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In reply to the discussion: The Fukushima Effect [View all]RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)50. Hey, genius
I did not watch that fucking video. Why the fuck should I?
The cores have melted through the containment and groundwater is flushing them into the Pacific. 24/7.
They can't get close to the cores because they are continuously radiating. So bad robots stop working.
#4 spent fuel pool caught on fire because it lost cooling water and burned down the concrete structure.
Nothing much has changed since the explosions and fires and it will take over 40 years to be cleaned up.
There is a plume of radiation from Fukushima in the middle of the Pacific headed for California.
And all you have is a video? A 30 minute video to explain what I just did in seconds?
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The fact that some people are clearly motivated to underplay and deny real radiation hazards...
Silent3
May 2013
#65
Did I ever say, or even come close to hinting, that "allowable levels" should be raised?
Silent3
May 2013
#68
You're supposed to be able imagine and account for the range of middle positions yourself.
Silent3
May 2013
#73
That's right, Earl. Ignorance is your friend. When all you have to sell is fear, keep science away.
Buzz Clik
May 2013
#19
I asked a question of the author of the OP if they had any knowledge of rad dangers in the ocean.
Buzz Clik
May 2013
#23
Nothing in all that 'data' to indicate presence of radionuclides from Fukushima.
Octafish
May 2013
#41
You're kinda coming in the middle of this. I was illustrating that background data are available.
Buzz Clik
May 2013
#42