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"The Japanese did not become a world economic power through stupidity or laziness and it seems a little insulting for us to be arguing about whether they are being abused by their employers. " But it is the country where Fukushima happened. Fukushima is as bad as it is because TEPCO was...

Alright...that's amusing the way you put it. But seriously, I only meant that since people are concerned, why wouldn't they report levels for a week or so?

I don't understand, if there's nothing significant, why WOULDN'T they report it.

Okay. I'm hesitant to ask this, but what are the significance of these levels which are so "old"? What is the context with respect to today? Why isn't the power curve more steep? Am I unrealistically impatient? An intellectual exercise is great, but do we have enough information in the www...

Rational post.

Not an expert, however, just because the dew-point may enable better visualization of the "steam" does that mean the ongoing release is not "important"?

Thanks so much for the humour...I needed the comic relief!

I'm sorry, but this is sending me 'round the bend. Am I wrong or was the "initial" estimate of 370,000 becquerals for the MONTH following the "accident", and the new estimate of "double" is for the first WEEK after the "accident". So what is it now 6/9...I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone.

link to Global Public Square interview with Nathan Myhrvold putting a smiley face on nuclear waste... http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/06/05/gps.nathan.myhrvold.cnn?iref=allsearch Question about nuclear waste...is it possible that it can be used as a "fuel source"?

I understand. I call them nuclear lobbyists. Here are some links to lists of nuclear accidents. http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2715/1/ http://www.lutins.org/nukes.html http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/04/radioactive_accidents...

Great translation...it's much clearer now...I still think they all need a complete psych eval though.

It is an "old" article, however, the conclusions were prophetic and, as far as I know, nothing stated has been factually challenged.

Might be interesting to know what the radiation readings were at that time.

Does anyone have any impressions of today's Fukushima live feed?

I am trying to understand the monitoring instrumentation and data generated. This forum is fascinating, but most of it way over my head. Questions: 1. Is the federal government using instrumentation that is adequate or designed to provide the information regarding radiation fallout from...