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To: AwesomePossum

The cleanup is going to be hard. The guys are going to have to be rotated out regularly to avoid radiation buildup. So imagine trying to build an office building where you had to fire and rehire your crew every week. Nothing impossible or end of the world, but it is going to be a long messy and extremely expensive cleanup. Piled of course on top of the massive damage done to the rest of Northern Japan.


5 posted on 03/23/2011 1:18:35 PM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: GonzoGOP

TEPCO’s track record does not inspire confidence.


9 posted on 03/23/2011 1:21:52 PM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: GonzoGOP
Well, if I read the chart right, 500 millisieverts an hour is not exactly trivial. Looks like 50 mSv is the maximum yearly dose permitted for US radiation workers. So, what, the equivalent of 6-minute cleanup shift? Do I have that right?

http://imgs.xkcd.com/blag/radiation.png

110 posted on 03/23/2011 3:08:05 PM PDT by JustSurrounded (Repeal it all.)
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