Duer 157099
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Tue Mar-15-11 11:29 PM
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Here's a really stupid paranoid question |
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Due to all of the chaos in Japan, what's the probability that some terrorists might head over there to try to steal some nuclear fuel? Granted, it'd be a suicide mission, but that's what they're all about.
What's the security like around those hobbled plants?
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Tue Mar-15-11 11:37 PM
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1. The security, at least, is if you set foot anywhere near the place without full gear you'll... |
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Edited on Tue Mar-15-11 11:38 PM by Poll_Blind
...have at least a 1 in 10 chance of being dead within a few hours, depending on whether you catch a lucky break or not from the radioactive bursts.
I don't see any Al Quaeda frogmen in zodiacs coming ashore and stealing anything anytime soon.
OnEdit: I may have read my microsievert readings incorrectly but there was a time last night or the night before where there were some huge spikes between 2 and five in the morning, I think enough to kill you in a few hours without heavy protection.
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Tue Mar-15-11 11:41 PM
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Tue Mar-15-11 11:58 PM
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3. If they stole one of the spent fuel rods.they could travel maybe 3 feet before dying |
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of radioactive exposure...suicide for sure...but just that one person!
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Wed Mar-16-11 12:11 AM
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4. What good is nuclear fuel when you are dead? |
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Exposed fuel rods would give you a lethal dose in a matter of minutes.
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Wed Mar-16-11 12:12 AM
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5. Your title is correct. nt |
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