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The WHO, Japan and alpha emitters
Last Wednesday the World Health Organisation (WHO) published a report that said post-Fukushima radiation levels in Japan were low (see here). I’m not going to argue about the figures in this WHO report, or the fact that WHO uses data … Continue reading
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Japan: it looks like they’re going to have to go for the Chernobyl solution
ie, cover all the stricken reactors with sand, lead and boron, and then emtomb them. For four, and possibly, six reactors this will be a massive undertaking, costing billions of dollars. Hopefully it won’t come to this. Engineers have almost … Continue reading
Japan – the devil and the deep blue sea: Godzilla has risen
The huge explosion today at the Fukushima Daiichi reactor No.3 building is a bit worrying, to say the least. It’s worrying because reactor No.3 uses MOX fuel (see here). MOX, which stands for ‘mixed oxide’, is a blend of uranium … Continue reading
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Tagged alpha particle, beta particle, Fukushima Daiichi, gamma ray, geiger counter, MOX fuel, Plutonium
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