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@elainekirk2001 It all has to go somewhere.

@Bobby1 And those models indicate minute and harmless levels of radiation. Every day you are exposed to radiation from your local nuclear plant in addition to everything else. You are not harmed by those amounts, nor will you be harmed by any amount from Japan.

@all if you guys want anyone with any kind of knowledge to stay on this site, I highly recommend you stop making baseless scientific claims, I'm also at 4 technical forums right now and they are giving some amazing information. I'm only here to try and help you guys understand the science behind it. Disagreeing with actual scientific proof is ridiculous, and if you don't have any background it's ignorance. Quit with the Fear Mongering this is scary enough as it is.

@Grizzly Which is fine, except for the plutonium joker in the deck. I know it's heavy. But we need more information about the MOX milling process, etc.

According to the News Releases, high radiation level in the water was also
found in the basement of the turbine building of Unit 1, 2 and 3. The level of
radiation on the surface of water was more than 1000 millisieverts (mSv) per
hour in Unit-2, 60mSv in Unit-1, 750mSv in Unit-3. NISA officials believe
the contaminated water likely came from the reactor rather than the spent
fuel pool because the radionuclide detected contained in the fuel and some
had short half-lives. TEPCO took immediate action to drain off the water
because current situation would cause delay in recovery work. TEPCO
already started draining off the water in Unit-1, and also preparing or
considering drain off the water in Unit-2 and -3. The water would be sent to
condensers in the turbine building. www.jaif.or.jp

@Grizzly Okay, I'll bite. Where are you getting your data to prove your assertions that "models indicate minute and harmless levels of radiation. Every day you are exposed to radiation from your local nuclear plant in addition to everything else. You are not harmed by those amounts, nor will you be harmed by any amount from Japan." Some of us have been around long enough to know that what we've being told about radioactivity over the last few decades has not always been the truth.

@NHK Listener Didn't I read that the condenser tanks are full?

@radioguy I don't remember hearing that.

I thought it was on allthingsnucllear but It was here somewhere... I'll try to find it.

@Salvador They haven't even told us that they've found plutonium. If there is a breach in Reactor #3, TEPCO should be finding AND reporting it.

Isn't debate about these issues constructive? When experts just say here's the facts, believe us, you wouldn't understand anyway it raises concern. Btw, I have a technical background.

@Patrick Kelley What are some of the things bandied about that are not scientific? On either "side" of this crisis.

"Safety agency officials had been hoping to pump the water into huge, partly empty tanks inside the reactor that are designed to hold condensed water.

Those tanks, though, turned out to be completely full, said Hidehiko Nishiyama of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency."

@Grizzly I believe actual factual data. I asked you for a link to back up your comment and you failed to do anything other than attack me. Let's just call it a day and try to avoid any future conversation.

Surely we are all deeply pained and worried about our already stressed out earth and the human suffering and danger continuing to threaten the Japanese people. Some of us are also deeply concerned about the potential for harm for loved ones who could potentially be in harms way and that is understandable.

OK everyone, let's NOT FORGET, there are ALWAYS 2 sides to a story !

@Barbara Absolutely. I have seen reports where the energy released so far has been 1/2 of Chernobyl (in terms of iodine). If Chernobyl affected most of Europe, it's reasonable to at least be concerned wherever you are. Just brushing everything off "no problem" without giving any data is condescending and actually makes people MORE suspicious.