Fukushima’s Radioactive Contamination Three Years On

[@viper3183]

Ignoring all the arguments for and against nuclear power at the moment, here is some rough math to put things in perspective: The researcher gets upset at the 'decontaminated' area that still radiates at 0.65 uSv/h (0.65 millionths of a Sievert per hour), 0.65 uSv/h is also 5.7 mSv/a (5.7 thousandths of a Sievert per year). For comparison: (mSv/a) = (Dose) = (Time you would need to spend in the 'decontaminated' area) 0.36 = Eating one banana a day, every day = 3 weeks 1 = Civilian exposure limit in the USA = 2 months 2.2 = Maximum exposure rate desired by Japanese government = 4.5 months 3 = Average background radiation you get just from being alive = 6 months 5.7 = 'Decontaminated' area shown = 1 year 20 = Full body CT Scan = 3.5 years 50 = Occupational exposure limit in the USA = 8.7 years 100 = Ten-year exposure limit before increased risk of cancer = 17.5 years Because of the way the human body processes radiation over time, the decontaminated area would have to radiate at least 11.4 uSv/h to be dangerous, and we're at less than 1 uSv/h. The More You Know

[@rafikimusic]

that all another story if you eat some

[@CShermanH]

rafi:ki You won't eat any. There's already shitloads of Uranium in the ocean, many many orders of magnitude more radioactive material than what Fukushima has/will put out. Don't be scurred.

[@rafikimusic]

The Sherman your point being ?

[@CShermanH]

rafi:ki My point is that if you're scared of the fish then you've been watching too much sensationalist news.

[@rafikimusic]

The Sherman ok thank you for your insights

[@billiamc1969]

When governments change acceptable safety levels of contaminants to higher levels we should know that there are serious problems!!!

[@freemandecker8584]

"Who could have ever predicted such a thing could ever have happened."

[@hoosierhiver]

After three years the reactor is still leaking, but no mention of that here. The Japanese government has been terribly irresponsible.

[@CShermanH]

Not really.

[@hoosierhiver]

The Sherman really, voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_07_06/TEPCO-still-cant-prevent-Fukushima-radioactive-water-from-leaking-into-soil-sea-5050/

[@user-od4lu3oj9t]

"voice of russia" must be credible

[@dvsaleios]

hoosierhiver No, not really.

[@CShermanH]

hoosierhiver Guess what Russia has a lot of. Oil. Guess what competes with oil? Nuclear.

[@hiroshibell]

The problem with safecast is that the measurements are not that thorough. As you can see they are taken in the air from a car driving down the road. This does not give a fully accurate picture of the contamination spread on the ground which can then spread into the ground, water, food and be kicked up by people walking.

[@garryheywood1]

I am here only to comment on another video presentation where comments have been disabled, the video in question was published by ctv santa cruz and is presented by Daniel Hirsh and if you are in any way interested in the Fukushima accident or the implications of what continued use of nuclear power holds for our future as a species, then I urge you to give his lecture some of your attention. This guy clearly knows what he is talking about, he has been maticulous with his research and he raises some serious issues we need to urgently address, the language he uses is refreshingly clear an easily understandable for the average viewer and he doesn't get bogged down with technical terms, again, I urge you to give it look - it will open your eyes to what is really going on within the nuclear industry and how it will ultimately effect all of us.

[@MyCatFooed]

Absolutely excellent report!

[@skudzer1985]

Fallout 4: Fukushima

[@deathroman13]

That would make an interesting game.

[@piajensen5591]

Thank you for this

[@walterdewald267]

It looks so scary seeing all these workers in the dust clouds, as the face masks don't prevent contamination. Some of the particles (size down to a single molecule) easily go trough. In addition, studies have shown that they easily penetrate the skin and sequester into the muscles. I could see a lot of bare skin in this video - so guess what happened. It is a good video - but fails to raise the alarm big time. This shows how dazzled and brainwashed we are by the nuclear industry and mass media, etc. Radioactivity is invisible and has no taste or smell, so we don't realize it and can be told lie after lie by the governing bodies (which are an outpost of the nuclear industry/banksters/secret government conglomerate (in the hands of a few). Fukushima is part of Agenda 21. As we people are totally unwilling to enter a third world war (i.e. being pushed into one), this is a good way to achieve the culling of 7 billion people.

[@brucetheviking]

when do we stop eating Tuna and Salmon from the nthn pacific? i have already.

[@rafikimusic]

same here

[@CShermanH]

The same time you stop eating bananas, or going on airplanes, or living on the Earth's crust.

[@skudzer1985]

Farm-raised tuna is great if you're wanting something with more fat. Awesome for sushi and tuna steaks.

[@brucetheviking]

Tasmanian farmed salmon is the only seafood i will eat for a while nothing from the nth hemisphere is truly safe now, if it ever was mercury and other heavy metals contamination in fish is rarely discussed.

[@erosflayed7004]

Unfortunately your mates may not have quit eating anything from the pacific and her mates and your childs mates and.....it ONLY gets worse per generation..

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

Thank you

[@A2Kaid]

Business must be good for Safecast.

[@TheHolioZ]

0:53 HALF LIFE 3.0 CONFIRMED!

[@mypfpisbetterthanyours5177]

You got one like after 5 years lol!!

[@DannieJensen]

Where can I buy one of those cheap geiger counters??

[@DannieJensen]

Cheap my ass ... it's 450 dollars and you have to build it yourself

[@SetagayaObserver]

You can buy the bGeiger via Medcom (450$) or you can build your own via a Open Source for ca. 200$ but it is a lot of Work, a lot of Organization, all together ca. 15 Hours of work. But the bGeiger is okay for 450$, a "Inspector Extreme", which is similar, cost ca. 650-1.000$. I like this Documentary because it showed very well that we here in Japan do not give up, we will not left Fukushima alone and we go on to understand the Problem of the nuclear Complex, Radioactivity and Contamination! Tokyo: 0.085mcSv/hour on the Ground

[@DannieJensen]

***** I'll concede that it is a very fine instrument. Where did you get that reading? The documentary clearly shows a safecast sticker being placed on a presumably fake Geiger counter, and it was 0.200 ... which is not really that important because 0.085 is terrifyingly high when a normal background should be 0.020. You cannot compare cesium from a nuclear reactor with potassium from a banana.

[@SetagayaObserver]

Actually Japan was and still is very low in Radiation, the US, the middle of the EU and many other Places have a much higher "Background Radiation", Pre-3/11 the average Level in Japan was under 1 "Milli-Sievert in a whole Year", on Kanto Plain it was ca. 0.065 "Micro-Sievert/ Hour (mcSv/h) but in the Mountains, where we have a lot of Rocks, the natural Background was higher! The Measurement we saw in this Documentary was ca. 0.210 mcSv/ hour, this is not dangerous "but" we can detect much higher Levels in specific Areas (like seen in this Docu) Geiger-Counter: the Net is full of DIY-Geiger Counter and it is easy to build a simple one for ca. 40-65$, a better one need at least a Pancake Device, Data Logger and USB Connection, this will be ca. 200$ & your Working Time! I like Geiger-Mueller Tubes because they are very robust, a Pancake Sonde is very sensitive to Radiation but also for a Damage! The next nuclear Accident will come for sure and imo. it is better to be Equipped and to know the Enemy! A good Geiger Counter is expensive but you can share him with your Friends and Family and than he is cheap!

[@jamesluck2969]

I would like to know how they calibrated their instruments, data isn't useful unless its accurate. Such as driving in a car, you are actually going faster then the probe can account for the radiation in the area. Especially with a pancake probe. It's a good idea just in practice not practical.

[@keeponpainting]

So tell me again why we need nuclear power ?????

[@oldskool83]

And this is why you do not use this kinda stuff! solar is free and safe

[@tokinheavycannabis4207]

STEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@avgfree21]

just dump the bags on the moon

[@spankystone3428]

the tsunami broke the damn wall!! and the damn bed is dry! wtf! haha jk

[@canada.589]

lol