A second week of Japanese disaster | 322 comments (322 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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theres a piece in the Chernobyl documentary that talks about the Caesium sinking 5cm a year down through the soil.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Mar 23rd, 2011 at 01:35:26 PM EST
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Wait, so after 30 years it's not only decayed by half but also sunk under 1.5m of soil?

So, in what may be my last act of "advising", I'll advise you to cut the jargon. -- My old PhD advisor, to me, 26/2/11

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Mar 23rd, 2011 at 01:40:00 PM EST
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I don't know the particular chemistry of caesium, but there's a general tendency for molecules to leach down gradually with rainwater. The more permeable the soil type, the quicker it happens.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Mar 23rd, 2011 at 01:45:36 PM EST
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A second week of Japanese disaster | 322 comments (322 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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