Nuclear Power (spun off from Japan earthquake discussion)

[randolph]

Originally Posted by MistressStevie

Radiation is scary stuff. But the universe is radioactive. Everywhere. Some places more so than others. We know that high concentrations are dangerous. We believe that exposure over time may have impacts on health but studies on that are not conclusive. People in careers that have higher exposure than the population on the whole appear to live longer.

So what does this mean: Be cautious of radiation. But, do not let fear mongers frighten you. Now, after this is all cleaned up, who want to bet that ever nuke plant in the west is updated for Tsunami proofing?

There will be little long term effect from the radiation here. It will be an expensive mess to clean up though.

-mS

It is way to early to assume there will be no radiation effect here from the nuclear mess in Japan. During WWII the Japanese made balloons, attached bombs to them and released them. they drifted over the Pacific ocean and landed in Oregon. Some of them were found and exploded when touched.
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