NOAA Study: Radiation From Fukushima Very Dilluted, Seafood Safe

JSBiff writes "Ars Technica is reporting on a study by NOAA scientists who surveyed the ocean near Fukushima, which concludes that while a lot of radioactivity was released into the water, as would be expected, it diluted out to levels that pose little risk to wildlife or humans, and that the seafood is safe to eat. Perhaps we needn't worry so much about "millions of gallons of radioactive water" being released into the ocean, like it's a major environmental disaster, as it's really not — the ocean is many orders of magnitude larger than any accidental release of radiation which might happen from a nuclear plant."

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[DaMattster]

Given the propensity of government to lie or manipulate the truth, I don't believe a word of what the NOAA says. Everyone should look at this with a very healthy dose of skepticism.

Re:Sanity vs. politically motivated scaremongering

[Max Littlemore]

Buy Fukishima Nori today!!!! Then surf in Hawaii!!!!!!!

Every thing is fine.... We don't have decent wars any more and smoking is down, just consume.

meh, Let's trust a body that gets funding from a body that uses bi-products for deterrence....

But I'm assuming of course, given that we know current known nuclear power* is inefficient and only has enough usable fuel for the next half a century or so, that you're not some dick head with a vested interest in nuclear power for your own wallet regardless of the danger to the rest of us?

Waste?(answer that first : waste?)

*Not including thorium - but again, waste?

I love engineers, but every so often, a few of us should be lined up and shot.