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| 2017-02-22 |
| h/t Instapundit It's happening again. Here are some exciting radiation headlines from the Web: Deadly radioactive particles are found across Europe, and scientists have no idea where they came from -- Daily Mail Concerns Grow About A Nuclear "Incident" In Europe After Spike In Radioactive Iodine Levels -- ZeroHedge U.S. Air Force deploys WC-135 nuclear sniffer aircraft to UK as spike of radioactive Iodine levels is detected in Europe -- The Aviationist FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE? Dangerous radioactive particles have been detected across Europe and no-one knows where they came from Scientists baffled after detecting cancer-causing chemical that's produced during nuclear disasters or atomic bomb blasts -- The Sun (UK) Like the recent Fukushima follies, again we have a combination of clickbait headlines and pig ignorance about radiation, and like the last one, I'm willing to bet we'll be seeing stories about how everyone is DOOMED. So once again, let's look at the facts first. ...So, how much 131I is there? Enough so that in ten Zeppelins, there would be three atoms decaying a second. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 The sniffer knows. Not only other daughters but likely the original parent batch. Just not saying. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2017-02-22 18:39 |
| #4 Probably has to be either a reactor release, or nuclear weapon. Wonder if they detected any other radioactive daughters. Knowing the composition of the daughters can tell a lot about the nuclear reaction that formed them. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-02-22 17:43 |
| #3 Seems like the Russian lost another nuclear submarine. |
| Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-02-22 06:03 |
| #2 Radioactive iodine is one of those things we know for sure causes increases in cancer. Unlike most radiation scares. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2017-02-22 05:53 |
| #1 radiation causes cancers and birth defects, and small amounts cause tiny tiny tiny fractional percentages. But because hundred million + people live across europe, that tiny tiny tiny fractional percentage means there are a number of people who will suffer from this, whether it is a few hundred or a few thousand. I knew a young irish lad who had thyroid cancer, and his thyroid removed due to the tiny tiny tiny amount of radiation that fell on ireland and was in the milk after chernobyl when he was a baby. |
| Posted by: anon1 2017-02-22 05:32 |