How far and how fast can radioactive fallout travel in oceans?

Subject: How far and how fast can radioactive fallout travel in oceans?

Date: Tue Jun 2 13:03:48 2009
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Area of science: Earth Sciences
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I was watching a show and it was saying how bikini atoll isn't really
radioactive everywhere, especially in the ocean.  I was wondering if it had
traveled to nearby islands and how soon after the atomic tests did it arrive.

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