If you’re wondering about the Japanese used truck for sale that may have come in from Japan and its radiation contamination, here’s some sensible information for you to study.
When the disaster happened in Japan that set off alarm bells in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, everyone began to speculate and fear radiation. The truth is we are exposed to radiation in different forms every day. Even the monitor you are reading from right now is radioactive.
According to nuclear experts, radiation travels through dust particles, not the air. There are 3 types of this nuclear radiation: Alpha particles, Beta Rays, and Gamma Rays. Alpha particles travel short distances and can be pushed back by something as simple as a piece of paper. Beta Rays are more penetrating but only up to the thinnest of aluminum
Sheets. On the other hand, Gamma Rays can pass through heavy metal.
Knowing that, it should be the Gamma Rays that could affect the Japanese used truck for sale except it’s easy to decontaminate radiation. Even if it is called “rays,” it still is in the form of tiny particles of dust. Thus, according to Dr. Eric Toner of the University of Pittsburg, “decontamination is very simple.” He is referring to washing off the dust to dilute it. However, if you think the truck may be heavily contaminated, you could run a Geiger counter over the truck. But the reading must be done by an expert because there are many factors that will need to be translated before an accurate assessment is produced.
Veering away from this, did you know many used Japanese trucks for sale are assembled in the United States and other countries – not in Japan? On the chance that you are looking at an import, check the papers to find out where it came from. According to Toyota and Nissan, their assembly plants are very far from Fukushima. Nonetheless every vehicle exported goes through intense radiation check before leaving Japan.
Knowing the Japanese, they would stick to their word because honor is more important than profit. Just think about the hundreds of stores left open after the earthquakes and not one incident of looting.