http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110328/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_earthquake
TOKYO – Workers discovered new pools of radioactive water leaking from Japan's crippled nuclear complex, officials said Monday, as emergency crews struggled to pump out hundreds of tons of contaminated water and bring the plant back under control.
Officials believe the contaminated water has sent radioactivity levels soaring at the coastal complex and caused more radiation to seep into soil and seawater. Crews also found traces of plutonium in the soil outside of the complex on Monday, but officials insisted there was no threat to public health.
Plutonium — a key ingredient in nuclear weapons — is present in the fuel at the complex, which has been leaking radiation for over two weeks, so experts had expected some to be found once crews began searching for evidence of it this week. end quote.
There are some key words here that should be noted. One is "Hundreds of tons of contaminated water" which would be a euphemism for hundreds of tons of severely radiated water. Since one Gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds we can divide a ton by 8.34 pounds and get our answer. However, there are many different tons:
1 long (or gross) ton = 2240 pounds (UK)
1 short (or net) ton = 2000 pounds (US)
1 tonne (i.e., a metric ton) = 2204.6 pounds
In the United States, when people say "a ton," they're thin.king the short ton, or 2000 pounds.
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