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[Sea contamination] West coast of North American continent will be most contaminated 10 years later

GEOMAR, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel released model simulations on the long-term dispersal of Cs-137 released into the Pacific Ocean off Fukushima on 7/6/2012.

According to their simulation, West coast of North American continent will be the most contaminated by Cs-137 in 10 years.

 

↓ 5 years later

[Sea contamination] West coast of North American continent will be most contaminated in 10 years

 

↓ 10 years later

[Sea contamination] West coast of North American continent will be most contaminated in 10 years2

 

 

[Sea contamination] West coast of North American continent will be most contaminated 10 years later3

 

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[Sea contamination] West coast of North American continent will be most contaminated 10 years later5

 

 

[Sea contamination] West coast of North American continent will be most contaminated 10 years later5

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  1. FUKUSHIMA DIARY FR – [Contamination marine] La côte ouest du Nord du continent américain sera la plus contaminée dans 10 ans.
    Par Mochizuki, le 14 juillet 2012.

    GEOMAR, Le centre Helmholtz pour la Recherche Océanique de Kiel (Ocean Research Kiel) a publié le 6 juillet 2012 un modèle de simulations à long terme de la diffusion du Cs-137 largué dans l’océan Pacifique par Fukushima.

    Selon leur simulation, La côte ouest de l’Amérique du Nord sera la plus contaminée dans 10 ans.

    ↓ Dans 5 ans
    (carte)

    ↓ Dans 10 ans
    (carte)

    (4 cartes montrant la diffusion)
    (animation)

    Source : http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/7/3/034004/

  2. This should be considered a best case scenario, as it assumes no further catastrophy at TEPCO’s Fukushima plant, no new nuclear meltdowns in Japan, no nuclear accidents in China’s growing collection of nuclear plants, and that San Onofre surprises everyone who’s watching it and doesn’t have its own big accident.

    1. Hi Anon,

      It does not take into consideration the un-disclosed nuke accidents that happen in the US. Pittsburg Post Gazette, July 3, 2012…published today on (nuclear-news.net)…90 Pennsylvania Cancer Victims Bring Lawsuit Against Nuclear Power Plant Operators. Not to mention all the other toxins that we are exposed to every days; nor the death of the Gulf of Mexico. The seafood that survived is being sold in restaurants to those who are convinced that the danger is past.

      1. Michele –

        We must shut them down. There is no future in nuclear power.

        We must stand up to the nuclear village and stop them.

  3. This simulation also takes in to account only the initial release.
    So it only shows, how the initial release will contaminate US coast

  4. Yes, I also wonder if undisclosed nuke tests and nuke waste dumping from Los Alomos, UC etc. won’t mae for a dangerous combination as new cesium comes across the Pacific.

    I put up a page on the topic on N. Pacific Fukushima contamination here –

    http://wp.me/pA5vn-21l

    … as I think more science articleswill come out. Since nws is suppressed I can make them easier to find.

  5. No problem as we will all likely be dead or dying by then anyway. We have had a great run on this rock but it may very well be time for most of us to go away. Thank you TEPCO and Japanese government, you are true heroes of humanity. Money is so great isn’t it? It was all worth it!

    No worries though! In another few billion years or so some other intelligent species will appear and likely rule the world in a similar (but hopefully better) fashion than we did.

  6. I’m hoping this research was from an outside source and not connected w/ gov.,Tepco or NRC in any way. I find it interesting there is no mention of Cs-134.
    or is this only another half truth?

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