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@RadioGuy I really believe, that CNN and Fox news have opposing viewpoints and political goals. But they both want viewers. If alot of people were clamoring for ongoing, detailed info on Fuku, they would provide it. The same with Cooper and Calhoun. But the US is not being affected the way Japan is and to most people, they do NOT care. When I talk about it to most of my friends, their eyes glaze over. The internet has a tendency to magnify interest in any particular issue.

@LM If it is only about the money then some people in power in Japan must be cursing about their decision to support nuclear some decades ago. This accident is killing one of the biggest Japanese industries, the automotive. Toyota has already lost its leading position and is likely to drop to 3RD place. The economic impact of this is tremendous. And this is only the tip of the iceberg.

Big business at every level in the US is a perfect example of this. They're not providing a service out of the goodness of their hearts.

@LM I really don't think it is directly about money, just in a roundabout way. The Drudge Report is the most popular aggregator of news in the US. I was surprised to find this link on Drudge today www.breitbart.com but that is probably the second in the last month. Most people (in the US) don't care about Fuku, and the only things that get TV time are the things the producers think will put eyes on the set.

@RBeaner people don't care because it's not in their face, and it's not in their face because they don't care. But you underestimate the influence of msm nowadays. Lindsay Lohan is splashed all over and thats a choice of the MSM to interpret what people "want" to hear.

As to the credibility of Tepco, the company does not seem to falsify facts outright. They omit to tell us crucial insights which makes gaining insights so frustrating. The debriefing of the plant manager of the Fukushima I NPP must be priceless. Imagine what that man must know! I am sure he wrote his brief already, and the leaders of the corporation keep his insights to themselves.

@LM not at all surprised by brietbart, surprised by an article talking about fukushima. There have been so few of them in the "popular" media, even on line. I'm not talking MSM, I'm talking what general, large numbers, of people are interested in.

@RBeaner I honestly believe people would be more interested if they were included in the conversation. When you're spoon fed..everything is safe look away, look away...then you don't really care about it. And that's exactly what they want from the public.

@RBeaner I agree, but I think the nuclear industry has been incredibly successful in their PR campaign. Most people believe the crisis is over because that is all they've heard. I believe strategic decisions were made to do clean-up...I'm cynical.

all is good ! look away ! good that we have independent experts !

Simulation model projects radiation diffusion

Researchers say radioactive substances leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi plant will reach ocean waters 4,000 kilometers away from the plant within a year of the nuclear accident.

Using a computer simulation model, Japan's science ministry predicted how the radioactive cesium 137 that leaked from the Fukushima plant will spread in the Pacific Ocean.

The computer image shows that, as of April of next year, cesium 137 will reach eastern waters around 4,000 kilometers away from the Fukushima plant.

The highest concentration is projected at 0.023 becquerels per liter -- that's about 14 times the normal level, but still only one-three-thousandth of safe limits.

3 years after the accident, the radioactive materials are forecast to diffuse further in waters north of Hawaii, lowering concentration levels.

The radioactive substances will reach the US west coast in 5 years. Seven years after the initial accident, the concentration level is predicted to be close to normal.

Masanao Nakano, a senior engineer at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, says that in one year, the radiation concentration level will become so low that eating fish from even the most contaminated areas would pose little danger to health.

Friday, June 24, 2011 20:40 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp

@Edano Bioaccumulation? What's that? Our physics models don't show it!

@Edano Why are these people posing as doctors? What do they know about health effects of these poisons? How do they get away with this?

@Bobby1 How do you know there are not doctors involved in the scientific study?

@Bobby1 Did you read my question?

@Pedro Jesus What study? I didn't see a study mentioned.

@LM You and I seem to agree about "big Business" in general. The Nuke industry, oil industry, gas fracking industry and big Pharma are all very similar, they wnt to extract profits. Basically by any means. I tend to think there is enough opposition in the vearious presses, to "exploit" public opinion, if a significant interested viewership exists.

@Bobby1 Computer simulations are usually designed over the analysis of scientific studies otherwise they don't have much factual scientific relevance. I mean, in that particular context. That was what I was asking. What simulations did they use and what's the scientific background behind them. I was asking, not implying anything.

@Elaine Kirk : are there nuke critical shareholders in japan ? ;)

@Edano Ah good point

i want to say, you cannot simply state: haha, radiation will dilute and everything is okay afterwards. it could well be that the mess sterilizes the north pacific.

@Bobby1 People have been eating contaminated food for decades. I'm pretty sure there are loads of studies about it out there. I'm pretty sure the scientific community didn't just invent the safety limits. Some of my university ex-mates in the marine biology area have been conducting such studies for over a decade now. There are levels of risk that are constantly evaluated regarding the concentration of toxicity in food.

@Pedro Jesus : do you really believe that safety limits are set up to protect consumers ? no, they exist simply to protect the producers from court trials by the "damaged" consumers.