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Fukushima Radioactive Fallout Nears Chernobyl Levels

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the yeah-but-what's-the-actual-danger? dept.

0WaitState writes "The cumulative releases from Fukushima of iodine-131 and cesium-137 have reached 73% and 60% respectively of the amounts released from the 1986 Chernobyl accident. These numbers were reached independently from a monitoring station in Sacramento, CA, and Takasaki, Japan. The iodine and cesium releases are due to the cooking off of the more volatile elements in damaged fuel rods."

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  1. Re:Sensational! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Wow, your clearly not of the level of intellect expected from someone browsing slashdot

    That's right, he actually made a smart ironic comment, which is far above the level of what the average slashdot reader can comprehend.