Fukushima Disaster by Sara Sims

How far has the radioactive material traveled from Japan throughout the pacific ocean?

sarasimslove13 — 2015-04-16 18:54:55 UTC

-There aren’t great estimates of how much of each of these isotopes were released into the ocean since TEPCO, the company that owns the power plant hasn't exactly been forthcoming with information, but the current estimates are around 538,100 terabecquerels (TBq) which is above Three mile island levels, but below Chernobyl levels. And as it turns out, they recently found contaminated ground water has also been leaking into the sea. TEPCO, the gift that keeps on giving.

How have plant and animal life been affected by this event?

sarasimslove13 — 2015-04-16 19:07:20 UTC

-A previous report also says that Japanese macaques, a species of monkey native to Japan, near the Fukushima disaster site showed low level of red and white blood corpuscles as well as declined levels of hemoglobin. The scientists suggest that the low blood cells in these monkeys may have been caused by radiation effects of the Fukushima disaster.

Link

sarasimslove13 — 2015-04-16 19:12:49 UTC

- http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/apr/14/robot-inside-fukushima-nuclear-reactor-video