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As the reactors have now dumped thousands of tons of nuclear runoff water into the ocean which then drifts to the North American West Coast, is this not somethi
by mateodelnorte 13y ago
As the reactors have now dumped thousands of tons of nuclear runoff water into the ocean which then drifts to the North American West Coast, is this not something we should be much more aware of and acting to protect against?
Is the US West Coast at danger of increased incidence rates of radiation related illness?
- anon1385 13y ago>Is the US West Coast at danger of increased incidence rates of radiation related illness? No.
- cdash 13y agoThe answer is no, it is not even close to something we should be worried about.
- StavrosK 13y agoIs that because it's going to be diluted to unnoticeable levels even near the origin?
- cdash 13y agoYes
- stan_rogers 13y agoUnless, of course, you're a homeopath. On a slightly more serious note, I would expect to see a variety of illnesses occurring at a statistically ordinary rate around the variously-projected times of arrival to be blamed on radioactive seawater regardless of the actual concentrations (which will probably be in the high-C, or incredibly powerful because it's incredibly weak, homeopathic dilution range).
- zequel 13y agoRemember the US used to do multiple nuclear detonation tests off Pacific islands after WWII. The Pacific Ocean has a lot of water to dilute the effects.
- clavalle 13y agoWe've been dumping far worse radioactive waste in the Pacific for years.