Fukushima Is a Minor Problem Compared to What?
Cesium-137 contaminated fish in Japan. Radioactive tuna have already reached California shores. Cesium-137 has a half-life of 30 years. It emits only beta particles. Meanwhile, dust from uranium tailings in the U.S. blows all over the countryside and is in the agricultural food chain. The decay products of uranium tailings have a half-life of thousands…