Japanese nuclear plume not expected to effect USA Continental shelf

Bear

Now how many of you out there truly believe every statement made by our Government

as to our risk of radiation poisening being negligable.I for one do not. I would be leary of all food

stuffs grown, produced and shipped from Japan. Especially seafood processed and shipped in from Japanese waters.




Remember any energy source that produces radioactive products, is inherently unsafe, unstable and dangerous, All industry comments

to the contrary.

fivecents

Really?

And what if there is a meltdown?

dimples

I guess no more Kobe steaks for me.

timrutnat

Anymore, I just assume the opposite of what the gov says. Geithner recently said that he doesn't believe that Japan will sell US Treasuries to pay for rebuilding so we can safely assume that Japan definitely will sell US Treasuries.

gsa1fan

I think melt down has started already. Hope I'm wrong but that stuff is spooky dangerous!

DrBuster

Thought I heard earlier that the folks that work there that already supposedly got a lethal dose of radiation want to go back in to try to flood it with seawater. Bravo to them even if they don't let them back in.

secondrepublic

what's a nuclear plum?

derryb

<< <i>what's a nuclear plum? >>


A big, juicy purple cloud.

DrBuster

<< <i>what's a nuclear plum? >>



Grandma used to call them prunes.

SportsModerator

At this point, you're getting 10 X the amount of radiation from your granite kitchen counter tops. Think I'm kidding? Google it...........................

Barndog

I have Silestone. No stains, no annual maintenance required, greater variety of colors and edges available. And now I can add less radiation! Sweet, I chose wisely.

mrearlygold

Oh please. And where was all the concern while we tested all the nukes?

Or was that for a good cause? Hahaha. Get real.


Gallery of U.S. Nuclear Tests

DoubleEagle59

<< <i>Now how many of you out there truly believe every statement made by our Government

as to our risk of radiation poisening being negligable.I for one do not. I would be leary of all food

stuffs grown, produced and shipped from Japan. Especially seafood processed and shipped in from Japanese waters.




Remember any energy source that produces radioactive products, is inherently unsafe, unstable and dangerous, All industry comments

to the contrary. >>



Yes!! and while we're at it, I'm not touching any shrimp or fish from the Gulf either.

SportsModerator

<< <i>Oh please. And where was all the concern while we tested all the nukes?

Or was that for a good cause? Hahaha. Get real.


Gallery of U.S. Nuclear Tests >>



C'mon Tom

Of course we were concerned. You're old enough to remember the drop drills in school. Yep, no better protection from a nuclear blast than diving under your school desk

mrearlygold

<< <i>

<< <i>Oh please. And where was all the concern while we tested all the nukes?

Or was that for a good cause? Hahaha. Get real.


Gallery of U.S. Nuclear Tests >>



C'mon Tom

Of course we were concerned. You're old enough to remember the drop drills in school. Yep, no better protection from a nuclear blast than diving under your school desk >>




Duck N Cover!

roadrunner

Radiation risk is negligible. These Japanese reactors are not of the same design as Chernobyl where material got expelled high into the atmosphere to be carried around the world. Even so, your lifespan may have been reduced by minutes or at most hours. The real risk is in close proximity to the plants.

I'm more leery about foodstuffs grown right here. You know, the ones laced with pesticides and nourished with acid rain water. If you like soy, then you also love roundup.

roadrunner

gsa1fan

I'm scared of getting run over in the highway 100 feet from my front door but I don't stand in the middle of the road daring people to hit me!

I can NOT believe the dis concern of the nuclear meltdown! If it ain't in my back yard who cares attitudes blow my mind!

Barndog

<< <i>Radiation risk is negligible. These Japanese reactors are not of the same design as Chernobyl where material got expelled high into the atmosphere to be carried around the world. Even so, your lifespan may have been reduced by minutes or at most hours. The real risk is in close proximity to the plants.

I'm more leery about foodstuffs grown right here. You know, the ones laced with pesticides and nourished with acid rain water. If you like soy, then you also love roundup.

roadrunner >>



heh, heh. Weiss.

CaptHenway

My 90-year-old mother, living here in the Midwest, went and bought a bottle of those iodine tablets because of the fearmongers.

SportsModerator

There are websites offering those 9.95 bottles of iodine tablets for the bargain price of 349.00

gsa1fan

nm

Kip

Potassium Iodine is really only good for young people under the age of 20 so don't you old timers waste your money
Potassium iodide can be used to block radioactive iodine from being taken into the thyroid gland, protecting it from injury. It cannot protect other parts of the body or reverse damage to the thyroid once it has occurred. Prussian blue, a dye used by artists and manufacturers since 1704, can also be used to remove certain radioactive materials from the body. It should only be used under medical supervision. And before giving to anyone..you might want to know the proper dosage and maybe..run it by your doctor. The chance of high level radiation hitting the USA is BS. As we know that radiation drops as miles are traveled
Kip

DNADave

<< <i>Oh please. And where was all the concern while we tested all the nukes?

Or was that for a good cause? Hahaha. Get real.


Gallery of U.S. Nuclear Tests >>




which begs the question....is more radiation released in a nuclear bomb exposion, or in a nuclear reactor meltdown?

Kip

It was the first time Japan had confronted the threat of a significant spread of radiation since the greatest nightmare in its history, a catastrophe exponentially worse: the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States, which resulted in more than 200,000 deaths from the explosions, fallout and radiation sickness. But at one point, the Fu kushima plant was only releasing each hour the amount of radiation a person normally absorbs from the environment each year
so the 2 bombs did much more than what these 3 reactors are able to do and Chernobyl wasnt even close to 1945
Kip

gsa1fan

Kip, you quoting facts or do you have some expertise?

I just can't see where poisoning the air, earth, & oceans is nothing to worry about.

CCC2010

<< <i>It was the first time Japan had confronted the threat of a significant spread of radiation since the greatest nightmare in its history, a catastrophe exponentially worse: the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States, which resulted in more than 200,000 deaths from the explosions, fallout and radiation sickness. But at one point, the Fu kushima plant was only releasing each hour the amount of radiation a person normally absorbs from the environment each year
so the 2 bombs did much more than what these 3 reactors are able to do and Chernobyl wasnt even close to 1945
Kip >>



US officials just advised all US citizens to leave within 50 mile radius of the reactor sites. This is per the advisement of our TOP US Nuclear Expert! The level of radiation is much worse than what the plant officials relayed to the Japanese govt. Their own Secretary of energy is clueless of whats going on in the ground according to CNN.

Kip

<< <i>Kip, you quoting facts or do you have some expertise?

USAF, NASA, JPL, UCSB...
These are just facts as I have been taught over 60 years.
Kip

cohodk

<< <i>It was the first time Japan had confronted the threat of a significant spread of radiation since the greatest nightmare in its history, a catastrophe exponentially worse: the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States, which resulted in more than 200,000 deaths from the explosions, fallout and radiation sickness. But at one point, the Fu kushima plant was only releasing each hour the amount of radiation a person normally absorbs from the environment each year
so the 2 bombs did much more than what these 3 reactors are able to do and Chernobyl wasnt even close to 1945
Kip >>



Exactly. Sure this is a big deal, but not nearly to the extent that Cooper Anderson wants you to believe.

gsa1fan, the radiation the earth receives from the sun is what created the diversity of life--through mutations. The earth will be here long after humans are gone.

Kip

Not worried here on the west coast even. The Japanese are not telling the whole truth on how dangerous it is there..they are down playing it (if all 3 go) right now. The reported presence of cesium 127 is disturbing because the element is usually evidence that the reactor core has overheated, if only for a portion of time. Cesium is very bad!
Remember that following a radiological or nuclear event, radioactive iodine may be released into the air and then be breathed into the lungs. Radioactive iodine may also contaminate the local food supply and get into the body through food or through drink. When radioactive materials get into the body through breathing, eating, or drinking, we say that “internal contamination” has occurred. In the case of internal contamination with radioactive iodine, the thyroid gland quickly absorbs this chemical. Radioactive iodine absorbed by the thyroid can then injure the gland. Because non-radioactive KI acts to block radioactive iodine from being taken into the thyroid gland, it can help protect this gland from injury.
Adults older than 40 years should not take KI unless public health or emergency management officials say that contamination with a very large dose of radioactive iodine is expected. Adults older than 40 years have the lowest chance of developing thyroid cancer or thyroid injury after contamination with radioactive iodine. They also have a greater chance of having allergic reactions to KI. Save it for young kids and fetus.
Radioactive units dissipate as they travel over a distance...they are cut in half every 75-100 miles out (this used to be the standard, think it still is)
Regards
Kip

edit to add about Cesium

gsa1fan

<< <i>

<< <i>It was the first time Japan had confronted the threat of a significant spread of radiation since the greatest nightmare in its history, a catastrophe exponentially worse: the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States, which resulted in more than 200,000 deaths from the explosions, fallout and radiation sickness. But at one point, the Fu kushima plant was only releasing each hour the amount of radiation a person normally absorbs from the environment each year
so the 2 bombs did much more than what these 3 reactors are able to do and Chernobyl wasnt even close to 1945
Kip >>



Exactly. Sure this is a big deal, but not nearly to the extent that Cooper Anderson wants you to believe.

gsa1fan, the radiation the earth receives from the sun is what created the diversity of life--through mutations. The earth will be here long after humans are gone. >>



I suppose if we make mother earth uninhabitable you will be spot on

yellowkid

<< <i>Radiation risk is negligible. These Japanese reactors are not of the same design as Chernobyl where material got expelled high into the atmosphere to be carried around the world. Even so, your lifespan may have been reduced by minutes or at most hours. The real risk is in close proximity to the plants.

I'm more leery about foodstuffs grown right here. You know, the ones laced with pesticides and nourished with acid rain water. If you like soy, then you also love roundup.

I don't believe there even was a containment dome at Chernobyl.

CaptHenway

BTW, isn't the "continental shelf" something like 600 feet underwater?