2014: RADIOACTIVE PLUME TO IMPACT WEST COAST, FUK-US-HI-MA NUKING US SLOW COOK RADIATION

Published: August 27th, 2013 By ENENews

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Gundersen: Radioactive plume to impact West Coast in a year — Not going away after it hits… likely to only get stronger — Fukushima will keep releasing contamination for years to come — Must demand officials test fish and make data public (AUDIO)

Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds chief engineer: For the people in Japan and people on the West Coast there is a wedge of radioactivity working its way across the Pacific — called a plume — of cesium-137, strontium, and other isotopes. The plume is about a year away from hitting the coast of the Pacific Northwest.

It’s not over, it’s not like it’s going to hit and go away. The nuclear plant is continuing to leak. That plume is 10 times more radioactive than the ocean was before (cesium in the ocean from bomb testing was the only source of radioactivity) and now it’s 10 times that — and likely to grow — because the Daiichi site is going to continue to leak into the environment for years to come.

I think what we all should demand is #1: Get rid of Tepco… we need a first rate engineering firm in there to do it…

The other thing people on the West Coast should demand is transparent analysis of fish. There’s no state organization that’s sampling the fish, no government is sampling the fish and telling people what the numbers are. If the government’s sampling it, they’re not telling anybody — and I’m uncomfortable with that.

I want to know what the number is, I think as citizens, our government owes it to us — to tell us how radioactive the fish are in the Pacific. We’re not getting that right now. There’s probably good science being done, but Citizens are not allowed to know what the government knows.

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Latest Information for West Coast of N. America
Washington – Seattle TV: "Fish and water have shown signs of Fukushima contamination" in U.S. Northwest -- Officials to start radiation testing due to news from Japan -- NOAA: Nuclear plant leaks "a surprise to everybody, we weren't aware of it" (VIDEO)
Oregon – Oregon Health Officials: We are actively monitoring the situation in Japan -- We are not 'yet' mobilizing in response to the news -- We will respond with enhanced efforts as appropriate
Alaska – Alaska Newspaper: Concern Fukushima nuclear waste is tainting our salmon -- Worried about impact on humans -- Scientists urged to conduct tests
Canada – Highly Regarded Physician: The salmon migrate through radioactive plumes coming off Fukushima, then we catch them on Canada's shores -- Concerned about lack of testing -- Officials "rely on Japan for test results" (VIDEO)

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