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No, the real tragedy is the now estimated >10,000 people dead from the tsunami and earthquake itself. That said, I don't get your point. It's not like they cou
by lutorm 16y ago
No, the real tragedy is the now estimated >10,000 people dead from the tsunami and earthquake itself.
That said, I don't get your point. It's not like they could run the reactors if they wanted to. Those people you are talking about are dying because a natural disaster took out the entire infrastructure. That's totally independent of what's going on at the nuclear plants.
Besides, by what knowledge are you claiming that it's "almost certain" noone will die?
- mortenjorck 16y agoYes, certainly the initial loss of life is the worst part of this. But there are still many more lives at risk, and not from radiation. The radiation most civilians see from a BWR steam release will be measured in microsieverts -- one CT scan equals thousands of those. The cleanup workers are going to be at higher risk, but I think it's safe to say none of them will die from the doses they are receiving. Ultimately, the danger from radiation in this case is vastly outweighed by the other dangers associated with a flooded area with no power, and that's what is so unfortunate about the media coverage about Fukushima; it's overshadowing the real ongoing danger to human lives.
- scott_s 16y agoAs we can see in this discussion, what happens at Fukushima may impact nuclear policy throughout the globe.