Touching...Old people volunteer to clean up radiation at Fukushima

Talk about a sacrifice that will warm your heart. A group of older Japanese folks are asking for permission to clean up thecontaminated nuclear power station in Fukushima.

More than 200 retirees are volunteering to take the place of young people who are exposing themselves to high levels of radiation. The group figures they have less than 20 years to live and will be dead before any radiation induced cancer develops. It's a different story for the young people who have battled in this war zone for three months and are at great risk for developing cancer as they grow older.

All that is stopping these pensioners from donning their radiation suits is the Japanese government which unfortunately is dragging its bureaucratic feet. [BBC]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5807188/old-people-line-up-to-clean-radiation-in-japan