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From Washington’s Blog: … Low levels of radioactive cesium from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident turned up in fish caught off California in 2011, researchers reported Monday. The bluefin spawn off Japan, and many migrate across the Pacific Ocean. Tissue samples taken from 15 bluefin caught in August, five months after the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi, all contained reactor byproducts cesium-134 and cesium-137 at levels that produced radiation about 3% higher than natural [...] by George Washington We noted more than a year ago: The ocean currents head from Japan to the West Coast of the U.S. *** Of course, fish don’t necessarily stay still, either. For example, the Telegraph notes that scientists tagged a bluefin tuna and found that it crossed between Japan and the West Coast three times in 600 days: That might be extreme, but the point is that fish exposed to radiation somewhere out in the ocean might end up [...] We noted more than a year ago: The ocean currents head from Japan to the West Coast of the U.S. *** Of course, fish don’t necessarily stay still, either. For example, the Telegraph notes that scientists tagged a bluefin tuna and found that it crossed between Japan and the West Coast three times in 600 days: That might be extreme, but the point is that fish exposed to radiation somewhere out in the ocean might end up in [...] by Global Macro Monitor Another awesome piece of work from our friends over at The Chart Store. The chart below is a times series of the numbers of hours of work — based on the average hourly wage — needed to buy a barrel of crude oil. Given the current wage of $19.53 in October it now takes 4.7 hours of work to purchase a barrel of crude. Add another couple of hours [...] Of course just because Iodine-131 is negligible after about 40 days, don’t forget that Cesium-137 has a half-life of 30.17 years. Strontium-90 has a half-life almost as long: 28.8 years. That said, I recently bought some ultra-pasteurized organic 2% milk (like Horizon Organic) with expiration dates of around May 10 or earlier. Basically I was looking for milk produced and packaged before March 11. They do [...] Of course just because Iodine-131 is negligible after about 40 days, don’t forget that Cesium-137 has a half-life of 30.17 years. Strontium-90 has a half-life almost as long: 28.8 years. That said, I recently bought some ultra-pasteurized organic 2% milk (like Horizon Organic) with expiration dates of around May 10 or earlier. Basically I was looking for milk produced and packaged before March 11. They do [...] Per Reuters: WHAT IS HAPPENING? Workers are struggling to restart the cooling pumps in four reactors damaged by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami and later drenched from desperate hosing operations to keep the reactors cool. The immediate challenge is to pump out radioactive water flooding the basements in reactors No.1, No.2 and No.3 and hampering the restoration of electricity to continuously power the cooling [...] Here’s a story from a Japanese news outlet that confirms damage that has been suspected. http://www.zerohedge.com/article/asahi-shinbun-confirms-nuclear-rods-pressure-vessels-and-spent-fuel-pools-are-damaged TEPCO released the test result of the air sample taken from Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant today [March 21]. Analysis of the sample, collected on March 19 at 200 meters from the northwest corner of the Reactor No.1, showed the level of radioactive iodine at 6 times as high as the safety [...] Actor Kevin Costner was in New Orleans on Thursday with a machine that extracts oil from water. The world-famous actor and environmental activist said he’s not here to talk the talk. He’s here to walk the walk. “We moved this through a technology that we know works, and it’s prepared to go out and solve problems, not talk about them,” Costner said. The machine works on the principle of centrifugal force. In [...] |
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