Half a century after being subjected to more than 20 nuclear tests, Bikini Atoll boasts a flourishing coral reef – but the coconuts are radioactive
Submitted by bill on April 15, 2008 – 11:25 amNo Comment
Atomic Bomb Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll the sight of the famous US hydrogen bomb tests should be some of the more radioactive places on earth. One would expect a vast waste land both above or below the water.
However, this isn’t the case, Bikini’s coral reef is flourishing with life. The coconuts are radioactive as they absorbed the cesium and other particles in the soil but the background radiation in the sea is the same as anywhere else in the world.
You can dive Bikini’s coral reef and it’s nuclear fleet; a set of test ships blown up to see the nuclear affects of a nuclear attack on warships. However, it’s very expensive.
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