[Tilted Irish Kilt]

freedumb2003 :" California will declare the radiation illegal and endangering and then tax itself accordingly."

I would expect the previously normal "backgound radiation" in the Pacific to rise.
Certain species of gamefish caught in the Pacific Ocean are going to suspect of radiation poisoning; imagine having to go to the 'Fish Monger' with a gieger counter ?
Absent any effective control, it will impact on all forms of sea life (scallops, fish, clams, seals, birds, etc.)

[kiltie65]

Funny you should say that. The Japanese already take a Geiger counter to the fish market to check out fish before they purchase it. Probably only in the environs of Fukishima maybe.