Japan's own testing showed contamination even in 2011, by cesium isotopes, some 2000km out to sea from Fukushima.
The answer is, that you don't know.
The map was bad, and the science was worse, but there's no meaningful connection between them, certainly not in my presentation.
> Japan's own testing showed contamination even in 2011, by cesium isotopes, some 2000km out to sea from Fukushima.
Yes, measurable with specialized equipment, but not significantly above the natural background radiation level.
This is not to diminish the seriousness of Fukushima -- it is very serious -- but it's not going to render the Pacific's fish unsafe. That's a fantasy.
> The answer is, that you don't know.
The figures are easy to collect and easy to interpret, and they have been. The claim that the Pacific's fish will become inedible is not connected to reality.
http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=83397&tid=3622&cid=94989
Quote: "By the time tuna are caught in the eastern Pacific, cesium levels in their flesh are 10-20 times lower than when they were off Fukushima. Moreover, the dose from Fukushima cesium is considered insignificant relative to the dose from naturally occurring polonium-210, which was 1000 times higher in fish samples studied, and both of these are much lower relative to other, more common sources, such as dental x-rays."
> The answer is, that you don't know.
You're the one who doesn't know, even though the information is easily accessed.
We do know, that they are not contained as of today.
We also know that some unknown amount of radioactive material of unknown composition (Iodine-131, Strontium-90, Cesium-137 - but in what ratio?) enters the atmosphere or the Pacific.
TEPCO does not know the numbers or the amount; and in fact, they hope but do not know for certain that the melted core is still on top of the 7 meter thick concrete slab which is under the pressure vessel that used to hold the core, but which was breached.
Really, your response is arrogant.
Because of Fukushima, Germany has decided to abandon nuclear power entirely. The German's aren't stupid --- they recognize what Fukushima means, i.e. nuclear power is incredibly difficult to make safe, and to an increasing number of people, simply not worth the risk. As a result, Germany is becoming a pioneer in alternative energy sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Germany
Quote: "Germany is the world's top photovoltaics (PV) installer, with a solar PV capacity of 34.499 gigawatts (GW) at the end of July 2013.[2] The German new solar PV installations increased by about 7.6 GW in 2012, and solar PV provided 18 TWh (billion kilowatt-hours) of electricity in 2011, about 3% of total electricity.[3] Some market analysts expect this could reach 25 percent by 2050.[4] Germany has a goal of producing 35% of electricity from renewable sources by 2020 and 100% by 2050."
We in the U.S. are far behind countries like Germany, and we have no excuse.
> Really, your response is arrogant.
Translation: "I know better than to argue using facts, so I will argue using opinions." Sadly noted.
> Are you reading what I actually wrote?
Are you reading what I have linked to? Are you prepared to challenge your own fantasies?
I disagree with that view, and view Fukushima as an event that is ongoing, and will continue to be ongoing until radiation from all sources is no longer entering the environment.
This false view has been partly inflamed by an "environmental" website that posted an alarming picture of Fukushima radiation spreading across the Pacific -- except the posted picture was actually of the tsunami wave's height, not radiation, spreading across the Pacific.
Fukushima isn't going to release nearly enough radiation to poison the Pacific Ocean. Maybe it will release just enough radiation to force changes in the nuclear power industry. Nothing else has worked.