Nuclear radiation in Teton Valley? - Teton Valley News: : nuclear physics, nuclear technology, physics, united states environmental protection agency, idaho

Nuclear radiation in Teton Valley? - Teton Valley News: : nuclear physics, nuclear technology, physics, united states environmental protection agency, idaho

With Boise rainfall samples measuring by far the highest concentrations of radioactive nuclides in the country, apocalyptic rumors of nuclear disaster run rampant. Higher cancer rates, lower SAT scores, genetic mutations, and birth defects are just a few of the things doomsayers expect to see in the wake of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima's Daiichi plant. But if the nuclear scare has you dumping milk and fleeing from radioactive rain, you might want to put the dangers into perspective.