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Showing Original Post only (View all)This Fukushima Steam- are there any good sources? [View all]
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_01_01/Steam-over-Fukushima-as-sign-of-catastrophe-89-tons-of-deadly-radioactive-fuel-could-reach-US-in-2-days-2074/<snip>
Summaries from experts conclude that this may "be the beginning of a 'spent fuel pool criticality (meltdown)' involving up to 89 tons of nuclear fuel burning up into the atmosphere and heading to North America".
TEPCO has admitted that "they do not know why this steam is being generated, but matter-of-factly revealed today (December 28) the steam was first spotted on December 19 for a short period of time, then again on December 24 and again on December 25".
The general held belief is that "pellets of radioactive fuel, ejected when the reactor exploded, went into the spent fuel pool above the reactor and have begun melting down so seriously they are boiling off the water in the spent fuel pool".
Should this be the case "the situation could escalate rapidly out of control".
TRN is warning of preparatory measures that should be taken by those living on the West Coast of America because, after "releasing 89 tons of deadly radioactive fuel directly into the air", it would be a matter or 2 to 3 days before the deadly material would fry North America "by [the] levels of airborne radiation and hot particles which could kill".
Read more: http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_01_01/Steam-over-Fukushima-as-sign-of-catastrophe-89-tons-of-deadly-radioactive-fuel-could-reach-US-in-2-days-2074/
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Everything else aside, "FUKUSHIMA STEAM" would be a cool name for a band.
Vinnie From Indy
Jan 2014
#12
Too many people are looking as hard as they can to find the most apocalyptic wackery they can.
Bonobo
Jan 2014
#32
Here is where you would see the increased radioactivity in two days if it occurs
stevenleser
Jan 2014
#44
Worse, they are a propagandist selective aggregator, without an iota of integrity.
NYC_SKP
Jan 2014
#48
That link makes it pretty clear that the poster was NOT saying she SHOULD be shot.
Bonobo
Jan 2014
#51