11-10-2017, 04:05 PM
A recurring issue when discussing radioactivity is the excruciatingly fine line between NONE and a TEENY TINY LITTLE BIT. Is there an atom or twenty of Badnastium-123 from Fukushima in our waters? Probably. Are experts able to detect it amidst the naturally occurring radioactivity already there? Nope.
Folks, there are a LOT of things to worry about these days (like the aforementioned warming temperatures), but this ain't one of them.
WARNING! OLD MAN DIGRESSION RANT TO FOLLOW! READ ON AT YOUR OWN RISK!
People are and have always been excessively terrified of ionizing radiation. The tsunami killed 18,000, and the radiation might claim a dozen or so. And what is everyone still going on about? Not the tsunami! I swear, if it became known that a giant asteroid was headed for the earth and we going to die in the impending fireball, there would be two headlines in every newspaper: "PLANET EARTH DOOMED" and "ASTEROID IMPACT COULD CAUSE RADIATION LEAK AT NUCLEAR REACTORS".
Rant concluded. Thank you for your patience.
Folks, there are a LOT of things to worry about these days (like the aforementioned warming temperatures), but this ain't one of them.
WARNING! OLD MAN DIGRESSION RANT TO FOLLOW! READ ON AT YOUR OWN RISK!
People are and have always been excessively terrified of ionizing radiation. The tsunami killed 18,000, and the radiation might claim a dozen or so. And what is everyone still going on about? Not the tsunami! I swear, if it became known that a giant asteroid was headed for the earth and we going to die in the impending fireball, there would be two headlines in every newspaper: "PLANET EARTH DOOMED" and "ASTEROID IMPACT COULD CAUSE RADIATION LEAK AT NUCLEAR REACTORS".
Rant concluded. Thank you for your patience.