Fukushima apocalypse: Years of ‘duct tape fixes’ could result in ‘millions of deaths’

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32. You've got to be kidding...

zeemike,

You've got to be kidding. Because of the vast ignorance of most people about the supposed dangers of radiation; one can EASILY stampede people into evacuating when it isn't necessary.

I could hold a bag containing only a banana which naturally has radioactive Potassium-40 in it; and if I stand in the middle of the crowd and truthfully announce that the bag I'm waving over my head contains radioactive material; I can stampede the crowd away from me.

People evacuate and stampede away from radiation because they are reacting to the over-hyped fears of radiation; rather than a well-considered intellectual decision. People would stampede away when the only threat is a banana.

I'm sure Chernobyl looks bad. But NONE of the unpleasant things you see at Chernobyl was caused by radiation; but rather NEGLECT. If you saw the recent installment of Anthony Bourdain's program where he visits Detroit ( I grew up in the Detroit suburbs ), Bourdain claims the one place Detroit most resembles is Chernobyl. The decay you see at Chernobyl isn't due to radiation; it's due to neglect just as it is in Detroit where there wasn't radiation.

As far as people not living in Chernobyl; take a look at the new documentary "Pandora's Promise". Contrary to the oft-quoted public myth that nobody lives in Chernobyl; people DO live in Chernobyl. In fact, there are 4 reactors at the Chernobyl complex, and only reactor 4 had the accident. For years thereafter, people came to work at the Chernobyl power plant to run the other 3 reactors that were undamaged.

You need to quit falling for all the myths and hype; and look at the real science.

Professor Muller's article is a good first step in a more enlightened direction based on science and not on myth.

The good thing about science is that it is true, whether or not you believe in it.
--Neil deGrasse Tyson

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