Should people in the us flee to countries that arent in the path of the radiation plumes from japan?

Raritan

Radiation has already reached hundreds of miles from the nuclear plant with just a small leak. If there is a meltdown in 3 reactors, it will be the wost nuclear disaster this world has ever seen, and the radiation will be forced eastward into the US by the Jet Stream. Maybe not levels that will lead to immediate, acute radiation deaths, but definitely cancers and long term health problems.



Sparta

You can run but you can't hide!



Kennebunkport

I doubt any country would take us.



South Amherst

o_O... you're worried about a radiation fallout which in all likely hood might be no-worst than talking on a cellphone for a few hours. chernobyl was 20x worst and people are fine (outside of the danger zone). if you want to worry about something, consider every square mile of the pacific has garbage in it and there is a plastic toxic zone the size of texas there. or that many car companies are still fighting alternative fuel vehicles to further their own pockets.



Lenhartsville

Yes....you go first, OK? I'll be right behind you.



Rolla

Sure, get in your car and drive as fast as you can to get away from the radiation. When you die in the wreck you will probably cause you won't have to worry anymore.



Maiden Rock

Good luck finding somewhere that'll take however many millions of people live in the USA. Stop worrying, levels have plummeted now but the media want you to think there is still a danger or they have no news worth reporting.



Sterling

I tried Canada, but they wouldn't have me.

Nuclear reators japan?

Sedgewickville

So a nuclear reaction is when the uranium inside the reactor heats up to over 5000 degress and then explodes in the reactor causing the outer shell to crack open and release radioactive gasses into the air, I know that. So going by that definition (correct me if im wrong). What where the explosions in Japan about if they say that that are still trying to stop a meltdown. If there hasn't been a meltdown whats up with the 3 explosions so far?



Norwich

The explosions were due to the uranium rods getting too hot and producing hydrogen. The hydrogen exploded, as hydrogen is very unstable. But the uranium didn't get hot enough to explode.