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46. TV: 70 Navy sailors in new Fukushima lawsuit - They rode right into plume, could be thousands more

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Mon Dec 23, 2013, 01:10 AM

Dec 2013

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USS Ronald Reagan sailors report cancers after Fukushima rescue mission [View all] mitty14u2 Dec 2013 OP

The Japanese stock market is doing great! another_liberal Dec 2013 #1

What am I missing? hog Dec 2013 #2

When I was in the nuclear Navy in the 90's (on a surface ship called a sub tender) DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #3

"On a whim, the friends decided to get checked for radiation." bananas Dec 2013 #13

The navy isn't even keeping complete records for the sailors bananas Dec 2013 #14

No one told them RobertEarl Dec 2013 #4

That's fucked up davidpdx Dec 2013 #5

Agreed. olddad56 Dec 2013 #22

I hope the 4 that were denied are appealing davidpdx Dec 2013 #23

I would expect the reverse osmosis process to remove the radiation. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #6

They were powering through a cloud of fallout. kristopher Dec 2013 #7

Well, if you are going to be so rude... NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #8

I know that's in the article, so are a lot of other facts. kristopher Dec 2013 #10

Ship's Captain is an idiot? RobertEarl Dec 2013 #9

Still flying that false flag? kristopher Dec 2013 #11

What false flag? RobertEarl Dec 2013 #15

truly, I doubt everyone was clueless loveandlight Dec 2013 #16

That's why they allow us to sue in court RobertEarl Dec 2013 #28

I don't think of radioactivity in those terms. Can you explain this to me, please? freshwest Dec 2013 #19

The filters are designed to only allow water molecules through NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #24

What little I can find on Nimitz-class carriers seems to say "no RO units." Igel Dec 2013 #20

That's even cleaner. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #25

No. Not cleaner. RobertEarl Dec 2013 #31

You'll have to supply a link for that. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #32

Really? RobertEarl Dec 2013 #33

LOL. At a few thousand degrees they do NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #34

Yep RobertEarl Dec 2013 #37

LOL. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #38

Nutmeg Yankee RobertEarl Dec 2013 #39

FAIL NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #40

Sorry 'bout that RobertEarl Dec 2013 #41

Airborne contamination could have been present. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #42

Ha ha ha. Bonobo Dec 2013 #44

Perhaps they were just using evaporaters to desalinate? nt adirondacker Dec 2013 #53

Cha-ching! nt Bonobo Dec 2013 #12

Say what??? RobertEarl Dec 2013 #17

Many people that have doctor's records bring shady lawsuits. Bonobo Dec 2013 #18

So you made up your mind? RobertEarl Dec 2013 #27

Well the lawsuit was dismissed. Bonobo Dec 2013 #29

My preconceptions? RobertEarl Dec 2013 #30

The lawsuit was dismissed. Bonobo Dec 2013 #35

Yes it was RobertEarl Dec 2013 #36

It was dismissed on jurisdiction, not on facts. bananas Dec 2013 #47

Experts on the effects of radiation say that they should no longer be Bonobo Dec 2013 #48

That's only because facts aren't involved at this stage. FBaggins Dec 2013 #52

I'm wondering a couple of things... olddad56 Dec 2013 #21

kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #26

yet more hysteria anasv Dec 2013 #43

We have an expert here? RobertEarl Dec 2013 #45

dont worry - this never happens Locrian Dec 2013 #51

TV: 70 Navy sailors in new Fukushima lawsuit - They rode right into plume, could be thousands more bananas Dec 2013 #46

Thanks Bananas RobertEarl Dec 2013 #49

Chernobyl's Aftermath: The Pompeii of the Nuclear Age mitty14u2 Dec 2013 #50