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#fukushima Nuclear Fuel Release
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Mar 05 2018 03:20 PM | eds in Non-Renewable
Prior to this most recent research,
. . . it had been assumed,
. . . that only volatile, gaseous radionuclides,
. . . such as caesium and iodine were released from the damaged reactors.
However, the new research is clarifying that,
. . . small, solid particles were also emitted from the fallout,and
. . . that some of these particles contain long-lived radionuclides.
The particles found measure just
. . . 5 micrometres or less; approximately
. . . 20 times smaller than the width of a human hair.
The size of the particles means humans could inhale them.
How long lived is “long lived”?
. . . Uranium, for example, has a half-life of billions of years.
. . . That doesn’t bode well.
3-5-2018 Source: #Fukushima Nuclear Fuel Release
. . . it had been assumed,
. . . that only volatile, gaseous radionuclides,
. . . such as caesium and iodine were released from the damaged reactors.
However, the new research is clarifying that,
. . . small, solid particles were also emitted from the fallout,and
. . . that some of these particles contain long-lived radionuclides.
The particles found measure just
. . . 5 micrometres or less; approximately
. . . 20 times smaller than the width of a human hair.
The size of the particles means humans could inhale them.
How long lived is “long lived”?
. . . Uranium, for example, has a half-life of billions of years.
. . . That doesn’t bode well.
3-5-2018 Source: #Fukushima Nuclear Fuel Release
