*Vanity* Fukushima Radiation likely to arrive on West Coast next month.

me | March 9, 2014 | Bushwon

[Freedom56v2]

Drudge posted an article (from a banned source) which stated that very low levels of Fukushima radiation will likely reach the West Coast next month.

Incredibly, the article states that there is no federal agency which currently samples Pacific Coast seawater for radiation.

I find it disturbing that:

1. There is money being spent for many frivolous activities, yet three is no monitoring for radiation on the West Coast?

2. The EPA is monitoring puddles on people's private property, yet there is no monitoring of radiation on the West Coast!

[Rodamala]

I want you to consider all the nuclear testing that has happened in the Pacific. PLEASE, enough with the OH NOES! OMG! EVERYBODY PANIC! stuff.

[EEGator]

In that case, Sharknado.

[steve86]

But compared to all the radiation we unleashed in the 40’s,50’s and 60’s I wonder if its not just “more of the same”

Yeah, having grown up adjacent to Hanford in the 50s and 60s and living here to this day, I'm having trouble getting that worked up about it.

[steve86]

I’m probably immune by now.

[TexasGator]

“The article (link on Drudge) stated that no federal agency currently samples Pacific seawater for radiation.”

Read this ...

http://www.epa.gov/japan2011/index.html

[Freedom56v2]

Thanks for the links. I can’t compare with the 40s 50s, 60s.

They did go from testing in the Pacific in the 40s to testing underground....

No idea about radiation amounts from those tests compared to Fukushima, but 3 reactors blew up, still leaking.

I just would feel better if I can do some baseline tests and then continue to test in future....I would like to test stuff I catch.

[Freedom56v2]

Good point.

[wonkowasright]

Ya. Thank blogger btw has been at it since day one almost.

IMHO Fukushima is as bad or worse than Chernobyl but for some reason its downplayed. Maybe its because the company that makes the reactors owns a good bit of US press too.

[dalereed]

If you're worried about that, don't ever get in an airplane or go to Denver.

It will be so diluted by the time it gets here it won't be 10% of having an X-ray.

[Texicanus]

Don’t need a geiger counter. If it’s preceded by a squad of giant cephalopods (squid) you can bet it is imminent...

[Freedom56v2]

Thanks, I did. That is the article that prompted me to post this. I could not do a USA post on FR.

[TexasGator]

“I just would feel better if I can do some baseline tests and then continue to test in future....I would like to test stuff I catch.”

Even during the worst discharges, it was barely detectable in the water offshore from Japan. Imagine the zillions of gallons of seawater dilution before reaching our coast.

[UCANSEE2]

But compared to all the radiation we unleashed in the 40’s,50’s and 60’s I wonder if its not just “more of the same”

You might find this interesting. After watching this (about 20 minutes and TURN UP THE SOUND), you'll wonder why the entire west coast of the US doesn't glow in the dark.

A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945

Here's the same thing at 3X speed.

A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945 - 3 Times Faster

[Polynikes]

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I am curious by nature and always wanted one. Its sort of a hobby. Oh btw you don't have to wait till next month. The videos regarding some beaches in CA seem to be accurate. Something is here. The source is unclear insomuch as there is a nuclear waste the dump south of the Farralone Islands.

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[jazusamo]

OR and WA fish and game regularly check for shellfish toxins and close seasons if toxins are found.

I may be wrong but I would think they’d be checking for elevated radiation levels as well with all the fuss about Fukushima.

[Freedom56v2]

I guess time will tell regarding Fukushima and its comparison to Chernobyl—seems Fukushima is not finished leaking....

Interesting comment about the reactors, and my husband, who has PhD in science field, feels we should be more concerned than is being reported.

[Freedom56v2]

Thanks so much for the links. This is exactly the information I am seeking. We have talked about getting one for at least a year, and think now is as good a time as any—Yes, plan to do study...would like to get baseline readings and see how they change over time.

[Freedom56v2]

thanks. clever.

[TexasGator]

“The article (link on Drudge) stated that no federal agency currently samples Pacific seawater for radiation.”

The article also states several state agencies do and also says the studies predict essentially minimal detectable radiation will reach our coast.

[familyop]

I’m at over 9,000 feet on the Rockies and probably get much more natural radiation than you’ll get there.