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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Tue Sep 17, 2013, 05:53 AM Sep 2013

1,000 Tons Of Polluted Fukushima Water Dumped In Sea [View all]

http://www.businessinsider.com/1000-tons-of-polluted-fukushima-water-dumped-in-sea-2013-9

The operator of the leaking Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday that it dumped more than 1,000 tons of polluted water into the sea after a typhoon raked the facility.

Typhoon Man-yi smashed into Japan on Monday, bringing with it heavy rain that caused flooding in some parts of the country, including the ancient city of Kyoto.

The rain also lashed near the broken plant run by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), swamping enclosure walls around clusters of water tanks containing toxic water that was used to cool broken reactors.

Some of the tanks were earlier found to be leaking contaminated water.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/1000-tons-of-polluted-fukushima-water-dumped-in-sea-2013-9#ixzz2f97pi3vT

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1,000 Tons Of Polluted Fukushima Water Dumped In Sea [View all] xchrom Sep 2013 OP

Did you know that you get as much background radiation chervilant Sep 2013 #1

Quite a bit more in fact. FBaggins Sep 2013 #3

O, it's you, again... chervilant Sep 2013 #19

Breaking this down... caraher Sep 2013 #20

Well, "alls I know" is: chervilant Sep 2013 #21

Just trying to help out FBaggins Sep 2013 #29

Applause! I concur! PamW Sep 2013 #30

Thank you PamW ..... oldhippie Sep 2013 #32

No, chervilant Sep 2013 #31

Minimizing?? Denying???? PamW Sep 2013 #33

If its ever been shown that nuclear energy is not a sane way to make our electricity madokie Sep 2013 #2

Why not do the calculation for yourself? PamW Sep 2013 #4

I'm pretty sure that nothing in nature is even close to what man has made madokie Sep 2013 #5

Why don't you LEARN instead of guessing WRONG!! PamW Sep 2013 #7

I didn't say it was the only thing madokie Sep 2013 #9

Why??? PamW Sep 2013 #12

PamW madokie Sep 2013 #13

I see... PamW Sep 2013 #14

You can go straight to madokie Sep 2013 #15

So "I'm done with you" really translates to... FBaggins Sep 2013 #16

Another "my mind ( sic ) is made up; don't confuse me with the facts... PamW Sep 2013 #17

There's a more relevant calculation in this case. FBaggins Sep 2013 #6

IQ Test PamW Sep 2013 #8

Pretty much everybody has the horsepower. It's just multiplication. phantom power Sep 2013 #10

It's the "word problem" aspect that gets 'em FBaggins Sep 2013 #11

I agree, but... caraher Sep 2013 #18

When I see posts like yours: chervilant Sep 2013 #22

But she's right ..... oldhippie Sep 2013 #24

Really? chervilant Sep 2013 #25

Yes, Really. oldhippie Sep 2013 #26

And, I from yours. n/t chervilant Sep 2013 #28

I see it more as a challenge.. PamW Sep 2013 #27

And the danger from doing that is ... Nihil Sep 2013 #23