 Radiation from Japan 'not harmful': B.C. scientist A research team at Simon Fraser University has detected an increase in a radioactive isotope they say reached British Columbia from the damaged nuclear station in Japan.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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Far more interesting is Cesium and Strontium, half lives of 30 years, which are being ignored by the CBC.
And they are finding plutonium around the plants, a sure sign something melted.
I 131 has a half life of 8 days, so this is not the danger.
Far more interesting is Cesium and Strontium, half lives of 30 years, which are being ignored by the CBC.
And they are finding plutonium around the plants, a sure sign something melted.
The MOX fuel rods.
I 131 has a half life of 8 days, so this is not the danger.
Far more interesting is Cesium and Strontium, half lives of 30 years, which are being ignored by the CBC.
You have those backwards. Shorter half lives means stronger radiation, and more damage due to radiation. But elements with shorter half lives are indeed easier to avoid, because they are rendered inert faster.
There are literally tons of uranium and plutonium in the atmosphere due to nuclear testing, and they aren't considered harmful because the low decay rates.