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Trillo

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35. How many years is Fukushima expected to keep releasing radiation?

Reply to Octafish (Original post)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 11:22 PM

Mar 2013

With such information, one might be able to better define the EPA's phrase "relatively short in duration" in relation to how long rainwater radiation is expected to continue increasing. "Relative" to what?

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EPA: Expect More Radiation in Rainwater [View all] Octafish Mar 2013 OP

When I went to the link, the article is dated 3/28/2011 PearliePoo2 Mar 2013 #1

Thank you. It IS. My mistake. Octafish Mar 2013 #2

Just one of those things dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #4

Thanks. I like running a Public Service Announcement on Plutonium... Octafish Mar 2013 #5

Associated links are 2011 too. dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #3

i was wondering why excess radiation from japan would just be showing up *now*. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #25

Even though the article was written in 2011 Oilwellian Mar 2013 #6

More old news: Audit Confirms EPA Radiation Monitors Broken During Fukushima Crisis Octafish Mar 2013 #7

I wondered why we had stopped monitoring so soon. This may explain that. Overseas Mar 2013 #30

As pointed out, the article is dated nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #8

Right. marions ghost Mar 2013 #10

Radiation within 80 km of No. 1 plant said down by half Octafish Mar 2013 #14

Iirc two week ago we had a story of fish nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #16

Many people mistakenly believe since Fukushima is not on the tee vee, the 'problem' is solved. Octafish Mar 2013 #18

Patches are hyper local papers nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #19

5 Easy Ways to Spot a B.S. News Story on the Internet SidDithers Mar 2013 #9

So what? 'CRACKED' is a second-rate 'MAD' magazine. Octafish Mar 2013 #12

Just wondering why you tried to misrepresent the contributor's blog as a Forbes article...nt SidDithers Mar 2013 #13

Thanks for your concern. It was on a Forbes website. Octafish Mar 2013 #15

Sid, I want to see your journal! zappaman Mar 2013 #21

What scares BFEE most is people learning about them. Octafish Mar 2013 #22

Yes! zappaman Mar 2013 #24

It's rhetorical. Do you ever post anything that adds to what we know about the BFEE, zappaman? Octafish Mar 2013 #26

K&R. More news that I missed. Overseas Mar 2013 #29

That's one thing about I like about GD, we can talk about important stuff. Octafish Mar 2013 #32

...and more will soon be on the way from N Korea. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #11

I pray not. Warmongers on both sides believe nuclear war is winnable. Octafish Mar 2013 #17

K&R Kurovski Mar 2013 #20

It's the strangest thing, getting mocked on account of the BFEE. Octafish Mar 2013 #23

I heard about that on Prison Planet. That's some mundo scary stuff there. freshwest Mar 2013 #34

I see that you realized one mistake. FBaggins Mar 2013 #27

Like, really. Compared to three meltdowns and exposed spent fuel pools, I did a bad. Octafish Mar 2013 #31

No I didn't catch the story on my local news. Overseas Mar 2013 #28

Here's something about nuclear war no one at Easter dinner knew about... Octafish Mar 2013 #33

How many years is Fukushima expected to keep releasing radiation? Trillo Mar 2013 #35

Four decades is as good a guess as any I've found. Octafish Apr 2013 #36