[quote=afx114]Another great visualization: http://microsievert.net/[/quote]
That 1000 uSv/hr doesn’t look very appealing…
I admit this whole thing is flip flopping back and forth like some kind of WWF match.
I have seen headlines that are really misleading. For example, I saw one today “Plutonium found outside plant”. But then you read the article and you see that in 3 of 5 testing areas, the plutonium was evidently only typical background Pu which is observable anywhere in the world. The other two places did appear to be Pu from the plant (which is scary) but as of yet the amounts were not reported as dangerous.
The 1000 uSv/hr is apparently a level that will really make it hard to get humans in there to fix things. Sounds like they’ll need robots to me, which will make everything take longer.
I definitely am still following this thing everyday. I’d say (like the Japanese government and TEPCO say) that the situation is very serious.
I would also say though that I continue to see misleading or erroneous reporting. I think it is just too tempting for many reporters because they can exploit others fear of the unknown and feel they can get away with it…
