On 26/02/2021 14:06, newshound wrote:
On 17/02/2021 14:59, Andrew wrote:
On 17/02/2021 10:01, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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.

Oh there were. lamb was banned from some areas.



And all milk in a huge area around windscale was collected
from the farms and destroyed to stop people drinking it.

Poured into the drains and hence ultimately to the sea, IIRC. Perfectly
sensible, for Iodine 131. Mainly from the Lake District, I think.

Perfectly sensible tat the time and lack of understanding
Today a complete waste of decent milk.



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