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I'm no "atomic troll" and radioactive contamination at Fukushima is potentially a significant problem. But the detected plutonium levels are almost insignifican
by mchouza 16y ago
I'm no "atomic troll" and radioactive contamination at Fukushima is potentially a significant problem. But the detected plutonium levels are almost insignificant compared to the detected Cs-137 contamination (whose half-life is 30 years, not months):
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/images/110328e14.pdf http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/betu11_e/im... (Pu)
http://www.mext.go.jp/component/english/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/03/28/1304097_2810.pdf http://www.mext.go.jp/component/english/__icsFiles/afieldfil... (Cs-137)
The activity of Cs-137 is orders of magnitude greater.
- Duff 16y agoSince day 1, I've been reading things like "Unless something catastrophic and unexpected happens, things are ok." The problem is, catastrophic and unexpected things keep happening. I find the whole thing really depressing, as I think long-term, nuclear power is the best source of energy. But how do you implement it properly? That I don't know.
- rhizome 16y agoThat probably has something to do with why you aren't a nuke plant designer.
- afterburner 16y agoThe plutonium leak confirms a meltdown and containment breach. That is what is significant.
- mchouza 16y agoAre you sure the presence of plutonium indicates a containment breach at a reactor? Remember that the fuel at the reactor 4 SFP is probably damaged and was sprayed with water.