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Fukushima

Apr 1, 2014

Ocean-borne radiation from Fukushima

Ken Denman and Richard Dewey | Ocean Networks Canada

There is a broad consensus among the scientific community that ocean-borne radiation from the Fukushima nuclear reactor does not pose a significant risk to humans in British Columbia, relative to other environmental risks. Recent (2016) and on-going studies by Dr. Jay Cullen of UVic posted on his project site InFORM and reports from similar WHOI studies along the west coast of the U.S. indicate the amount of tracable material reaching North America is small. Nevertheless, many people are concerned about what they have heard from various other...

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Radioactivity from Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

A Brief Review of Preliminary Studies into the Oceanic Impact of Radionuclides from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant

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Several inquiries have been made to Ocean Networks Canada with regard to the fate and severity of oceanic contamination from the leakage of radioactive material into the Pacific Ocean as a result of the March 2011 damage to the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP). There are on-going studies and assessments of the impacts on the ocean, primarily by the World Health Organization (1) and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (...

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