Researchers Find Some Napa Valley Wine Contains Radioactive Particles

By on July 24, 2018

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What the… WHAT!? Radioactive wine in Napa? That’s what French researchers are saying. Do you remember the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in Japan back in 2011? The nuclear disaster, caused by a major earthquake led to radioactive materials being released into the ocean and air, which reached the U.S. West Coast. Well, French researchers just discovered that some Napa Valley wines that were bottled around the time of the disaster contain radioactive particles from the accident. Sol you may wanna double check any 2011 wines you might have from Napa.