Fukushima Fish Still Radioactive 107
the_newsbeagle writes "Bottom-dwelling fish that live near the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant still show elevated radiation levels 19 months after the accident — and those radiation levels are not declining. Researcher Ken Buesseler says this indicates the seafloor sediments are contaminated (abstract), and will remain so for decades. He said, 'I was struck by how [the radiation levels] really haven’t changed over the last year. Since cesium doesn't bioaccumulate to a significant degree, and in fact is lost when fish move to a less contaminated area, this implies that the cesium source is still there'"
Fish (Score:5, Funny)
Uh-oh... (Score:3, Funny)
I'm pretty sure that any of several dozen rubbery-and-poorly-dubbed monster movies can tell us what happens next...
So long... (Score:5, Funny)
And Thanks for all the.... never mind.
Re:Uh-oh... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Uh-oh... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Absolute numbers? (Score:4, Funny)
Citizen Gman,
how dare you ask factual questions? Resume making gozilla jokes like all good citizens!
Re:Aaaaand.... (Score:4, Funny)
That's "Cue". Que/Queue and Cue have completely different meanings.
Maybe he meant "Qué Godzilla jokes!", a Spanglish exclamation roughly translated as "Such [wonderful/awful] Godzilla jokes [can be made/have been made]!"
Re:Absolute numbers? (Score:5, Funny)
Fine.
Is the radiation level of these fish sufficient to produce atomic breath, or is it merely enough to cause laser vision?
FORGET ABOUT THIS! (Score:4, Funny)
The real problem is Global Warming.
Don't be distracted by this attempt by radiation alarmists to take your eyes off-the-ball.
We need more reactors, people!