There are groups warning about large radiation leaks that could cross to the West Coast of the US. I am sceptical about the accuracy of that reporting due to the primary sources.
We should be watching this event.
Tepco (translation), Dec. 27, 2013: At around 7:00 am on December 27, and confirmed by the camera that from Unit 3 reactor building, 5th floor near the center, steam is generated.
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Or translate the danger in the supposed exposure levels. In the ‘Zone 3’ where still no one is allowed to stay overnight, the up to 20 microsevert exposure is just slightly above the regular exposure that everyone in the city of Denver has each year from natural radioactive sources.
The second zone is the same exposure as such cities as Vail Colorado where up to 50 microseverts of radiation exposure happens annually.
The first zone, the ‘highest’ of radiation exposure, is the same background radiation experienced in many parts of Nevada, Arizona and Utah.
I'll gladly take any property in the evacuated town, and live there, grow my food there, fish and raise animals, knowing that the actual ‘danger’ to myself is low enough to be considered background radiation in many cities around the world, but the only difference here is that groups are fully intending on demonizing and eliminating all Japanese nuclear power.
Interesting. Many of us in the USA grew up downwind of many nuclear weapons tests including cratering devices (much fallout from those), and more of us are living longer than our ancestors.