In message , Robin
writes
On 17/02/2021 09:08, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , Vir Campestris
writes
On 16/02/2021 12:25, Andrew wrote:
Nobody was killed as a direct result of atmospheric testing of
nuclear weapons in the 50's and 60's but there is an identifyable
spike in the incidence in certain diseases, like childhood
leukaemia following those tests.

Do you have any data on the amount of radiation released by the
tests, compared with Fukushima (or indeed Chernobyl)
I think there was a plume of radiation from Chernobyl which led to
concerns about grazing animals in parts of Scotland and Wales but I
don't remember any actual restrictions on later meat sales.


At first there was a complete ban on some Welsh sheep. After that they
had to be checked for radioactivity and some couldn't be sold into the
food chain - which lasted for 20+ years.

Ah!

Aging memory!

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Tim Lamb