[ RadSafe ] PBS News Hour on Fukushima

[Stewart Farber]

Just to clarify my post a few minutes ago about early radiation damage to
trees near Chernobyl from airborne gaseous releases. The offsite near-field
airborne exposure rates, surface, and food contamination [and dose from
consumption] resulting from the Chernobyl accident releases dwarf that from
the Fukushima accident. 

Stewart Farber

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[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Roger Helbig
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 7:34 AM
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Subject: [ RadSafe ] PBS News Hour on Fukushima

Please, watch this and comment
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june12/fukushimapt2_03-12.html -
the report seems to be somewhat accurate, but it also seems to have gotten
things confused between Chernobyl and Fukushima.  For example, I doubt that
forest near Chernboyl died because of Cs-137 contamination and died because
of much higher level contamination unique to Chernobyl.

I also note that almost no one is really dressed in proper radiation
protective clothing and that makes me wonder just how hazardous this
environment really is.

Roger Helbig
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