This is a graph of the spread of RADS (which is
"unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation, equal to 100 ergs per gram or 0.01 joules per kilogram of irradiated material." according to Princeton) from the Fukushima Daiichi Plant from the Australian Radiator Services. A huge number of RADS can travel from Japan, all the way to the U.S. in a matter of 6 to 10 days.
How safe are nuclear plants when they are built directly on fault lines. It is important for people and scientist to look at the land and what is hapening underneath it when deciding where to put nuclear and other dangerous structures.
Once the fuel rods that contain radioactive Plutonium and Uranium begin to melt within the inner six-inch thick stainless steel vessel, tremendous amounts of nuclear material are released into the air surrounding the nuclear plant. This graph indicates that any air over Japan will come to the United States within days. It is for certain that nuclear monitoring stations on the west coast of the United States will be closely monitoring the atmosphere for any nuclear particles.
Japan earthquake: Ian Sample on efforts to contain the nuclear accidentAfter three explosions and two fires at the Fukushima nuclear plant workers seem to be losing the battle to contain the radiation. Day by day Ian Sample will be talking us through all the developments, starting with 15 March. Click through to follow the latest events ...
This webpage is about some interesting facts regarding nuclear energy. Some topics that are mentioned in their that are interesting are: the Chernobyl Disaster, the usage of nuclear energy and how nuclear energy relates to the mathematical formula, E = mc(squared).
Japan brought in other countries and experts to maintain transparency with the public about what was happening at the plants after the earthquake and the tsunami. This site is a wealth of information on energy