Dumping Radioactive Waste at Sea (Radiation Legacy)

Uploaded by 007bratsche on Nov 8, 2011 This is a report about the nuclear waste that was dumped into the sea around Europe between 1967 and 1982. All 114.726 tons are still there - thousands of barrels, corroding or even rosted through by now. It was broadcasted Nov.1, 2011 For informations about Schacht Asse, have a look at wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org Interesting how this information is JUST NOW being reported on... do you think it has anything to do with FUKUSHIMA? What are the chances? Thank your IAEA next time you see them. *Note: Single radiation dose of 2000 millisieverts (200000 millirems) and above causes serious illness. See also exposure list below. Half-life of some radioactive elements [NOTE: Half-life is the time taken for a radioactive substance to decay by half.] * Cesium-134 ~ 2 years * Cesium-137 ~ 30 years * Iodine-131 ~ 8 days * Plutonium-239 ~ 24200 years * Ruthenium-103 ~ 39 days [Ruthenium is a fission product of uranium-235.] * Ruthenium-106 ~ 374 days * Strontium-90 ~ 28.85 years [Strontium-90 is a product of nuclear fission and is found in large amounts in spent nuclear fuel and in radioactive waste from nuclear reactors.] * Uranium-234 ~ 246000 years * Uranium-235 ~ 703.8 million years * Uranium-238 ~ 4.468 billion years gamma rays, alpha particles, beta particles, neutrons, uranium, plutonium, mox fuel, spent fuel rods, cooling pools, nuclear meltdown, JapanFocus.org, kyodo news, chain reaction, chlorine-38, chlorine-37, seawater, fukushima ...
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