{"id":33022,"date":"2018-04-02T08:04:20","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T13:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=33022"},"modified":"2018-04-02T08:05:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T13:05:02","slug":"fukushima-jitters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=33022","title":{"rendered":"Fukushima Jitters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fukushima Jitters<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Fukushima is full of nasty surprises, similar to John Carpenter\u2019s classic film The Thing (1982), which held audiences to the edge of their seats in anticipation of creepy monsters leaping out from \u201csomebody, anybody, nobody knows for sure,\u201d but unlike Hollywood films, Fukushima\u2019s consequences are real and dire and deathly. It\u2019s an on-going horror show that just won\u2019t quit.<\/p>\n

Only recently, a team of international researchers, including a group of scientists from the University of Manchester\/UK and Kyushu University\/Japan made a startling discovery. Within the nuclear exclusion zone in paddy soils and at an aquaculture center located several miles from the nuclear plant, the research team found cesium-rich micro-particles.<\/p>\n

Evidently, the radioactive debris was blown into the environment during the initial meltdowns and accompanying hydrogen blasts. Accordingly, the environmental impact of radiation fallout may last much longer than previously expected. (Source: New Evidence of Nuclear Fuel Releases Found at Fukushima, University of Manchester, Phys.org, Feb. 28, 2018)<\/p>\n

According to Dr. Gareth Law, senior lecturer in Analytical Radiochemistry at the University of Manchester: \u201cOur research strongly suggests there is a need for further detailed investigation on Fukushima fuel debris, inside, and potentially outside the nuclear exclusion zone. Whilst it is extremely difficult to get samples from such an inhospitable environment, further work will enhance our understanding\u2026.\u201d Ibid.<\/p>\n

Their discovery dispels the long-held view that the initial explosion only emitted gaseous radionuclides. Now, it is clear that solid particles with very long-lived radionuclides were emitted. The research team did not discuss the likely impact, as more analysis is necessary before drawing conclusions.<\/p>\n

Decidedly, they\u2019d best hurry up, as the Olympics are scheduled for 2020.<\/p>\n

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