Experts Say Fukushima 'Worse' Than Chernobyl (Eventual Total Radiation Leaked to Exceed Chernobyl)

[Hissyspit]

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/asia-pacific/2011/09/201191845015428149.html

Experts say Fukushima 'worse' than Chernobyl

At least one billion becquerels of radiation continue to leak from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant each day even though it is now more than five months after the March earthquake and tsunami that damaged the facility.

Experts say that the total radiation leaked will eventually exceed the amounts released from the Chernobyl disaster that the Ukraine in April 1986. This amount would make Fukushima the worst nuclear disaster in history.

Al Jazeera correspondent Steve Chao reports from Tokyo.

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[LuvNewcastle]

1. That's horrifying.

When I reflect on the pictures I've seen of Chernobyl victims, it scares the hell out of me to think about what the consequences from this incident will be. I'm also terrified by what effect all this radiation will have on the ocean.:scared:

[Fumesucker]

2. GE.. We bring good things to life..

:eyes:

[orpupilofnature57]

6. Schenectady ,where G.E. started looks like Chernobyl.A shining example

of Genius applied by vipers.

[Fumesucker]

8. And hey, the CEO of GE is Obama's jobs czar..

We are so far beyond fucked that the light from fucked will take ten billion years to reach us.

[CJvR]

3. Really?

Leaked so far 630 PBq (10% of Chernobyl)

Supposedly leaking daily 1+ GBq (Lets say 2 GBq)

630 PBq x 90% / 2 GBq / 365 = 776000...

So at that rate it will take three quarters of a million years for Fukushima to leak the remaining 90% and catch up to Chernobyl.

[backwoodsbob]

4. ouch

that one will leave a mark

[Kolesar]

5. What's a PBq?

Small p is for pico
What are you saying?
http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GPEA_enUS358&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=pico

[CJvR]

7. Large P is for Peta.

And no not the animal nuts.

1 Peta = 1.000.000.000.000.000

Bq is the SI unit of radioactive decay. (EDIT - it meassures decays/second)

[Kolesar]

9. So what does your equation mean?

With the /365 and all??

[CJvR]

11. Just basic math.

90% of what leaked out of Chernobyl (what remains to leak if Fukushima is to match Chernobyl) (6300 PBq x 90% = 5670 PBq)

/

What is leaking daily ( 2 billion Bq )

=

Number of days it will take for the leak to release as much radiation as Chernobyl did.

/

Length of the year to get the number of years rather than days ( 365 days )

=

7+ million years...


Billion sounds much but in atomic scale it is rather small.

yotta Y 10e24 1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000
zetta Z 10e21 1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000
__exa E 10e18 1.000.000.000.000.000.000
_peta P 10e15 1.000.000.000.000.000
_tera T 10e12 1.000.000.000.000
_giga G _10e9 1.000.000.000
_mega M _10e6 1.000.000

[CJvR]

10. Oooops!

EDIT: OOPS!!! The Chernobyl release is a bit bigger than the 10% leaked by Fukushima - a factor 10 or so... ;-)

Supposedly leaking daily 1+ GBq (Lets say 2 GBq)

6300 PBq x 90% / 2 GBq / 365 = 7760000...

So at that rate it will take seven+ millions of years for Fukushima to leak the remaining 90% and catch up to Chernobyl.

[sam11111]

12. Seafood? no more for me. Where does ur fish REALLY come from? hmmmmmmmmm

One fish's meat looks like any other. Tricks of this sort already widespread.

Fuki is the END of seafood for smart eaters.

[reACTIONary]

13. Experts? Shouldn't that be "Experts" ?

Scare quotes for scare mongers.