30 years after Chernobyl, five years after Fukushima, one fact is clear: these nuclear disasters have condemned millions of people to live on lands that are “slightly” contaminated by radioactivity. This is the long-term consequence that affects the largest number of people (7 million, in Europe).
Yet this is the question we still know the least about. What is “contaminated” territory? Is it really possible to live there? What are the risks involved? What precautions must be taken?
In Belarus, Norway, and Japan, the inhabitants of these “grey zones” were willing to share their individual experiences. They tell us what life with this kind of pollution means. This rare testimony, far from cliché and controversy, reveals a disturbing and human reality.