Comment Re:Gun + BC client = $1,000,000,000 (Score 1) 390
Math is a creation of the human mind
Are you sure? That sounds a bit geocentric to me . . .
Math is a creation of the human mind
Are you sure? That sounds a bit geocentric to me . . .
there shouldn't be a lot of Sr90, considering the ratios measured from ground contamination
I think you are assuming the primary "vector" of contamination is the air and are discounting cumulative effects. Do all foods pull in Cs and Sr in equal proportions to ground contamination? Does Cs and Sr have the same biological half life in humans?
You don't have to trust them to want to know what they are doing, and where they are dedicating the funds allocated to decontamination.
I want to know, but how much control do have when they decide not to tell.
airborne Sr90 release
Sr 90 has a molecular form soluble in water. Water is leaking from the plant everyday, so airborne models are not the full picture. Either way, please provide links to the model supporting these numbers. I am curious on how such models are created when beta emitters are so difficult to track.
That's why they are more interested in the Caesium.
Or perhaps they are more interested in Cs because they would have a hell of a time trying to measure Sr 90. Sr 90 seems the most dangerous, with a widely debated biological half-life.
The only really effective method is from analysing teeth, which is rather cumbersome and slow though.
Yes, or in this case, teeth are not developed yet (can they just remove a speck of tooth or do they need the entire tooth)?
That's because it's a scientific study of a single issue. If you want to know about the plans for future soil decontamination, ask TEPCO.
Exactly my point. That is why I went off on CrimsonAvenger. And, no, I will not bother asking the manifestation of organized incompetence that is known as "TEPCO."
When it comes to internal exposure, I thought alpha and beta radiation were the more dangerous forms. Can anyone here confirm the "sensitivity" of quantifying alpha contamination through indirect detection, and how to assess beta emitter risk (any other methods that can detect it)? Any new technology companies addressing these on the horizon (that I can invest in)?
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