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2011-03-17, 20:46 | Link #1522 |
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I'm pretty certain there will be higher radiation levels even past the evacuation zone. The reason for not telling people to move even farther might have to do with the current state of nationwide crisis and the cost of relocating the people, though. After all, over 450 000 people are being sustained more or less as refugees throughout northern Japan.
There's still no way of knowing unless we have someone with a geiger counter in those places. And then again, the real damage might not be evident until a few dozen years have passed. There's no agreement on the extent of the damage caused by Chernobyl yet.
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2011-03-17, 20:47 | Link #1523 | ||
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Here is an interesting comment I found posted on another site. Quote:
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2011-03-17, 20:48 | Link #1524 | |
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As of now, background rads are 13.3 CPM in Tokyo. A typical sea-level reading is 13.5 CPM.
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2011-03-17, 21:41 | Link #1525 |
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Japan worst-case scenario unlikely to cause catastrophic radiation release: expert
While exposed spent fuel rods at the failing nuclear reactors in Japan pose new threats, the worst-case scenario would still be unlikely to expose the public to catastrophic amounts of radiation, says a University of Michigan nuclear engineering professor who is an expert on this particular kind of reactor. continuation of reading here -> http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-03-...ic-expert.html |
2011-03-17, 22:06 | Link #1527 |
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TBS published a radiation reading from somewhere in Fukushima (12uSv) earlier today so the problem seems limited to the site. Possibly that some of the places are in damaged areas/the exclusion zone and are thus offline? Also Tepco is publishing data from both plants every day.
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2011-03-17, 22:11 | Link #1528 |
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"Radiation levels peaked Friday at 20 millisieverts per hour near where workers were trying to reestablish electrical power, "the highest registered so far," the TEPCO spokesman said.
Radiation levels Thursday morning at the plant were nearly 3.8 millisieverts per hour -- more than a typical resident of a developed country receives in a year. But Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said 17 of 18 workers checked Thursday morning tested normal, and the one who received a higher dose of radiation required no medical treatment." http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapc...ors/index.html |
2011-03-17, 22:42 | Link #1530 |
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just fresh off the presses!
Litany of mishaps in Japan's nuclear industry the world now gets to peek inside their industry and see how they work behind the scenes |
2011-03-17, 23:09 | Link #1531 | ||
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OBTW, an NYT OP-ED piece about the Great Sendai Triple-Whammy from from Ryu Murakami: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/op...7Murakami.html Quote:
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2011-03-17, 23:31 | Link #1532 |
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We can't get enough sensational stories, aren't we?
http://jpquake.wikispaces.com/Journalist+Wall+of+Shame
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2011-03-18, 00:09 | Link #1534 | |
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And its just as bad at the high budget national levels if not worse.
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2011-03-18, 00:26 | Link #1536 | |
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Ya know...I'll bet there are people out there outside of the "journalistic world" who'd do a better job than the current crop on the major Cable and TV news circuit.
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2011-03-18, 01:03 | Link #1537 | |
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From the BBC. How can this not make you crazy?
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2011-03-18, 01:50 | Link #1538 | |
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2011-03-18, 02:28 | Link #1540 | |
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Honeslty, this journalism storm is a mess. With pressure to earn ad dollars and eyeballs, costs are cut, beureaus are cut and likely less time and incentive to cross and fact check at each independent news outlet. I understand people's anxiety based off the press. You should understand though is that it's only likely to get worse as they loose more readers/viewers. |
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