Guest guest Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 The US, particularly the West Coast and particularly California, may be more contaminated with radioactive cesium than the western half of Japan or Hokkaido.(MAP & VIDEO) http://enenews.com/french-map-cesium-137-deposition-shows-contaminated-western-j\ apan-map-video Radiation release to date may be 23,000 times than previously disclosed and 72,000 times greater than Hiroshima. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency spokesman Moriyama mentions neptunium-239's conversion ratio to plutonium-239 as 1 to 1. According to the June 6 estimate by the NISA: Plutonium-239: 3.2×10^9 Neptunium-239: 7.6×10^13 So, now the total is: Plutonium-239: 7.6 x 10^13, or 76,000,000,000,000 or 76 terabecquerels The amount of plutonium-239 has increased 23,000-fold. Busby, a professor at the University of Ulster: Professor Busby says the release is at least 72,000 times worse than Hiroshima. The Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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