Measuring the Radiation Threat

As harrowing headlines continue to surface regarding Japan’s leaking nuclear plants, there remains much conjecture as to the severity of the radiation threat. Randall Munroe from xkcd steps in to help us out.

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Graphic: How much radiation is being released by Japan’s runaway reactors?
Japan continues to struggle to control  a number of nuclear reactors whose cooling systems were damaged in last week’s devastating quake and tsunami. But just how much radiation is being pumped out by the malfunctioning reactors in Japan? The graphic above puts the numbers in context.

Japan Earthquake Graphic: Monitoring a meltdown
Photos: Crisis deepens in Japan
Japan Earthquake Graphic: The battered coastline
Graphic: Nuclear plant blasts
Graphic: Meltdown fears: Inside a boiling water reactor
Graphic: Disaster in Japan ­ The Aftermath
Videos of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami

Radiation to the Dome

via Tania Lacria

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