Level 7
 

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

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

An Introduction to Radiation Hormesis

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

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=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?

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.

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

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

[QUOTE=flatbutt;6075794] Not in the real world.

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