tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3850121763918735721..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Japan Expands Exclusion Zone; Reactor 3 Possibly LeakingRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-65176381042761217532011-03-25T13:13:37.784-04:002011-03-25T13:13:37.784-04:00"we know for sure that the water was out of t..."we know for sure that the water was out of the fuel pool in Reactor 4"<br /><br />We know no such thing. You are repeating the baseless claims of a US government bureaucrat, whose ignorance of the local situation is nearly as great as your own.<br /><br />The Japanese authorities, who happen to be on site and have a keen interest in understanding the true situation, reported that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6905454641452738532011-03-25T12:55:01.714-04:002011-03-25T12:55:01.714-04:00@Anonymous 12:24
You write:
"The risk of &#...@Anonymous 12:24<br /><br />You write:<br /><br />"The risk of 'spewing' radiation is almost certainly greater in the spent fuel pools, because unlike the reactor cores, they are not encased in 8+ inches of high-strength steel."<br /><br />Which is really making my point, since we know for sure that the water was out of the fuel pool in Reactor 4, but numerous reports from Robert Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653378186315529211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29602254760616706272011-03-25T12:24:11.263-04:002011-03-25T12:24:11.263-04:00Gee, I guess the Japanese government can change th...Gee, I guess the Japanese government can change the lethality of radiation exposure simply by raising their legally proscribed limits! In Japan, at least, the Japanese government's perception is reality!Taylor Conanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270678440957992085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-39550947856393333182011-03-25T12:24:01.141-04:002011-03-25T12:24:01.141-04:00Your misunderstanding persists. Iodine-131 is dan...Your misunderstanding persists. Iodine-131 is dangerous precisely because it has such a short half life and is biologically active. Once adsorbed by the body it tends to end up in the thyroid, where in just 8 days half of it has decayed and irradiated the critical gland. In another 8 days 3/4 has delivered its dose.<br /><br />Plutonium is much less biologically active. As the wikipedia entryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-11937349178881813222011-03-25T12:01:34.101-04:002011-03-25T12:01:34.101-04:00Radioactive plutonium is a problem because of its ...Radioactive plutonium is a problem because of its long half life. Radioactive iodine, which is currently spewing from the other reactors, has a half life of 8 days. That's why radioacive counts in Tokyo dropped so fast, after one dosing of radioactive iodine. The half life of radioactive plutoniuom is measured in years. Once it gets out it is going to be around for a very long time.<br /><br Robert Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653378186315529211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-75214211546731852992011-03-25T11:33:12.300-04:002011-03-25T11:33:12.300-04:00why "radioactive plutonium" should be a ...why "radioactive plutonium" should be a problem? <br />sorry, but these posts seem to have only the purpose of propagating misinformation and superstition.<br />get your facts right, please.Liberistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658623158127073573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41132478422169512892011-03-25T11:26:34.909-04:002011-03-25T11:26:34.909-04:00"reactor 3, unlike the other reactors can spe..."reactor 3, unlike the other reactors can spew out radioactive plutonium."<br /><br />BZZZZT! Wrong. All irradiated reactor fuel contains plutonium. Any time fuel is damaged there is danger of releasing fission products, which includes plutonium. <br /><br />See <br />http://mitnse.com/2011/03/17/a-summary-on-plutonium-in-nuclear-fuel/<br /><br />Plutonium is nowhere near the bugabooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com