NOAA Study: Radiation From Fukushima Very Dilluted, Seafood Safe

JSBiff writes "Ars Technica is reporting on a study by NOAA scientists who surveyed the ocean near Fukushima, which concludes that while a lot of radioactivity was released into the water, as would be expected, it diluted out to levels that pose little risk to wildlife or humans, and that the seafood is safe to eat. Perhaps we needn't worry so much about "millions of gallons of radioactive water" being released into the ocean, like it's a major environmental disaster, as it's really not — the ocean is many orders of magnitude larger than any accidental release of radiation which might happen from a nuclear plant."

As if science meant anything:

[Hartree]

Momentarily there will be people posting to assure you that it's a major disaster and that the huge death toll has been covered up by the International Nuclear Advocacy Mafia (tm).

Re:As if science meant anything:

[g0bshiTe]

Oh great another **AA group. International Nuclear Advocacy Association. Suing for sharing of nuclear isotope test results.

Re:Sanity vs. politically motivated scaremongering

[GungaDan]

"the results were from NOAA, which doesn't have a horse in the race"

It has two in the ark.

Re:Sanity vs. politically motivated scaremongering

[Quiet_Desperation]

extremely diluted concentration.

Cripes, the homeopathic crowd will never go near a beach again.