Japan crisis - the worlds economic outlook?

ninky_2

here we go. very high levels of radiation detected in groundwater 15 metres below fukushima. that is bad. very bad.

http://www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/201103312034-cro-ren1093-japan_high_radiation_levels_in_groundwater_below_fukushima

vivatifosi

ninky wrote: »

they are saying a cow "near" the plant....but 70km isn't near!

this is level 7 now surely?

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/966333--radioactivity-in-cow-near-nuclear-plant-slightly-higher-than-legal-limit?bn=1

and this is a cow that has only been grazing for 3 weeks. the concentrations are only going to get higher.

Well, to be fair, they say that the levels in the cow are only slightly above the allowed. I'm still not convinced it is level 7 as I'm still not convinced this is anywhere as bad as Chernobyl, though I do think the early comparisons with Three Mile Island are well in the rear view mirror and disappearing fast.

Nevertheless an interesting article ninky. The bit I found most interesting was Sarkozy's view that nations should work together to have a binding set of nuclear standards (they have standards, but they are not binding). I think that will be the good that comes out of this. It is also reassuring to read that researchers looking at Chernobyl could not find an increase in cancers linked to caesium.

74tnemele

Id say this is more than level 7 already.

Chinobyle was only 1 reactor this is several.

gubdlog

74tnemele wrote: »

Id say this is more than level 7 already.

Chinobyle was only 1 reactor this is several.

The truth will not be known for a few years yet.

When we see how many have cancer and the death toll from the nuclear fallout then we will see,

1984ReturnsForReal_2

vivatifosi wrote: »

Well, to be fair, they say that the levels in the cow are only slightly above the allowed.

I should imagine the level in the cow is about the same as the level in a human.And if it isnt because the human stays inside most of the time it certainly will be after a few more trips to the shop & drinks from the tap

ninky_2

gubdlog wrote: »

The truth will not be known for a few years yet.

When we see how many have cancer and the death toll from the nuclear fallout then we will see,

it's not just human deaths, it's environmental contamination and deaths of / damage to non human species also.

ninky_2

german energy company RWE is now suing the german govt for ordering shut down of their nuclear reactors.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iZnYXz--kONmD5M8zCxC_MaFoKOg?docId=CNG.c9ea3dc90a60a398595ef89bbbc420b3.1c1

Generali

gubdlog wrote: »

The truth will not be known for a few years yet.

When we see how many have cancer and the death toll from the nuclear fallout then we will see,

What nuclear fallout? Did someone set off a bomb too?

ninky_2

Generali wrote: »

What nuclear fallout? Did someone set off a bomb too?

no. meltdown and contamination of the water table is actually potentially more dangerous than fallout. with chernobyl it was a big bang and an explosion but that stopped the reaction. with fukushima the fission reaction is melting down into the earth causing contamination of ground water which will contaminate the food chain. this is more deadly and harder contamination to contain.

Generali

By George Monbiot in The Grauniad today:

http://m.guardian.co.uk/ms/p/gnm/op/sG7UZyFLL5gD5iLRAfqL-dQ/view.m?id=15&gid=commentisfree/2011/apr/05/anti-nuclear-lobby-misled-world&cat=top-stories

Perhaps things won't be quite as bad as some of the more excitable posters seem to think.