Level 7

[RWebb]

uh oh

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703841904576256742249147126.html

be nice if the earthquakes would stop... maybe they could get a handle on the leaks then

[aways]

Let's put our trust in Radiation Hormesis...

An Introduction to Radiation Hormesis

[RWebb]

more info

Fukushima gets worst crisis rating. But how much radiation has been released? - CSMonitor.com

I suggest avoiding any videos that display "nuclear nightmare" on the screen

[techweenie]

I hear the Japanese government I'd finally admitting it was a "melt through" meaning worse than Chernobyl. The entire area is uninhabitable, and groundwater irradiation may affect Tokyo. Worst case scenario: all of the island becomes uninhabitable.

[flatbutt]

[QUOTE=techweenie;6075670]I hear the Japanese government I'd finally admitting it was a "melt through" meaning worse than Chernobyl. The entire area is uninhabitable, and groundwater irradiation may affect Tokyo. Worst case scenario: all of the island becomes uninhabitable.[/QUOTE]

is that even possible?

[techweenie]

There was an interview in WSJ Online where an "expert" said that. I don't consider WSJ Online to be a particularly credible source, but there you go.

Groundwater contamination is a b!tch.

[G50-Love]

won't affect the whole island - just stay away from the sushi downstream for _____ years

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by techweenie

I hear the Japanese government I'd finally admitting it was a "melt through" meaning worse than Chernobyl. The entire area is uninhabitable, and groundwater irradiation may affect Tokyo. Worst case scenario: all of the island becomes uninhabitable.

Cannot be worse than Chernobyl. Chernobyl actually went super-critical and blew itself apart.

[sammyg2]

[QUOTE=flatbutt;6075794]

Originally Posted by techweenie

I hear the Japanese government I'd finally admitting it was a "melt through" meaning worse than Chernobyl. The entire area is uninhabitable, and groundwater irradiation may affect Tokyo. Worst case scenario: all of the island becomes uninhabitable.[/QUOTE]

is that even possible?

Not in the real world.

[red-beard]

People. 2 actual early nuclear weapons were dropped on cities in Japan. These cities are still habitable.