The water evaporates in the form of steam. It will be dispersed by the atmosphere and through the oceans as is drops out of the atmosphere.
Stop and think for a moment, what is the environment like at the Bikini Atol? After all those weapons tests. Or the Nevada desert.
Exactly.
Chernyobl is a totally different case, the reactor was utterly unshielded. Even when it was operating normally, it was irraditing the workers at the plant.
Submarine service members live and work with not only a serious nuclear reactor, but also with nuclear weapons. It IS a hazard, but this is one that can be mitigated.
"Chernyobl is a totally different case, the reactor was utterly unshielded. Even when it was operating normally, it was irraditing the workers at the plant."Thats incorrect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBMK#Containment
Apples and oranges. Stop and think for a minute. How much radioactive material is in a bomb, that gives off all it's energy in a split second, compared to the TONS of material in a nuclear power plant, that generates thousands of megawatts for years?
You are whistling past the graveyard.
A great point, these things were designed a hell of a lot better in terms of containment than the soviet reactors. Worst case they also fill up the buildings with sand and put a massive concrete top on them.