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Old 04-24-2011, 10:30 AM  
Ron Bennett
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And I won't read this on GFY either ... if something is so important, surely there's a text version, or at least a synopsis of what it's about.

Videos take too long compared to reading the text transcript of whatever the guy said.

If the emphasis of the video is regarding Caesium-137, then it's spot on, since that's the main reason for the evacuation zones in both Japan and in Russia (including some other places in addition to Chernobyl due to various accidents over the years).

As for Plutonium, it may be safer than what's often portrayed - many scientists who were exposed to plutonium dust have experienced few to no ill effects to themselves nor their off-spring.

Strontium-90, like Caesium-137, has a similar length half-life, and presents many of the same dangers though is less rarely mentioned, though that could simply be due to far less of it being released ... not sure, and the mainstream news media seemingly doesn't say.

Ron
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