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In reply to the discussion: Radiation from Fukushima Will Be 10 Times Bigger than All Radiation from Nuclear Tests Combined [View all]FBaggins
(28,706 posts)1. Nope.
Not even close.
And again with this nonsensical comparison of just cesium - the primary lasting contaminant from reactor meltdowns, but scarce in nuclear bombs.
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Radiation from Fukushima Will Be 10 Times Bigger than All Radiation from Nuclear Tests Combined [View all]
Demeter
Dec 2013
OP
Interesting. The Chernobyl and Fukushima exclusion zones aren't as large as I thought
NickB79
Dec 2013
#43
BTW, TEPCO dumped an incredible amount of irradiated water into the Pacific Ocean,
darkangel218
Dec 2013
#50
You and kristopher appear to be in agreement -- do you also have "a thing going on?"
phantom power
Dec 2013
#16