Cesium fallout widespread in Japan

[kristopher]

Cesium fallout widespread

By MIZUHO AOKI
Staff writer

Radioactive cesium from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant probably reached as far as Hokkaido, Shikoku and the Chugoku region in the west, according to a recent simulation by an international research team based on data after March 20, a week after the hydrogen explosions.

Large areas of eastern and northeastern Japan were probably contaminated, with concentrations of cesium-137 exceeding 1,000 becquerels per kilogram of soil in some places, says the study, which was posted Monday on the website of the National Academy of Sciences.

...The study doesn't include fallout data on cesium-137 from before March 19.

"Because the science ministry didn't have daily deposition data between March 12 and 19 (a period in which the nuclear plant was racked by hydrogen explosions), the actual figure could be higher than our estimation," Yasunari said....

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111118a2.html

[JDPriestly]

1. I wonder how much of it fell and stuck in California, Washington and Oregon?

[Tumbulu]

2. I wonder the same thing

and I raise sheep and chickens....

[TheWraith]

4. You could always check the scientific records published regularly by the US government.

If you're interested in actual knowledge.

[mahina]

5. Where do you find that?

I found the UC Berkeley nuclear researchers' page useful but never saw the US govt data. http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/UCBAirSampling

[caraher]

7. Try here

http://www.epa.gov/japan2011/rert/radnet-data-map.html">EPA's RADNET site.

[diane in sf]

6. Tons, and it was even showing up in New England.

[PearliePoo2]

3. A lot of this radioactive filth went into the Pacific Ocean

THIS they are conceding. (and it has not been contained yet)
This is a GLOBAL crime and is continuing.

[kristopher]

8. At least seven unrecs in less than an hour...

The nuclear fans certainly don't like the damage their product causes to be known, do they?