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bascule@mas.to

Tony Arcieri 🌹🦀

How Fukushima’s radioactive fallout in Tokyo was concealed from the public

Japanese radiochemist Satoshi Utsunomiya found that air samples from March 15, 2011, in Tokyo contained a very high concentration of insoluble cesium microparticles. He immediately realized the implications of the findings for public safety, but his study was kept from publication for years.

https://thebulletin.org/premium/2025-01/how-fukushimas-radioactive-fallout-in-tokyo-was-concealed-from-the-public

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pavel

Pavel Machek

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@bascule There were few deaths in Fukushima disaster. All but one were from decision to evacuate nursing home. Radiation would not kill anyone there, but evacuation did. 0.0004Sv/year really is not significant, if that's what the article is saying. It is really badly written. For example "The microparticles, which had been ejected from the Fukushima reactors, contained extremely high concentrations of cesium 137—a radioactive element that can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, and even death" is really really misleading ****. Radiation workers are permitted 0.05Sv doses, IIRC, and real problems start above that. Airline pilots get 0.005Sv/year according to chatgpt.
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bascule@mas.to

Tony Arcieri 🌹🦀

Reply to @pavel

@pavel it sounds like you’re suggesting they shouldn’t have evacuated Fukushima. I guess they should’ve consulted their Magic 8 ball first

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levampyre@chaos.social

levampyre

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@pavel According to ChatGPT the peregrine falcon is the fastest marine mamal and the word "strawberry" contains only 2 instances of the letter /r/. Is that really how you wanna lend "authority" to your argument?
@bascule

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pavel

Pavel Machek

Reply to @bascule@mas.to
@bascule I'm saying that way too many people died during evacuations, yes. Plus I'm saying that referenced article is extremely badly written.
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pavel

Pavel Machek

Reply to @levampyre@chaos.social
@levampyre @bascule Still, ChatGPT with all its errors contributed more to the discussion than you :-(.
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levampyre@chaos.social

levampyre

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@pavel I doubt it. But it matters not. @bascule

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