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It is difficult to stay abreast of the ever-changing circumstances at the Japanese Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant as the crisis continues to evolve daily. While there is an abundance of unqualified voices giving opinions on this evolving disaster, and the Internet is abuzz with various gloomy scenarios on the consequences of the event, the very complexity of the science involved alone makes it difficult for a reasonable person to determine what is really going on and how serious it may actually be, and whether or not we should be concerned. Making sense of the noise circulating around this evolving disaster makes it increasingly difficult to understand what is happening, and it doesn't help that for some strange reason the Main Stream Media appears to have backed away from giving this evolving story the attention it deserves.
One the one hand we have public officials telling us that America is not at risk from radioactive plumes, and on the other we have evidence that the very same officials (Environmental Protection Agency no less) are rewriting the definition of acceptable levels of radioactive contamination, in response to increasing levels of radioactive exposure! We read that food, water and milk have been contaminated in Japan, and yet Japanese officials are encouraging countries to continue to import food products from the beleaguered nation, with the happy-face assurance that the food is fine. We both hear and see evidence of massive dumping of radioactive effluence into the Pacific Ocean, and yet we are reassured that the ocean is large enough to disperse the toxic goo and render it harmless (even though the radioactive dumping will likely last months if not years). And most recently, we have learned that there is evidence that the plant is now leaking Plutonium -- one of science's most toxic substances, a single particle of which is lethal -- but again, we are told that there is no need to be alarmed, yet.
It is that 'yet' that concerns me. As you read and watch the interviews and reporting on this emerging nightmare, you cannot help but to notice that there is always a subtle ellipsis that follows reassurances of safety, the embedded dot...dot...dot...that leaves room for catastrophe.
We will be fine, so long as...
So far, radiation levels are acceptable and represent no eminent health risk...
The ocean should be able to neutralize the radioactive effluence...
And so on...
And while the need to remain calm, rational and optimistic regarding the Fukushima nuclear reactor(s) is completely understandable, one can't help but to wonder if there is a much more sobering potential reality that we are not being told...the other side of the ellipsis that is being purposefully omitted from the public narrative, if you will.
The delicate balance between informing the public and alarming the public has been a tightrope that public officials have tripped and stumbled over for many years, and let's face it, that can't be an easy job. However, for years it has been inculcated into our very psyche (programmed??) that radiation is harmful, and yet now that it is in the air, ground, water and food, we are being told not to worry. The seeming contradiction here is both unnerving and conterintuitive, which would suggest that there is much more to this story.
To help SurvivalOutpost.com readers better understand the 'what if' behind the ellipsis, here are some articles for your review:
EPA To Raise Limits For Radiation Exposure A trenchant satire and critique of official obfuscation and mis-information regarding the Fukushima Reactor event. A MUST read!
Closing Ranks A compelling video by Fairewinds and Associates exposing the official doublespeak regarding the Fukushima disaster; notable quote from video, "Clearly we are witnessing the worst disaster in modern history."
Dreaded News Plutonium Leaking And Spreading An excellent ABC piece discussing the danger of plutonium exposure.
Rainwater In California Measured 181 Times The Acceptable Limit For Drinking Water Berkeley test of drinking water reveals some sobering levels of radiation.
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster End Of Week Three A comprehensive look at where this crisis has been and where it may go.
