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slimshady
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I will take one of those tuna processing ships that will be part of the debris field when it its the beach.
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Pompano
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Laguna Manuela - west of Jesus Maria (about 25 miles north of Guerrero Negro) -
-- will be a real beachcomber's delight. It's a place where we have found many 'treasures' thrown up by the Japan Current. Plan a camping trip
there...but don't forget the Geiger counters.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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durrelllrobert
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I'm no Nuclear Physicist but ...
| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
According to a News Flash TODAY Radioactive FISH are swimming our way !
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Here's the true scoop from someone that are one:
Uranium is the element used to make the first atomic bomb used on Hiroshima. It is also the material used to make nuclear power plant fission fuel
U-235, which has a half life of 700 million years. This means if an explosive accident like Chernobyl occurs, the surrounding land will be
contaminated for many generations, but only locally. A reactor typically holds 700 pounds of U-235 and is immersed in water that boils to make
turbine electrical energy. A single uranium fuel pellet the size of a fingertip contains as much energy as 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas, 1,780
pounds of coal or 149 gallons of oil.
The water used to cool the core is irradiated and made slightly radioactive in the form of radioisotope Iodine-135, which is what is leaking into the
ocean near Japan. The radioactive half-life is 8 days which means it rapidly disperses both in radioactivity strength and concentration (there is a
lot of water in the ocean)
There is ZERO likelihood of an explosion that would release radioactivity beyond the borders of Japan. The radioactive water that is being released
is of little concerned to any country outside of Japan.
Plutonium PU-139 is the element that is used exclusively for the making of fusion bombs. It has a half life of 24,000 years. This is what is being
produced in the North Korean and Iranian enrichment facilities. It isn’t used for nuclear power, and has no other purpose!
So do not fear what is happening in Japan – it can not affect the US. Pay attention to the Axis of Evil who are making WMD’s solely aimed at Us!
Bob Durrell
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Cypress
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durrellrobert, Thanks for the info. Yea, it's just a matter of time till the North Koreans or Iranians turn one loose on us.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
There is ZERO likelihood of an explosion that would release radioactivity beyond the borders of Japan. The radioactive water that is being released
is of little concerned to any country outside of Japan.
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well,... the radiation releases are already measurable in north america.
i suppose it is arguable whether the releases measured in north america were from steam emissions or one of the half dozen explosions in the first
week after the initial plant failure...
"is of little concern..."
says who?
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MrBillM
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Radiating Concern ?
So What ? It's a DONE Deed. IF it's coming, it's coming.
Que sera sera as Doris would say.
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durrelllrobert
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well,... the radiation releases are already measurable in north america.
"is of little concern..."
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even though this is getting way off topic, I will try to explain this so that even you can understand:
A rad (meaning radiation absorbed dose) is a unit of measurement used to measure the level of radiation absorbed by a mass.
In our world, the rad is a real unit, being equal to 0.01 Joules per kilogram (1 rad means 0.01 Joules of radiation was absorbed by 1 kilogram of
matter).The term "rad" is largely obsoletoutside of the field of nuclear physics, having been replaced by the "sievert" (Sv) for equivalent dose, and
1 rad is equivalent to 0.01 Sievert.
The radiation level detected in British Columbia after the Japan incident was more than six times higher than the normal background at 7.88 milli
Sievert (mSv) = 0.000788 rad per year.
[Vancouver’s normal background radiation level is about 1.19 mSv (0 .000119 rad) per year]
Some parts of Europe have normal background radiation of more than 50 mSv per year and in Ramsar, Iran, annual exposure is more than
200 mSv per year.
This chart shows the various radiation hazard levels for humans:
Rads Level Effect
0-199 No Effect
200-399 Minor Radiation Poisoning -1 END
400-599 Advanced Radiation Poisoning -2 END, -1 AGL
600-799 Critical Radiation Poisoning -3 END, -2 AGL
800-999 Deadly Radiation Poisoning -3 END, -2 AGL
1000+ Fatal Radiation Poisoning DEATH (HP: -10,000)
Hence, the radiation detected in B.C.(0.0000788 rads) is 253,808 times less than the minimum amount required for minor radiation poisoning IF YOU WERE
EXPOSED TO IT FOR A WHOLE YEAR
[Edited on 4-11-2011 by durrelllrobert]
[Edited on 4-11-2011 by durrelllrobert]
Bob Durrell
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
The radiation level detected in British Columbia after the Japan incident was more than six times higher than the normal background at 7.88 mSv
(0.0000788 rad) per year.
[Vancouver’s normal background radiation level is about 1.19 millisieverts(0 .000119 rad) per year]
Some parts of Europe have normal background radiation of more than 50 mSv per year and in Ramsar, Iran, annual exposure is more than 200 mSv.
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The people in BC are thankful they are not Persian.
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Bajahowodd
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"So do not fear what is happening in Japan – it can not affect the US. Pay attention to the Axis of Evil who are making WMD’s solely aimed at Us!"
-durrellrobert
Tongue in cheek?
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MrBillM
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No Persians In Baja !
No doubt about that.
Their Rugs are Crap.
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