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Re: Just saw video of the water drop over the reactor, what a waste. - Racer X - 03-18-2011
Grateful11 wrote:
[quote=Racer X]
They are bringing in riot control water cannons that can be operated while in NBC suits.
There are responders on the ground who are sacrificing themselves by knowingly going over the exposure limit to help head this stuff off. I can assure you that they are doing more than a lot of people would be willing to risk. My GF's co-teacher is from Japan, and her family is still there.
See now that's information that I'm not hearing through normal channels.
That's great, I'm glad to hear it. I hate they are having to put their
health on the line but they deserve the highest praise IMO.
They didn't say it outright, but in an article I read last night, the government doubled the exposure amounts allowed, which they say numerous people were already volunteering to do. The doubled exposure put them squarely in the likely to have radiation sickness symptoms zone of exposure. Let's say it was at 50 units/hour, the danger level is at about 75 units/hour. They raised the Allowable limit to 100 units/hour. Those are my words, not theirs. I wish I could remember which article/news outlet it was in.
Also, for anyone interested, we were questioning why in all the flooding footage and photos there were no children or young people. In the prefectures hit worse, the young have moved into the urban areas for jobs and schooling, and never returned. My GF and I have only seen 3 images with toddlers or teenagers. The Miyagi Prefecture where her co-teacher is from is largely agricultural, and all the young left for the cities.
Re: Just saw video of the water drop over the reactor, what a waste. - Lux Interior - 03-18-2011
Racer X wrote:
The doubled exposure put them squarely in the likely to have radiation sickness symptoms zone of exposure.
I highly doubt it. I don't know what the legal limit is in Japan, but given their "experience" with radiation I suspect it is cautiously low.
The US legal limit is 5 REM/year. Doubling it would not put you in "radiation sickness" territory.