Remember the running joke on The Simpsons about the radioactive fish in Springfield Lake? Well guess what?

From the story on the Post-Chronicle:

Radioactive fish found upstream from the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant has prompted renewed calls from lawmakers for renewed testing. Some are calling for the aging plant to be closed, saying, "It's a big mess." See the video news report below. In fact, while radioactive fish may not be welcome in your kitchen, they have reportedly become commonplace in and around the waters near nuclear plants worldwide, say studies, with trace amounts of Strontium-90 ingested by humans daily.

Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium, a soft, silvery metallic element found in rocks, soil, dust, coal and oil. It is formed in nuclear reactors or during the explosion of nuclear weapons, and is found almost everywhere in small amounts, due to past nuclear accidents and fallout from nuclear explosions.

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from pbshooter1217 wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

If you go swimming there, theres a chance you might get to be the next Aquaman. It worked for Spiderman with radioactive spiders.

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from scott powers wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

the best thing for power is nucler. but ya it dangrous but its the safeest form of power that we have.

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from Mike Diehl wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

Cool. I want a trident!

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from shane wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

There are certain regions of VT that have an alarmingly high cancer rate...hmm.

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from countitandone wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

Renewed testing, renewed studies...why can't these scientists get it right the first time? Mercury
poisoning and now Strontium-90 affecting the fish we
catch and ultimately eat. Fish, all fish, soon will be on the endangered species list...endangered by the lack of EPA and Nuclear Power Administration foresight.

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from jhunt2 wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

If I ever catch a fish with three eyes I am mounting it!

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from fliphuntr14 wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

soon restaurant menus will have three eyed fish or fish covered in oil on them.

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from Beekeeper wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

Glow in the dark fish? Could make night fishing too easy...

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from scott powers wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

the best thing for power is nucler. but ya it dangrous but its the safeest form of power that we have.

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from Mike Diehl wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

Cool. I want a trident!

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from pbshooter1217 wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

If you go swimming there, theres a chance you might get to be the next Aquaman. It worked for Spiderman with radioactive spiders.

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from shane wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

There are certain regions of VT that have an alarmingly high cancer rate...hmm.

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from countitandone wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

Renewed testing, renewed studies...why can't these scientists get it right the first time? Mercury
poisoning and now Strontium-90 affecting the fish we
catch and ultimately eat. Fish, all fish, soon will be on the endangered species list...endangered by the lack of EPA and Nuclear Power Administration foresight.

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from jhunt2 wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

If I ever catch a fish with three eyes I am mounting it!

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from fliphuntr14 wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

soon restaurant menus will have three eyed fish or fish covered in oil on them.

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from Beekeeper wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

Glow in the dark fish? Could make night fishing too easy...

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