fukushima nuclear disaster

Will you be buying any Japanese fish soon?

Is it ethical to dump radioactive waste into the sea?

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originnone · 61-69, M

depends completely on the concentrations, isotopes and dilution factors.

SW-User

@originnone And the organs they target

originnone · 61-69, M

@SW-User Most of the isotopes are whole body seekers; the exceptions are Sr-89, Sr-90, which are bone seekers (and therefore pose a risk to teeth), Cs-134, Cs-137 (also bone seekers) or any isotope of Iodine, which seeks the thyroid. Other than that and plutonium (which should be minimal despite fuel damage), the isotopes will generally distribute about equally throughout the body....