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Fukushima Continues to be Worse than They Thought

Lord of Planar said:
Well, you keep acting as UF6 and U238 matter as dangers surrounding a nuclear power plant disaster. I get tired of ignorance, especially after being corrected.
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Fukushima is about a release, not an everyday occurrence at a power plant.
 
Media_Truth said:
Fukushima is about a release, not an everyday occurrence at a power plant.
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And where does the U238 or UF6 come from in the release?

UF6 is used during the making of fissionable uranium. Not in a power plant. The U238 is not the same hazard as the other isotopes.
 
Lord of Planar said:
And where does the U238 or UF6 come from in the release?

UF6 is used during the making of fissionable uranium. Not in a power plant. The U238 is not the same hazard as the other isotopes.
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I never said anything about UF6. That's your baby. U-238 is an isotope resulting from the fission process. So if you're saying it's not, I would urge you to do some more research. And I agree, it is not the same hazard as other isotopes. It has it's own unique properties that make it hazardous.
 
Media_Truth said:
I never said anything about UF6. That's your baby. U-238 is an isotope resulting from the fission process. So if you're saying it's not, I would urge you to do some more research. And I agree, it is not the same hazard as other isotopes. It has it's own unique properties that make it hazardous.
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It's in your post 91.

U238 is already present with the U235. It's the U235 that is dangerous to be in contact with. U238 is far less dangerous. You have to either be in close contact with it several hours a day, maybe 24/7, or get it in your body. Since it is a heavy metal, there are very few ways for it to get inside you.

Funny thing is, Prussian Blue ink is one way of removing heavy metals in the body, and it is a form of cyanide!
 
Lord of Planar said:
Since it is a heavy metal, there are very few ways for it to get inside you.
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The IAEA data is in disagreement with this statement:

1.
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory measured the accumulation of various actinides,
including U-238, by plants in a contaminated fresh-water pond. This particular pond, Pond 3513, was used
for receiving LLW for a period of 30 years, ending in 1976. U-238 was measured in grass that grew on the
shore of the pond. It was determined that of the four elements studied (with multiple radioactive isotopes for
some of the elements), uranium resulted in the highest relative uptake.


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In summary, inhalation of U-238 is one of the most important pathways of exposure to this nuclide.
Uranium can be suspended in air either due to leakage of volatile uranium or by weathering of
uranium tailings and wind-driven suspension. Examples of the latter mechanism can result in air
concentrations of the order of microbecquerel per cubic meter.
 
Media_Truth said:
The IAEA data is in disagreement with this statement:

1.
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory measured the accumulation of various actinides,
including U-238, by plants in a contaminated fresh-water pond. This particular pond, Pond 3513, was used
for receiving LLW for a period of 30 years, ending in 1976. U-238 was measured in grass that grew on the
shore of the pond. It was determined that of the four elements studied (with multiple radioactive isotopes for
some of the elements), uranium resulted in the highest relative uptake.


2.
In summary, inhalation of U-238 is one of the most important pathways of exposure to this nuclide.
Uranium can be suspended in air either due to leakage of volatile uranium or by weathering of
uranium tailings and wind-driven suspension. Examples of the latter mechanism can result in air
concentrations of the order of microbecquerel per cubic meter.
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Do people eat grass?

This was a test pond. Not one we are going to find farmers grazing cattle over.

Do you find uranium tailngs at a nuclear power plant?

Why are you so obsessed with U238 when it is so relatively harmless compared to other things. I mentioned the aerosolized hazards of U238 used as weaponry already. I do know the risks.

Please tell the class. Where do you find uranium tailings?

Ever hear of what hydrofluoric acid does if you get contaminated with it?
 
Lord of Planar said:
Do people eat grass?
Why are you so obsessed with U238 when it is so relatively harmless compared to other things. I mentioned the aerosolized hazards of U238 used as weaponry already. I do know the risks.
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Animals eat grass, people eat animals. But you have said here that U238 is hazardous, so I will leave it at that. Earlier you implied that it wasn't. Yes, cesium, strontium, cobalt, and others are much worse, and if released, can contaminate hundreds, even thousands of square miles. And these areas can be uninhabitable for hundreds of years.
 
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