[x_plus_one]

A floating nuclear power plant can release a steady stream of toxic, radioactive waste directly into the ocean. What reason does Russia have to safely secure and dispose of generated radioactive waste when they can pitch is into the open ocean 56 miles from Alaska?The Russians have placed it 56 miles upstream from Alaska, upstream from the west coast.

The California Current is a Pacific Ocean current that moves southward along the western coast of North America, beginning off southern British Columbia and ending off southern Baja California Peninsula. It is considered an Eastern boundary current due to the influence of the North American coastline on its course.

It is located right where it needs to be to inundate the west coast with immense amounts of radiation. The entire west coast of north america is already a kill zone due to the Fukushima ongoing contamination.

Why should Russia go to the expense of removing generated nuclear waste. The floating barge will not have waste disposal problems associated with nuclear power plants located on land- the waste will just be deposited in the ocean floor. To this day, nuclear waste is sitting at American reactor sites with no plans to move it.

from 1985:

The relative Importance of the various radionuclides contained 1n nuclear waste has been assessed by consideration of (1) the quantity of each rad1onucl1de present, (2) the Environmental Protection Agency's release limits for radibnuclides, (3) how retardation processes such as solubility and sorptlon affect radionuclide transport, and (4) the physical and chemical forms of radionuclides In the waste. Three types of waste were reviewed: spent fuel, high-level waste, and defense high-level waste. Conditions specific to the Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations project potential site at Yucca Mountain were used todescribe radionuclide transport. The actinides Am, Pu, Np, and U were Identified as the waste elements for which solubility and sorption data were most urgently needed. Other Important waste elements were identified as Sr, Cs, C, N1, Zr, Tc, Th, Ra, and Sn. Under some conditions, rad1onucl1des of three elements (C, Tc, and I) may have high solubility and negligible sorption. The potential for transport of some waste elements (C and I) In the gas phase must also be evaluated for the Yucca Mountain Site.

An Assessment of the important radionuclides in Nuclear Waste
J.F. Kerrisk
October 1985
Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos New Mexico

http://www.iaea.org/inis/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/17/037/17037123.pdf

Fukushima proved to the world that the USA is too drugged out and dumb to do anything to prevent population destruction due to "accidental" radiocative incidents.

The Russians are using the west coast as a dumping ground for radioactive waste while the west coastwaters become the killing ground for all life forms.

We need to put a few floating nuclear waste generators on their doorstep as well.

Wales continue to die off in the Pacific Ocean

http://www.fukushimawatch.com/fukushimawatch/whales.html

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Go have another cup of coffee. You are being rather dramatic and hyperbolic this morning.

[dynoman]

Fukushima wasn’t a technology fail, it was a location fail. What happened there wouldn’t have happened at a location 100 feet in elevation higher. I can’t believe that location was ever approved for a nuclear power plant.

[mac_truck]

The entire west coast of north america is already a kill zone due to the Fukushima ongoing contamination.

That sounds kinda wacky...plus that whale in the photo didn't die from radiation.

[Lurker]

“A floating nuclear power plant can release a steady stream of toxic, radioactive waste directly into the ocean.”

The United States Navy has had floating nuclear plants for decades.

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[BobL]

“A floating nuclear power plant can release a steady stream of toxic, radioactive waste directly into the ocean.”

I guess anything’s possible, but somehow our land-based nukes don’t do that.

[nuke_road_warrior]

A floating nuclear power plant can release a steady stream of toxic, radioactive waste directly into the ocean

Interesting choice of language there. Implying that because it can happen it will happen. Short of an accident, Nuclear plants don't "release a steady stream of toxic, radioactive waste." The high level waste is contained within the fuel elements, and stored on site until placed in a permanent repository, or recycled to recover the unburned fuel. The U.S. Navy has operated floating nuclear power plant since the 1950s without any accidents. While I do have questions about Russian quality control, here is nothing inherently dangerous about floating nuclear plants.

The addition of the photo of a dead whale on an unknown beach, with no supporting information regarding cause of death, is a nice touch. In fact, the real effects of the Fukushima accident have been localized to the area around the plant. Yes, radioactive material has been detected on our west coast, but well below the concentration of concern.

Nuclear power is one of the safest and cleanest forms of electrical production.

[DUMBGRUNT]

How does the beached whale connect to the article or Fukushima?

At what location was the photo taken?

Was a vivisection done on the whale carcass?