On 04/09/13 10:50, Martin Brown wrote:
On 04/09/2013 09:29, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
"It is important to understand that the risk to health from radiation
from Fukushima is negligible, and that undue concern over any possible
health effects could be much worse than the radiation itself"

Gerry Thomas
Imperial College, London

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS...a_0309131.html

I think negligible is over egging it a bit. The threat to nuclear
workers in the plant is real enough if they are unlucky or careless.


they carry dose meters and alarms.

Most of the surroundings will have cooled down by now, but the
presently uncontrolled leaks to groundwater are not good news. Tepco
management has basically lost the plot and everybodys' trust.


there are no uncontrolled leaks to groundwater.

There was one leak, which didn't get far, and is now contained.


The surrounding contamination is now pretty well under control but
like in the UK moorlands some parts have vegetation that concentrates
certain radioisotopes. It is also true that in Japan fear of nuclear
contamination has considerably more public resonance than elsewhere.

They are the only nation to have been attacked with nuclear weapons.

They are the only nation that cannot realistically do without nuclear
power, too.



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