While many people assume that the ocean will dilute the Fukushima radiation, a previously-secret 1955 U.S. government report concluded that the ocean may not adequately dilute radiation from nuclear accidents, and there could be “pockets” and “streams” of highly-concentrated radiation.
The University of Hawaii’s International Pacific Research Center created a graphic showing the projected dispersion of debris from Japan:.
Last year, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and 3 scientists from the GEOMAR Research Center for Marine Geosciences showed that radiation on the West Coast of North America could end up being 10 times higher than in Japan.
Hiroshima...Nagasaki..
ReplyDeleteRevenge is best served cold.
depends on what sort of radiation it is. Alpha radiation won't pass through a sheet of paper where as gamma radiation will.
ReplyDeleteMore people will die or be injured from falling turbine blades.
I'm just amazed how the radiation is preserved for its long journey in the water. If they could do that with light it'd be a scientific breakthrough.
ReplyDeleteRadioactive material, on the other hand, yeah, nasty stuff to have carried in the water, because it constantly emits radiation.