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Well, I wouldn't want to walk around outside with levels at 300 times what is "considered safe". Japan is just lucky that 95% of the radioactive release from t
by marze 13y ago
Well, I wouldn't want to walk around outside with levels at 300 times what is "considered safe".
Japan is just lucky that 95% of the radioactive release from the meltdowns was blown out over the ocean, otherwise a much larger fraction of their island would have become useless for agriculture. If the earthquake occurred during the fall, the winds would have been generally off the ocean.
- glenra 13y ago> Well, I wouldn't want to walk around outside with levels at 300 times what is "considered safe". Wouldn't that depend on how many orders of magnitude of safety margin went into deciding what is "considered safe"?
- coldtea 13y agoNo, because what is "considered safe" in the first place is not reachet at by scientific consensus aimed at the well being of the population, but by how far private and state interests can raise the "safe dosage" in order to cover their asses and go about their polluting as usual.
- Dylan16807 13y agoPoliticians are pretty scared of radiation, they may very well set 'safe' limits far lower than they need to be. It's not one-sided.