Is nuclear catastrophe imminent at San Onofre, CA?

Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear joins Thom Hartmann. There is troubling news out of Japan - where there's now more signs now that the Fukushima nuclear crisis is still ongoing. Sludge samples taken from Tokyo Bay reveal that radioactive cesium contamination has increased in some areas by 13-times since measures were taken last August. Health officials claim the radiation levels pose no immediate risk to the population - but could get worse as contaminated fish filled with radioactive isotopes travel up the food chain into the world's restaurants and dinner tables. Meanwhile, in the United States - the Associated Press is reporting that nuclear regulators have quietly watered-down US planning for nuclear emergencies. Despite nuclear plants all around the nation ageing beyond their recommended operational lives - nuclear regulators have reduced evacuation zones around them, required fewer exercises for accidents, and relaxed training for emergency officials. In other words, we're less prepared today to deal with a nuclear disaster than we were before Fukushima happened.

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[Paul Keffer]

You two fargin corksoakers need to quit blowin eachother because its bad for your health.

This in not Japan, or Russia. Yes, Three mile Island was The Worst Case Scenario. What happened??? Nothing! except a multi million dollar reactor was encased in concrete.

Grammar police, don`t bother......i misspelled to avoid yahoo edits.

[Donati2151233]

San Onofre should stay closed; it's always the unexpected that happens.

[Tyler Alex]

You have a higher chance of dieing in a car crash smokeing etc then this plant blowing up do your damn homework before making a comment.

[wherescatarina]

No, we WANT science not speculation. Problem is, "science" these days, as funded by our tax dollars, is done by the corporations on their own products. So all we have to rely on are these knowledgeable independents who are doing the best they can with their little non-profits. Send them some money so they can do some real research! Do your own research for god's sake. Go to college, get a degree, and tell us the truth please! Or at least stop complaining.

[wherescatarina]

Even after we put all these reactors permanently out of commission, there's still mountains of radioactive debris to deal with. We're fukked.

[Heather Ross]

would you like some "radiation" with that order?

[boris morris]

and remember the Japanese Government lied to its people for months regarding the severity of this incident. they wont do anything about it until there is massive cancer clusters in certain area then it will be to late. they dont care really they re sorted. all politician are the same and we do nothing about it

[mapol32]

obsessionnal nevrosis

[carl77777]

No immediate threat because cancer takes time to develop. There is an immediate threat of getting a high enough dose to cause cancer later.

[xdrfox]

There is already an end to Japan ! This is for the northern Hemisphere !

folks we are screwed