Saturday, January 28, 2012 Weaponized Fukushima Fallout: Radioactive Fullerenes and Endofullerenes
Abstract of Potrblog video:
"The improvised use of salt water to cool the Fukushima reactors and
spent fuel pools resulted in the weaponization of Uranium fallout via
the formation of Fullerenes and Endofullerenes. The term weaponization
is based on our belief that this process significantly improved
Probability of Kill (PK) values from a survivability / vulnerability
analytical standpoint. See the attached video for further detail"
This
article may be relevant for understanding why uranium from
Fukushima could be "weaponized," as described by Potrblog:
How sea water could corrode nuclear fuel. January 26, 2012
[excerpted] "Japan used seawater to cool nuclear
fuel at the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant after the tsunami in March
2011 -- and that was probably the best action to take at the time, says
Professor Alexandra Navrotsky of the University of California, Davis.
"But Navrotsky and others have since
discovered a new way in which seawater can corrode nuclear fuel, forming
uranium compounds that could potentially travel long distances, either in
solution or as very small particles. The research team published its work Jan.
23 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...."
Majia, you are doing important work here. Keep it up! :-)
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to give a heads up: The link to your abstract on the Willamette U. website is not showing up: http://www.willamette.edu/events/fukushima/submission/nadesan/index.html
I'm encouraged to see such a conference is taking place in the U.S. I'm in Seattle, but if I can find a way of attending, I will! Go get 'em! :-)
Warmly,
A.R.
Seattle