Coppppied from an online news source tonight : -
'The radioactive fallout from a nuclear accident that rocked Britain 50 years ago was underestimated, scientists say.
In 1957, a fire at the Windscale nuclear reactor in Cumbria led to a release of radioactive material that spread across the UK and Europe.
But new research claims the incident generated twice as much radioactive material and caused dozens more cancers than was previously thought.'
It scares the hell out of this old lady what do you think about it (Windscale/Sellarfield)
2007-10-06 12:59:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
I am from N.Ireland ...the bit on the other side of the water from the nuclear plant. All reactors discharge radiation as a waste. ALL OF THEM. It is called exceptable levels of radiation. There is no exceptable levels. Shell fish caught on the coast of N. Ireland were not safe to eat ,due to the fact that they built up the poisons over a period of time. All accidents involving excessive discharges are down played so much its become a joke. We have a safe reactor millions of miles away and it still isnt safe ,causing skin cancers every day. Reactors are safe ...the government says so and politicans dont tell lies...
2007-10-07 01:41:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was one of the tanker drivers that had his driving hours lifted to cover the emergency.I will say no more but you have no need to worry my dear,the people of chernobil are moving back,it,s still a ghost town with trees growing in the streets but there is no crime and you can go out at night very safely.The irish people along the coast caught a lot from w indscale.The local environment is monitored constantly,whether we get the truth is another matter,,.I lift my hat to the brave men and women of chernobil who died that we may live.
2007-10-06 13:10:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
this is a load of propaganda, the burning of coal releases far more radioactive contaminants into the atmosphere than all these nuclear accidents combined - including chernobyl
http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html
the word "nuclear" scares people because it is associated with weapons that could destroy life on earth. This is the same reason "magnetic resonance imaging" (MRI) is not called its scientific term: " nuclear magnetic resonance imaging "(NMRI).
2007-10-06 13:23:28 · answer #3 · answered by PD 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I've heard about this before. It is believed to have affected the brains of many people now in their late 50's to early 60's. Symptoms include intolerance to other peoples lifestlyes, prejudiced points of view and highly judgmental behaviour.
2007-10-06 23:09:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are NOT safe, and YES it does scare me. It scares the hell out of me. I life in Pennsylvania and remember all too vividly the Three Mile Island incident.
2007-10-06 13:05:49 · answer #5 · answered by Yinzer from Sixburgh 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
all man made devices are fallible like himself still there are those e reliable ones.and the world is turning on such!Accidents occur -what can be done about them- not a reason to stop living as usual!
2007-10-06 15:33:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dunno. We all gotta die one day. This world is full of dangers and ways to die, nevermind the nuclear power plants. There's anaphalactic (sp?) reactions to things we're allergic to, idiots on the highways, undetected aneurysms, choking to death on a meatball when we're by ourselves, natural disasters... death is gonna arrive one day in some way. Being scared is like giving death a welcoming committee. I'm gonna concentrate on life and not worry about all the particular ways I could die. So, no, that stuff you mentioned does not scare me at all.
2007-10-06 13:06:38 · answer #7 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes we are only told what they want us to know. However I do believe our future energy should come from Nuclear power stations which have a much safer design now
2007-10-06 13:03:14 · answer #8 · answered by Birdman 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i think they're using unstable substances and it's never going to be completely safe or under human control. i think i'm going to put my head in the sand ostrich style and try not to worry about it cos if i think about it too much, i'll freak out!
2007-10-06 13:05:25 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am skeptical to say the least. It seems that "scientists" can make the results to any investigation be anything they want them to be.
2007-10-06 13:03:50 · answer #10 · answered by scorch_22 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋