best or fear the worst.”

„Initially, Price intended to produce diptychs: a thermal image followed by a “normal” shot of the same scene. But in the editing process, he found that there was an intensity to the thermal images that became more engaging than a static approach. “My images are not scientific, they are purely visual, but there is a conceptual link,” he explains. Thermal imaging is used to detect certain illnesses and cancers, and there is also an element of anonymity that it brings to work. This ties in with the cultural backdrop of the stigmatisation associated with radiation, as well as allowing for Price to instigate a wider conversation about non-tangible issues such as stress and mental health.“

(bjp online, 16. Januar 2020)

Links: http://www.gilesprice.com/
https://www.bjp-online.com/2020/01/giles-price-restricted-residence/
https://www.collater.al/en/restricted-residence-giles-price-photography/
https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-03-10/these-artists-remember-fukushima-disaster-through-their-photography (Überblick)
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/feb/01/x-ray-photography-hugh-turvey

In aktuellen Meldungen zum Thema heißt es:

„Die Olympischen Spiele in Tokio sollen weder abgesagt noch verschoben werden. Das bekräftigen die Organisatoren sechs Monate vor Beginn der Spiele - trotz der Ausbreitung des Coronavirus. Dennoch bleiben Bedenken.“

 „Vom 24. Juli bis 9. August finden in Japan die Olympischen Sommerspiele statt, das steht fest - zumindest nach dem festen Willen der Organisatoren von Tokio 2020. Trotz der Ausbreitung des neuartigen Coronavirus‘ bekräftigte der Chef des japanischen Olympischen Komitees, Yoshiro Mori, am Donnerstag zu Beginn eines Vorbereitungstreffens mit dem Internationalen Olympischen Komitee (IOC) in Tokio, dass die Planung für die Spiele nicht beeinträchtigt werde.

"Da jede Menge unverantwortlicher Gerüchte im Umlauf sind, will ich noch einmal klarstellen, dass wir eine Verschiebung oder Absage nicht in Erwägung ziehen", betonte Mori zum Auftakt der zweitägigen Veranstaltung. Man werde mit der japanischen Regierung zusammenarbeiten und "ruhig" mit jeglichen Problemen infolge des neuartigen Virus' umgehen.“ (DW.com, 13.2.2020)

Links: https://www.dw.com/de/olympia-absage-trotz-coronavirus-kein-thema-in-japan/a-52364450
https://www.dw.com/de/coronavirus-wirft-schatten-auf-tokio-2020/a-52174655
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/olympia-japan-coronavirus-101.html
https://www.n-tv.de/sport/Olympia-soll-trotz-Coronavirus-stattfinden-article21574416.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/06/asia/japan-coronavirus-fears-olympics-hnk-intl/index.html

Die Themenstellung des Projekts lautet:

„Living with Radiation turns our attention to nuclear diplomacy as a means for understanding how our scientific knowledge about radiation protection has been shaped by diplomatic, social, economic, and political concerns. Our research marks a diplomatic turn in history of science.“

Die Aufgaben sind:

„study the historical role of the IAEA in shaping radiation protection, explore societal concerns around radiation protection, analyze the multiplicity of nuclear diplomacies, prepare policy recommendations on science diplomacy“

Die Forschungen leitet:

„Maria Rentetzi, Professor at the Technical University Berlin, is an internationally acknowledged historian of science and technology who runs a 2 million ERC consolidator grant (2019-2024) on the history of radiation protection and nuclear diplomacy. Her research cuts across traditional disciplinary divides, bringing humanities closer to the physical sciences. Professor Rentetzi is currently building her ERC team, a highly international group of male and female scholars who will support her research project.“

Homepage: https://iaeahistory.weebly.com/

Blog: https://iaeahistory.weebly.com/our-blog

Stellenangebot: https://iaeahistory.weebly.com/uploads/6/7/8/6/67866369/hrp-iaea-phd02.pdf