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Brettongarcia

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5. It's on its way HERE. Just a matter of time.

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 06:24 PM

Feb 2012

And? Just one atom of radioactive cesium or plutonium, I suggest, is enough to cause a single to mutate into a cancer. Then add that up with all the thousands of other carcinogenic materials out there? And I suggest your chance of cancer is 100%. A figure we are already approaching in prostates.

Remember: Homer Simpson works in a nuclear plant.

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Radiation detected 400 miles off Japanese coast [View all] bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 OP

When I hear about how safe things are with the radiation situation, truedelphi Feb 2012 #1

please tell! FirstLight Feb 2012 #4

Here's text and original source (edited out personal name) truedelphi Feb 2012 #6

By all means, let us formulate policy based on a television comic/comedy show. Fortran Feb 2012 #7

That would be better than leaving policy formation to the NRC. :-/ n/t DeSwiss Feb 2012 #8

I would certainly rather have Marge Simpson make decisions rather than truedelphi Feb 2012 #10

No doubt. Fortran Feb 2012 #11

hmm... chervilant Feb 2012 #14

Oh, never mind... chervilant Feb 2012 #15

I wouldn't have ever slept again if you hadn't offered that opinion. Fortran Feb 2012 #25

aww... chervilant Feb 2012 #26

the slow-mo nightmare continues Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #2

K&R... stonecutter357 Feb 2012 #3

It's on its way HERE. Just a matter of time. Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #5

cause a single to mutate? Fortran Feb 2012 #12

Fortran, you've been alerted on as a disruptor-troll. mistertrickster Feb 2012 #27

Very surprised the AP covered this at all. DeltaLitProf Feb 2012 #9

Your hopes are completely justified. Fortran Feb 2012 #13

An excellent source for accurate information about fukushima is Dr. Arne Gundersen freefall Feb 2012 #16

Thanks for this link, freefall. truedelphi Feb 2012 #18

You're more than welcome, truedelphi freefall Feb 2012 #19

Also several very interesting video updates can be found here: dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #22

I recently had heard a lecture by one of the NRC emergency response team members... reACTIONary Feb 2012 #17

"found cesium-137 levels well below the legal health limit" So this is major news why then? cstanleytech Feb 2012 #20

Message deleted by the DU Administrators TonyJameson Feb 2012 #21

Hmmm. Neoma Feb 2012 #23

Radiation found in the hallway at Snooper2's house snooper2 Feb 2012 #24