Is Fukushima now ten Chernobyls into the sea?

kristopher

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Thu May-26-11 12:10 PM
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Is Fukushima now ten Chernobyls into the sea?

Harvey Wasserman

Is Fukushima now ten Chernobyls into the sea?
May 26, 2011

New readings show levels of radioisotopes found up to 30 kilometers offshore from the on-going crisis at Fukushima are ten times higher than those measured in the Baltic and Black Seas during Chernobyl.

"When it comes to the oceans, says Ken Buesseler, a chemical oceonographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, "the impact of Fukushima exceeds Chernobyl."

The news comes amidst a tsunami of devastating revelations about the Fukushima disaster and the crumbling future of atomic power, along with a critical Senate funding vote today:

http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/7/2011/1888

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Thu May-26-11 12:41 PM
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1. The Japanese people, who relied on seafood, are screwed.

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flamingdem

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Thu May-26-11 12:45 PM
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2. But we were told the ocean would dilute the radiation so no problem!! nt

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Raschel

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Thu May-26-11 01:02 PM
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3. This is what concerns me. Who is monitoring this? Where in the hell is the int'l

involvement? This is the world's ocean, not Tepco's, not Japan's.

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FBaggins

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Thu May-26-11 01:45 PM
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5. And that's just what has been happening. So what's your point?

Edited on Thu May-26-11 01:50 PM by FBaggins

The Baltic is 200 miles from Chernobyl and only received a tiny proportion of what Chernobyl put out... while the Pacific has received the BULK of Fukushima's release.

Um... the readings from the seas around Fukushima have been reported fairly regularly. Don't you think you would look a little less foolish if you actually looked at them before posting that assuming that you were right?

Expect to see a fair amount of "不検出"

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FBaggins

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Thu May-26-11 01:43 PM
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4. The Baltic is 200 miled from Chernobyl

Fukushima sits just a tad bit closer to the sea.

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AtheistCrusader

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Thu May-26-11 02:19 PM
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6. Compare the sea outside Fukushima, to the land immediately outside Chernobyl

and let us know the direct comparison.

Love that you are trying to minimize Chernobyl still. Anything to harp on Fukushima. Try not to get any blood on your dancing shoes.

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