Tests for radioactivity are being performed in the San Francisco area and they are related to tracking contamination from the Fukoshima nuclear disaster in Japan.
Seems that severe contamination from the Fukoshima site could be brought to the U.S. by deposits on ships (such as barnacles and other marine life) traveling from Japan and debris that has washed out to sea and drifted eastward. The jets stream also passes over the western Pacific toward the west coast of the U.S.
My guess is the western U.S. might not get any significant contamination, however the government doesn't tell the truth either and I'm wondering what the level of risk actually is in my area.
https://radwatch.berkeley.edu/about
http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=83397&tid=3622&cid=94989
Seems that severe contamination from the Fukoshima site could be brought to the U.S. by deposits on ships (such as barnacles and other marine life) traveling from Japan and debris that has washed out to sea and drifted eastward. The jets stream also passes over the western Pacific toward the west coast of the U.S.
My guess is the western U.S. might not get any significant contamination, however the government doesn't tell the truth either and I'm wondering what the level of risk actually is in my area.
https://radwatch.berkeley.edu/about
http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=83397&tid=3622&cid=94989