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ragemage

(104 posts)

9. Holy Crap! 70 Sieverts?

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 08:16 AM

Mar 2012

The article states that :

"Particles from melted fuel have probably sent radiation levels up to a dangerously high 70 an hour inside the container, said Junichi Matsumoto, spokesman for the plant operator, Tepco. The figure far exceeds the highest level previously detected, of 10 sieverts an hour, which was detected around an exhaust duct shared by the number one and two units last year."

At that level machinery starts to fail. A human would be dead in minutes.

Someone please tell me that is a misprint. That is some serious radiation.

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Fukushima reactor shows radiation levels much higher than thought [View all] alp227 Mar 2012 OP

Why am I not surprised? sakabatou Mar 2012 #1

and still we have nuclear plants running all over the world lovuian Mar 2012 #16

You don't say? Hissyspit Mar 2012 #2

Have they started building the sarcophaguses yet ? PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #3

they mean radiation levels higher than previously admitted. nt tomp Mar 2012 #4

IMO, the only world-wide solution dotymed Mar 2012 #5

I await George "Smithers" Monbiot's latest explanation of why the AP hates science nxylas Mar 2012 #6

...by the people who believed the first round of lies. sofa king Mar 2012 #7

Exactly. Those of us who have been paying attention Esse Quam Videri Mar 2012 #8

Radiation officially replaces my fear of the boogie man. Neoma Mar 2012 #22

Holy Crap! 70 Sieverts? ragemage Mar 2012 #9

That is some serious calamity. Hubert Flottz Mar 2012 #10

That's the interior of the containment. AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #12

Almost 73 sieverts an hour Yo_Mama Mar 2012 #13

"much higher than thought" dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #11

They thought the water level was much higher. Yo_Mama Mar 2012 #14

Oh wait...need to buy bananas. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #15

enter the apologists to tell us how "good for us" this all is... villager Mar 2012 #17

Jesus Glowing Christ! 70 sieverts an hour? Look at this chart: Poll_Blind Mar 2012 #18

I'm glad Japan's emperor spoke out about the huge challenges that remain got root Mar 2012 #19

Where are all the "experts? who were around last summer to poo-poo this outcome as just ignorant leveymg Mar 2012 #20

good question got root Mar 2012 #25

It IS a surprise gratuitous Mar 2012 #27

It should be a TOS violation to post covertly as an industry flack or single-issue propagandist leveymg Mar 2012 #28

And all that water is going somewhere, too suffragette Mar 2012 #21

Now double that... Earth_First Mar 2012 #23

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2012 #24

Japan needs America and the World's HELP NOW! Octafish Mar 2012 #26