Radiation Conversation
EnviroReporter | Sep 19, 2011 | Comments 2,229
Radiation Conversation
OVER 2,773 RADIATION TESTS FROM MARCH 15, 2011 TO MAY 11, 2013 & COUNTING!
In addition, we’ve conducted a slew of new tests that you will find of interest. Your comments about them and what they could mean are most certainly welcome here as well.
This is Radiation Conversation – Welcome! Here are some new items that you might find interesting…
Recently we’ve obtained a number of Japanese-made food and drink products available in Southern California. Seaweed, dattan soba tea, adlay tea, and green tea all measured considerably higher in radiation than background levels. One beer test as well as another beer radiation detection session also showed heightened radiation. A Swiss roll pastry with green tea, vegetable juice and sake, all made in Japan, were detected with higher than normal radiation.
There are at least 43 Japanese markets in Southern California as well as 885 Japanese restaurants, according to a 2011 Japanese telephone and business directory. The implications of radioactive products possibly impacted by the Fukushima triple meltdowns making their way into the American consumer product stream is troubling and completely undetected, at least publicly, by the governments of either Japan or the United States.
Also discounted by the government here downwind of the Fukushima disaster is the possibility that radiation from Japan’s meltdowns and the widespread Japanese practice of burning radioactive debris and rubble could drift on the Jet Stream over and onto North America. Numerous contributors to this site have shown this to be false. Huge amounts of radiation has rained upon America including Potrblog’s recent reading of over 133 times background in the St. Louis, Missouri area. The Pacific Northwest, Midwest and large areas of both west and central-east Canada have also suffered from high radiation levels in precipitation.
Now EnviroReporter.com has found significantly high radiation readings far south of the Jet Stream in some of America’s most cherished national parks including the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Zion.
These readings, detected during the same time frame of Potrblog’s 133 times background detection, suggest that the radioactive fallout from Fukushima is dispersing wider and farther away from the Jet Stream than previously known.
Now as winter approaches, the Jet Stream will move south and places like Southern California will possibly see the astronomically-high radiation readings suffered by so many other places across the United States and Canada.
Most disturbing in these detections was the high presence of alpha radiation which is 60 to 1,000 times more dangerous than beta or gamma radiation. Such an alpha presence is also indicative of radiation from the meltdowns and destroyed spent fuel pools.
Over 2,414 radiation tests conducted by Radiation Station seen by over 1,487,225 viewers, we thank you for your continued interest and contributions to the conversation that began March 15, 2011, four days after the worst nuclear accident in history, through October 11, 2012 and we’re just getting started!
Your thoughts and observations are most appreciated. Please feel free to share them here.
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Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
8:00a EXT 55.1 CPM
8:10a INT 48.1 CPM
Good morning from East Los Angeles, CA.
10 minute average
internal at 7:30am 39 counts per minute
external at 7:45am 45 counts per minute
all normal on the east side
Buenos dias, nivel de radioactividad ambiental son
interior a las 7;30am 39 Counts por minuto
interior a las 7:45am 45 counts por minuto
todo normal
Hector
WB Johnson GSM-500
While observing the TEPCO Web Cam I saw a team of white suited workers on top of Reactor #3. They were there for approximately 5 minutes.
IMO – This is significant in at least several ways.
1. Why were they using people to access R3 when they’ve got cranes with cameras?
2. What was there exposure? Lead suits did not work for Chernobyl.
Here’s the preset start time on recording at 19:15.
(that’s 2013-05-16 16:38 jst time clock)
Fuku1long 16:00 – 17:00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvuJzifM6SM#t=19m15s
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Time, Distance, Shielding…
Dose:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_protection#Principles_of_radiation_protection
Note:
“In some cases, improper shielding can actually make the situation worse, when the radiation interacts with the shielding material and absorbs in the organisms more readily.”
“…although high atomic number materials are very effective in shielding photons, using them to shield beta particles may cause higher radiation exposure due to the production of bremsstrahlung x-rays…”
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
6:10a INT 45.5 CPM
6:20a EXT 51.7 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
6:10a INT 45.0 CPM
6:20a EXT 48.4 CPM
Crazy Radioactive Stench From Underground Fire At Superfund Landfill in Saint Louis. We take readings and video
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2013/05/crazy-radioactive-stench-from.html
East los angeles checks in with 47 CPM external 10 minute average and 45 CPM internal. All normal on the east side at 7:15pm
Nivel de radioactividad ambintal en el en el este de los angeles. 47 CPM-extrior
45 CPM en el interior. Todo normal a las 7:15pm
Hector
WB Johnson Instruments GMS 500
From our friends at San Clemente Green:
Thanks to a high level of grassroots support, we are doing pretty well on our petition and poll. Unfortunately we are still considerably short of our goals. We are counting on people like you to do what you can to reach out to others, more than ever before.
We need your help to give us one more big push ASAP. We will submit the results of the poll and petition by 8:00 am Thursday – May 16, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), a few hours before they are closed for comments. The results will be submitted to the NRC as one aggregate statement from San Clemente Green. Your contact information will not be published or shared by us. Your non-deductible donations will be used to get the word out and cover other out-of-pocket expenses.
FYI – We have word that the tentative date for the final NRC meeting might be June 24th, just before their critical restart decision is determined. We’ll definitely let you know when more details are available. That is going to be our last chance to make an impression on the NRC, to let them know we don’t want Edison to do a nuclear experiment in our backyards. Please hold this date on your calendar and plan on being there. It is important to show up in great numbers.
There is also one more important way you can help our cause. Send in your own individual comment to the NRC. At this link you’ll find a couple of easy options to send a prepared statement or one of your own. You’ll be doubling your impact at a critical time before Edison can find away around public oversight and is allowed to recklessly restart a defective nuclear reactor.
Thank you for your help!
Gary
POLL AND PETITION AT THIS LINK
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a INT 47.6 CPM
6:20a EXT 48.4 CPM
6:30a INT 51.1 CPM Re-take of paper towel sample from yesterday’s morning dew
Jeff Rense has posted a photo-essay showing dead sea lions on the beach near San Onofre with a Radex detector showing mSv readings taken in March from different parts on the carcasses and sea weed. One photo shows a .48 mSv reading from the heart and liver region of a dead sea lion.
http://rense.com/general95/sanofre.html
@Marge Brown, thanks for the link, too bad it was not scratch and sniff. Given the exponential stench growth over the last weeks, it is unbelievable that anyone can live near it. To bad all radioactivity doesn’t have the same stink.
The heart of the matter is individual property rights; we don’t have them anymore, and that’s how they get away with polluting their neighbors. In a free country, the neighbors would sue and a jury trial would take place in the stink zone. As it stands now, it will just be an excuse for more one size fits all regulations whose only true purpose is to stifle the free market.
Further testing of the morning dew sample taken from my backyard table:
6:30a 73.1 CPM Alpha Reading
7:05a 50.5 CPM Non-Alpha Reading (background)
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG foggy
6:10a INT 50.9 CPM
6:20a EXT 52.6 CPM
6:30a INT 73.1 CPM Paper towel sample of morning dew taken from outside table
From our friends at Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles with the link for you to comment on whether San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station should be allowed to be restarted:
Last month, Southern California Edison requested a license amendent with a “No Significant Hazards” consideration that would allow it to re-start Unit 2 at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Station at 70% power. Take action to keep San Onofre shut down now.
Both reactors have been shut down since January 2012 when a radioactive leak led to discovery of extensive damage. Though Edison has tried to minimize the damage of Unit 2, a September report revealed that its damage is nearly as bad as Unit 3 and more than 400 times what is normal for new steam generators in the entire country. Even Edison’s own consultants have stated that if Unit 2 is restarted, another leak could be expected within months.
No significant hazard? According to a 1982 NRC study, a meltdown at one of San Onofre reactors could cause 130,000 prompt fatalities; 300,000 latent cancers, and 600,000 cases of genetic defects within 35 miles of the site. Since then, the population in the area has increased substantially with over 8 million people living within 50 miles of the reactors.
San Onofre must not be allowed to restart, and must have a public adjudicated license amendment hearing with testimony from independent experts before any decision is made. The deadline to submit comments to the Nuclear Regularly Commission is This Thursday, May 16. Comments can be submitted here.
Here’s a sample comment. If you are a physician, we encourage you to add information about radiological dose and impacts on human health.
I write to ask that the NRC reject Southern California Edison’s narrow license amendment request and no significant hazard consideration. These requests from Edison would pave the way to restart before a full adjudicated license amendment hearing with testimony from independent experts was held. This license amendment seeks to remove the critical licensing issues from the context in which it is requested – to pave the way for restarting a severely damaged reactor without understanding the cause and without fixing the problems. It further fails to address significant safety and licensing issues, such as impacts on vital safety systems. Given the extensive damage at both reactors and tremendous public concern, Southern California Edison should not be attempting fast-track a restart decision. The health and safety of Southern Californians must come first.
Please submit your comment today!
Sincerely,
All of us at PSR-LA
@ Potrblog
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/st-louis-is-burning-20130510
Good morning from the east side of Los Angeles, CA
10 minute average atr 8:00m
interior-40 CPM
exterior-45 CPM
all normal background readings on this side of town with a 90+ heat forecast.
Buenos dias desde el este de los angeles. Nivel ambiental promedio de 10 minutos
interior-40 CPM
exterior-45-CPM
Todo nivel normal para esta area con un dia bastante caliente
Hasta Luego
Hector
WB Johnson Instruments GGM-500 contamination survey meter
@Chase thanks for your ongoing efforts to elucidate as well.
@POTR thanks for cluing us in to your region. What goes around comes around.
The recent scholarship on St. Louis nuke testing is truly frightening and I haven’t read the dissertation yet but a St. Louis City College instructor just published on Cold War Era radiation testing on downtown residents there. This probably provides a major new trail of breadcrumbs into other insights.
What I learned after years of working with infrastructure professionals all over the US is that infrastructure in the US was perverted long ago to serve political/real estate development interests rather than the greater good and/or sane/sustainable urban development. However, this varies quite widely from city to city and region to region.
Where there is government transparency and/or good investigative reporting there is a chance at the city’s adaptation and survival into the post-climate change era.
My Grandfather, who was an editor at the LA Mirror and LA Times (’40s -’60s) told my Grandmother that the LA Times always forecast nice weather for the weekend to encourage its readers to go out shopping and support its advertisers.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a INT 48.8 CPM
6:20a EXT 50.2 CPM
New West Auckland Monitoring Station New Zealand, has charts to show day and monthly trends, plus other information.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Auckland-Radiation-Monitor/367794690000067
@Michael Collins, 99.9% of the time we are upwind of that landfill, our radioactive readings correlate with the Jet Stream.
A few weeks ago we did have a wind shift that blew in our direction from the landfill, but did not notice any unusual detections. However that evening we drove to a Sam’s Club a few miles closer to the landfill site, the smell was horrendous (worse than a rendering plant or paper mill).
Something is seriously wrong at that land fill, underground fires and such. They claim that the fire is not in the radioactive section, but it is unlikely they actually know what they have. What ever has gone wrong has gotten much worse recently. And there were reports of official airborne radioactive detections, but supposedly at “safe levels”
Saint Louis has serious radioactive problems related to the ww2 and the cold war, many details are unknown and those which are known are hidden (the McDonnell Douglas folks used to play softball on a radioactive superfund site).
In the end, like all big failing cities, the powers that be are more concerned about negative perceptions influencing the city’s “recovery” than they are about the facts and data. Otherwise, they would handout rifles and NBC rated gas masks when you cross over the Missouri river into the Saint Louis area. Unfortunately, the pickup point for the rifles and NBC gear on the far side would have to be at the Indiana State welcome center, as the political cesspool responsible stretches all the way to the Indiana state line.
@SBLocal
Excellent insight.
Overcoming the ‘veil of silence’ is not an easy task. It is a weapon the terrorists of toxic contamination use as a shield to hide their legacy which has destroyed an untold number of lives in the name of profit.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
8:25a EXT 51.4 CPM
8:35a INT 47.2 CPM
While I was developing accredited continuing education programs for civil engineers as part of a national infrastructure conference I had an occasion to contact the St. Louis public works department to find a keynote speaker for a workshop. I had done the same thing in probably seven or eight different states prior to this and had never had anyone be anything other than enthusiastic and/or gracious to speak at this workshop — in fact Jan Perry drove quite a distance on a very hot day to speak at one of these, as did one of the nation’s top scientists in the field.
Meanwhile St. Louis public works department never allowed me to speak to anyone there with any authority. No one returned my calls. They acted as if I was trying to contact the President. It was the weirdest most egregious stonewalling experience I had in any of the regions of the U.S. dealing with (in one way or another) virtually all aspects of urban infrastructure.
Why would infrastructure professionals do this without hiding something? This has since been confirmed in spades: St. Louis was/is a hotbed of nuke waste dumping and nuke testing on St. Louis residents. The nuke testing company was subsequently acquired by Monsanto.
The infrastructure people there know it and covering this up runs deep in the culture there if they can’t face their own peers at a national professional training conference.
Rain Alert Nimbin monitoring station north east coast New South Wales Australia, 11 May 2013.
“Heavy downpours this morning have brought yet more radon progeny. A swab taken off the roof of the car (small sedan) this morning gave 2755cpm (LND7317) or ~6.8uSv/h. Ouch!”
Nimbin Update: This update information has been provided by the Nimbin Monitoring station.
“After more than 500 minutes, here’s the decay chart,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UHYRyx_52c&feature=youtu.be
I’ll send this rain swab to be analysed too…”
Note: The Nimbin monitoring station has multiple Geiger Counters to verify detections.
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We haven’t seen any studies on the heath effects of being exposed to large Radon washout events. It is only a suggestion to take those precautions in the in the post on this subject below. Why is the east coast of Northern New South Wales is getting such large radon washout events? We have some theories, but don’t really know.
Here is a link to more information on Radon.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nuclear/radon.html
@Potrblog et al: Could burning radioactive material at the Westlake Landfill Superfund Site be contributing to high rad readings in the St. Louis/St. Charles area? In a rare burst of once-regular excellent investigative journalism, Rolling Stone investigates this site. If anyone knows if the hot rains in the area are impacted by this dump, with 8,000 tons of nuclear waste – much from the Manhattan Project – it’s Potrblog.
@Chase & Hector: Looking at the “Radon Potential Zone Map for Southern Los Angeles County, California” on page 5 of Beta Watch, it does seem East Los Angeles that there is a area of moderate radon gas exposure (light pink areas). While the map posted isn’t as big as the original from which we took it, the map does lend credence quite strongly that Hector is correct. Radiation stations Santa Monica and Glendale do not have this geologic phenomena affecting its readings from this map and other information EnviroReporter.com uncovered as reported in Beta Watch.
Chase thanks for the info. The readings quickly dropped from the wet paper towel. I took a reading about 45 minutes later ad it had dropped down from 101CPM to 60CPM, so I figured it was a bit of radon progeny going on.
East Los Angeles reports internal reading of 45 CPM 10 minute average 48 CPM-external at 9:00am. All normal readings
Niveles normales de radioactividad con 45 CPM interior y 48CPM en el exterior 10 minutos de promedio a las 9:00am.
Hector
WB Johnson GSM-500+”pancake”
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:40a EXT 49.5 CPM
7:50a INT 50.8 CPM
@Hector
A reading of 101 cpm on the towel means it is 101 cpm.
That would be well over double the normal background reading of 45. That’s my understanding.
Michael or vital1 can explain the percentage calculation.
I have also seen readings of samples taken after a specific periods of time in order to determine the ‘decay rate’ which may be an indicator of the what the isotope is.
Also putting a piece of plastic between the tube and the sample can indicate alpha present if the cpm drops.
There are other such tips out there. I don’t own a rad detector yet. I’m not an expert, but I read EnviroReporter most everyday and I appreciate everyone’s readings and comments.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:21a INT 50.2 CPM
6:20a EXT 49.8 CPM
East los Angeles reports rain. Internal 10 minute count 45 CPM. Tested rain sample towel for 10 minutes and was 101CPM. So 101CPM-45CPM=56CPM. Slightly above the average for this area. Must be some radon on the paper towel at 8:50pm
Hector
WB Johnson GSM-500+”pancake”
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:21a INT 49.9 CPM
6:20a EXT 50.2 CPM
Arnie Gundersen and Kevin Kamps interview.
Nuclear Regulators Stick Their Heads In The Sand
Podcast (22 min) May 8, 2013
http://fairewinds.org/content/fairewinds-podcast
re: Fukushima
At about 15 minutes in on the podcast Arnie says that a girder ceiling beam was detected at 54 REMS. (that is mega-hot!) He also states that the high doses workers are receiving while working on Unit 4 are actually coming from Unit 3.
He says that the radioactive debris is being placed in a pit. I wonder if it’s lined with leak proof lead?
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy sky
6:30a INT 50.0 CPM
6:40a EXT 50.5 CPM
East Los Angeles checks in 40 CPM internal and 45 CPM external. This was a 20 minute average at 4:38pm.
All normal background levels for this area. We did not pick up any additional levels due to the light rain. See you next time.
Todo normal en el este de los angeles. 40CPM interior y 45 CPM en el exterior a las 4:38pm. Niveles de radioactividad ambiental normal para esta area. No detectamos ningun nivel arriba de lo normal con la lluvia ligera. Hasta luego.
Hector
WB Johnson Instruments GSM 500+”pancake”gm
5/06/13
11:15pm INT RAIN SAMPLE: 49.9 CPM^ BACKGROUND LEVEL w/ no radon progeny
11:00pm INT BG: 46.1 CPM^
Alert level +++ Columbia River in Portland, Oregon
Just posted on another forum.
“I have been monitoring regularly for over a year. CPM inside my house stays at the new higher background levels between 15 and 25 CPM 98% of the time.
Yesterday, I took the unit outside and it climbed to 4000 CPM and stayed above 3000 for the 15 minutes that I remained outside measuring. I left the counter outside and when I retrieved it hours later, it was back down at 20 CPM.
I was depending on the data download option, but unfortunately the data was corrupted. I did take a video while the counts were climbing and will try to post that somewhere.
The day was sunny, but there was an unusual wind blowing and the wind was coming from the East when the count was climbing.
I live on the Columbia River in Portland, Oregon.”
My reply
“That is 200 times your normal background!!
If that is a free air measurement, it is of great concern because it is coming through on the wind. This is a serious alert level event!
You should try, and establish what is the source.
Are you near Hanford?
It was wise not to stay outside during this event.”
East Los Angeles checks in with 10 minute rain sample of 47 CPM which is normal background level. No radon progeny on the east side detected at 11:00 am May 6.
Nivel normales de radioactividad embiental en la lluvia. 47 Counts por minuto. Nivel normal a las 11:00 am 6 de mayo
Hector
Wb Johnson Instruments GSM-500+”pancake” probe
Light rain in Ventura, CA.
Tested a rain soaked paper towel for 10 minutes.
Results were 45.9– BACKGROUND.
Plutonium Fizzle Bomb: Uncle Sam Upgrading Emergency Triage Capability
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2013/05/plutonium-fizzle-bomb-uncle-sam.html
Alert level detections in Brazil update to my previous posts here on this subject, youtube video by Chris Busby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PoJb4CTPauA
Here in Australia we also have had large Radon washout events on the New South Wales East coast in late January and early February 2013. On another forum eatliesndie has posted info on another recent large radon detection event that happened there again, a couple days ago.
Here is the January February rain swab test of those Australian detections. By the time I tested these swabs the Radon daughter isotopes had decayed away. What I did detect was a significant peak for Lead Pb-210 which is the end of radon decay. The large mystery isotope peak in this chart turned out to be Beryllium Be-7.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/East-Coast-Northern-New-South-Walles-rain-swabs-96-+-69-test-070213-TV38.png
These Alert level detections in Brazil are still occurring. This latest report is for the 3rd May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0kEcxAFIuE&feature=player_embedded#!
Here is a theory put forward by the people running the local Nimbin monitoring Station in Norther New South Wales Australia, for the large Radon washout events detected in the Nimbin and Mullumbimby areas in late January 2013.
The area had been in a dry period, and the underground aquifers were low. A flooding rain event came through and quickly forced a large amount of radioactive Radon gas into the atmosphere, that had built up during the dry period, in the aquifer layers. The Radon daughter isotopes were then washed out of the atmosphere during the rain event, and detected on the rain swabs.
It is not uncommon to get large radon washout events happening anywhere in the world during rain events. Radon is in small amounts is in the air we all breath. Radon daughter isotopes decay very quickly. Even so, in an event like this, with such high multi uSv/hr levels of detection, it would advisable to stay out of the rain.
These are the suggestions we have been giving people here, if one of these event occurs in their area.
In these large Radon daughter washout events, at these multi uSv/hr levels of radiation being detected, it maybe advisable to keep children and pets, out of the rain.
Rain washout events like this can be very localized. Just because happening one location, doesn’t mean it will occur at your location. Radon wash out decays quickly, most of it has decayed after an hour. Because these are such large multi uSv/hr detections, it will take hours before it decays to near normal background levels.
Until further tests are done, there is no way of knowing if other longer lived isotopes are also present. If you, a child or a pet gets wet, it would be advisable to have a shower as soon as possible, and wash hair and body thoroughly.
After an event like this, it would be wise to wash any vegetables, herbs and fruit well, if picked from your garden. If you use tank water, it is suggested that the water passes through a good carbon, or better, type water filter before use.
East Los Angeles, CA 10 minute average integrate checks in with 43 CPM-interior and 45 CPM exterior at 7:45 am Sunday May 5, 2013. All readings within normal range. Cloudy skies with possible rain on the way. If it rains will take measurements.
El este de Los Angeles reporta nivel de radioactividad ambiental normal con 45 CPM en el exterior y 43 CPM en el interior a las 7:45 am 5 de mayo 2013. Nublado con possible lluvia.
Hector
Wb Johnson Instruments GSM500+”pancake”
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
6:20a INT 51.8 CPM
6:30a EXT 48.3 CPM
Theremino Geiger Kit and the Russian SBT-10A tube mounted in a case we designed for them. The SBT-10 tubes work well with this kit because of their high CPM. DIY cost, with case using the SBT-10 pancake tube under $200. This is a very cost effective way to get a very sensitive Geiger counter.
Wiring and assembly
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Theremino-Geiger-kit-details-SBT-10.jpg
In case
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Theremin-in-case.jpg
I removed the Aluminium beta shield and placed a metal mesh over the SBT-10 mica window, to maximize sensitivity. This equipment is being used to test lots of environmental items. I wanted to get it up as close and personal as possible to samples, so a very thin replaceable cling wrap plastic is used to prevent contamination. If alpha testing is conducted the cling wrap plastic is removed, and a spacer put in place. For beta testing a thin Aluminium plate is used.
Completed unit
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Theremino-Geiger-in-case-SBT-10-with-mesh-and-cling-wrap.jpg
We built these units for our local live monitoring, and environmental testing.
More information on the Theremino Geiger kit, can be found in the free Geiger Use Guide, in the kits section.
http://technologypals.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Using-a-Geiger-Counter-to-test-food-for-Radioactive-Contamination.pdf
If you use a couple of SBM-20 tubes instead, it would cost around $130.
http://www.theremino.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Sensor_2xSBM20_Open.jpg
Good morning from East Los Angeles. Today the average 10 minute integrate internal count with pancake probe near window is 40 counts per minute at 8:30 am. All normal reading. Going to visit the Los Angeles Natural History Museum just south of downtown LA. Going to check out the mineral collection and see some of the natural radioactive minerals on display. Hope to write some CPM measurements from the samples on my pad.
Buenos dias desde el este de los angeles, ca
Nivel de radioactividad ambiental esta normal a 40 Counts por minute en 10 minutos promedio.
Hector
Wb Johnson Instruments GSM-500 + “pancake” gm detector
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:40a EXT 47.3 CPM
7:50a INT 46.8 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a INT 46.0 CPM
6:20a EXT 48.8 CPM
May 2, 2013 2:00pm Reporting from East los Angeles, CA
10 minute average integrate count
interior-43 counts per minute-normal
exterior-47 counts per minute-normal
all normal ambient levels on the East Side
Todo normal en el este de los angeles
10 minutos tiempo promedio 2:00pm 2 de Mayo
interior 43 counts por minuto
exterior 47 counts por minute
Wb Johnston GSM 500+pancake
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear, strong wind
6:10a INT 48.4 CPM
6:20a EXT 49.0 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG broken overcast sky
6:10a INT 49.9 CPM
6:20a EXT 45.4 CPM
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC
A 4/29 News report/insider on SAN ONOFRE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xhjh5uX7TA&feature=player_embedded
Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
1st May 2013,
April 2013 report on local background radiation levels, and rain test results.
Monitoring site location.
http://sccc.org.au/monitoring/Australian-Map.jpg
April’s month average 9%, is lower than last years April 12% above average.
Monthly average for 2012
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Caloundra-monthly-average-background-radiation-levels-for-2012.jpg
Monthly Average for 2013
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Caloundra-monthly-average-background-radiation-levels-for-2013.jpg
Which brings us back to the Radon daughter isotopes, Uranium U-235 and Beryllium Be-7 as the main detected components in the latest April rain tests, collected at this location. Even though the refined Uranium was detected is in trace amounts, its presence is of considerable concern.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Down-pipe-polyester-filter-130413-TV45-22c-85700-with-text.jpg
Theory
As the seasons change from summer to winter, the Northern Hemisphere mixed tropical air, flowing into the Southern Hemisphere, is replaced by the Southern ocean air flow, and our radiation levels drop.
East Los Angeles checking in this morning at 8:45 am 10 minute average integrate count April 30, 2013
interior 45 counts per minute-normal range
exterior 48 counts per minute-normal range
Reportando desde el este de los angeles nivel ambiental de radioactividad a las 8:45 am 30 de abril
10 minutos promedio integrado
interior-45 counts por minute-normal
exterior-48 counts por minutos-normal
Hector
survey meter: Wb Johnston GSM 500 & Pancake probe
Hi Friends,
Hope you all are well.
We are hitting June Gloom season in Ventura, CA.
Woke up this morning to a thick, foggy mist, enough to wet the ground and plants. Thankfully, a 10 minute check of a dampened paper towel showed it to be 49.2, which is around background.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
6:10a INT 49.1 CPM
6:20a EXT 52.0 CPM
Reporting from east los Angeles 10 minute average integrate
Interior-41 cpm
Exterior-42 com
time:7:30pm April 29,2013
Radioactividad ambiental en este de los angeles
Interior-41cpm
exterior-42 cpm
Todo normal
Hector
Instrument:Wb Johnson gsm 500 with pancake probe
East los Angeles checking in with 10 minute average integrate 7:00pm April 29, 2013
interior-41 counts per minute-normal
exterior-43 counts per minute-normal
all within normal limits
radioactividad ambiental en el este de los angeles
interior-41 counts por minuto
exterior-43 counts por minute
Todo normal a las 7:00pm Abril 29, 2013
Hector
instrument: Wb Johnson GSM-500 with “pancake” probe
Good news, no indications of long half life radiation were found in the 40x over background 4/23/13 Saint Louis rain sample
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2013/04/alert-radioactive-rain-40-times-greater.html
ALERT! Radioactive Core Leak At La Salle, IL Nuclear During Restart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrlFAgjMknM&feature=youtu.be
@MichaelCollins At the first of the year, we took another RadRoadTrip, this time chasing the Jet Stream down South; that took us offline for a couple of weeks. We also switched over to using our Live outdoor radiation monitor as the primary measurement tool, and only reporting when we had spikes. That may have made it look like we ‘disappeared’.
Hi All – I’m back with reading from East Ventura County.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
6:10a INT 48.9 CPM
6:20a EXT 49.9 CPM
East Los Angeles checks in at 9:00pm with
interior 44 CPM-normal
exterior 42 CPM -normal
10 minute average integrate
El este de los angeles se reporta con niveles normales de radioactividad ambiental
interior-44 CPM-normal
exterior-42 CPM-normal
las medidas son por el tiempo de 10 minutos de promedio.
See you all next time, hasta luego amigos
Hector
WB Johnston GSM 500 and “pancake” probe
Reporting from East Los Angeles, CA
Time: 7:00pm April 28
exterior count probe at grass ground level. beta & gamma only- 60 counts per minute
interior-60 counts per minute
all reading within normal range
Reportando desde el este de los Angeles, CA
Hora 7:00pm Abril 28
nivel externo-60 counts por minute
adentr 60 counts por minute
Todo normal
Hector
WB Johnston GSM-500 with “pancake” probe
@Hector & All: We are pleased to announce that, thanks to Hector Vazquez, we now have a bilingual (English and Spanish) Radiation Station East Los Angeles California! Thank you Hector!
Sunday April 26 8:30am East Los Angeles, CA
interior 10 minute average integrate 42 CPM-Normal Range
exterior 10 minute average integrate 45 CPM-Normal Range
Nivel de radioactividad ambiental en area del este de Los Angeles Domingo 26 de Abril a las 8:30 am.
interior-42 CPM-normal
exterior-45 CPM-normal
WB Johnson GSM-500+pancake
@Hector: Thank you so much for these measurements! We are absolutely delighted and will be creating your bilingual Radiation Station East Los Angeles tommorow.
@vital1: Your Radiation Station Sunshine Coast and Radiation Food Lab are fantastic! Your work is invaluable. We can’t thank you enough.
@Chase: Yoichi Shimatsu, former editor of the Japan Times, is also my ‘radio mate’ each week after my half hour and absolutely worth a listen. He is a brilliant man. I have a problem with his measurements: Yoichi actually rests his detector on the objects being tested, which can lead to instrument contamination, and he is also measuring media either on granite rocks or granitic sand which pushes the readings up. Both mistakes weaken the detecting but don’t make it useless entirely, but surely cause errors of over-measurement. I have asked surfers and raddies to tell me when any seal unfortunately washes up in the Santa Monica area because we’d like to inspect such a carcass.
6:30pm
location: East Los Angeles, CA
10 minute average integrate
interior- 42 CPM-normal range
exterior-46 CPM-normal range
Johnson GSM 500+pancake GM
hello from East Los Angeles CA
I’m located 6 miles east of downtown Los Angeles,CA
10 minute internal average integrate count
interior 47cpm-normal range
exterior 10 minute integrate count 40CPM-normal range
Hola nivel de radioactividad ambiental desde el este de los Angeles,Ca. Estoy a 6 millas de el centro de Los Angeles,CA
10 minutos promedio
interior 47CPM-normal
afuera-40CMP-normal
Time 12:41pm
hector
Radiation detected in Sea Lion autopsy 150 meters north of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.
“A quick scan with a dosimeter revealed that the sea lion was radioactive. More careful measurements disclosed a shocking 0.48 microsieverts in the heart and liver region.”
Article – (warning: graphic photos)
By Yoichi Shimatsu
http://rense.com/general95/sanofre.html
Hi Michael, sounds great I will post in English and Spanish with brief explanations. I will start with 10 minute internal/external and then measure foods and other stuff as I get more practice. I will send you some pics of my set up. I will be using a laboratory grade Johnson Instruments GSM-500 paired with the Johnson HP-265 “pancake” probe. The unit is a digital microprocessor instrument with analog readout. It has an integrate function which allows me to do timed counts. I can measure in CPM and dose rate with the flip of an external switch. Looking forward to posting readings.
Hector
NRC opens Special Investigation into La Salle Nuclear Plant
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2013/04/la-salle-nuclear-alert-systems-failures.html
La Salle Nuclear ALERT! Systems Failures Continue, VIGILANCE REQUIRED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G7w3Dwr0TM
Alert Level at Grand Rapids, Again
Altitude 1,319 feet Geiger Counter Model Mazur PRM-9000
Elapsed Minutes 199
Total Counts 13,986
Average CPM 70
Minimum CPM 38
Maximum CPM 101
Beginning time 04/25/13 02:23:29 PM
Ending time 04/25/13 05:41:19 PM
@HECTOR: That’s fantastic. We really have needed a Radiation Station East Los Angeles for the millions of folks east of downtown to know how hot (or not) it is. Can you send us a photograph or two of your setup, perhaps with you in it, so folks can take a look at what and who is taking the measurements? Depending on how you take your measurements, we’ll set up a page once you’ve submitted some. If you include explanatory copy, it would be terrific and, if you wanted, you could include your copy/measurements in Spanish as well. This would make your radiation station so much more valuable (and understandable) to the people of East LA and all of LA.
@Potrblog: Your recent measurements and analysis are amazing and invaluable. We missed you for a couple of months and figured you were taking some time so we deactivated a link to your superb radiation station. We’d be more than happy to reactivate it in order to direct folks to your station if you plan to continue. The station page would also list your comments into Radiation Conversation so people would have full access to this superb effort to inform all of us what is going on in your region. Just say the word and up it goes again.
@ALL: We know a number of you raddies have proper nuclear radiation monitors that can detect alpha, beta and gamma radiation. Now with the Sea of Goo moving north and south up and down the Canadian and Northwest American coast, we need you to start taking measurements carefully, logging them and sharing them with us regularily. Setting up a radiation station for you is free and gets the many visitors to this site a clear way to find out radiation readings in your area. Do it for yourself and do it for your fellow citizens if you are up to it.
Hello Michael. I just got a new Johnson GSM 500 digital survey meter with pancake probe. I can provide 10 minute readings internal/external from the East Side of los Angeles. Im located 7 miles East of downtown LA. Looking forward to posting.
Brazilian Alert level swab, tested with very good test equipment, detects no isotope contamination.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g-MMDBaPaw
This is a follow up to my previous post on the large Brazilian radiation detections.
Even if this was a large radon washout event, you would still expect to find at least some Lead Pb-210, using this type of test equipment.
This raises lots of questions about these Brazilian detections.
ALERT! Radioactive Rain @ 40 Times Greater Than Background Radiation in Saint Louis
http://youtu.be/_V8TLJVvq-g
We have been made aware of an UNCONFIRMED radiation Alarm / Alert which occurred down wind of the La Salle nuclear plant.
@roundabout Take your time on food testing by special request. No need to stress you out over your generous offer.
Your seaweed vs. seawater testing is really interesting.
That’s a test that would be really helpful if it were duplicated everywhere and repeatedly because it seems to prove that seaweed sequesters radiation and brings it onshore and then rots there and/or gets eaten by seashore animals.
Clarification; The empty plastic bucket was at background prior to the seawater measurement.
@SBLocal; Sure, I will get the readings in the next week and post them. Give me a few days.
Seawater from Pacific Ocean, Pismo Beach Ca, measured in a plastic bucket @ background: 50-70
Thick seaweed laying on the beach, wet and thick at Pismo Beach; 80
A lot of people playing at the beach and in the water this beautiful sunny weekend.
From Fukushima Oaks, CA:
3 months aggregation of dust from 20X24X1 Filtrete HVAC Filter:
456 CPM 10 Min Avg against a 44.8 CPM EXT background that’s over 900% increase.
I have a theory that air traffic routes into Burbank Airport may be blasting us with radioactive atmospheric particulate.
@roundabout congratulations on your brand new Inspector! Would you test Zico coconut water from Trader Joe’s? It is sourced from Thailand. Also, fruits and nuts from Brazil,Argentina, Chile, and Mexico that Trader Joe’s carries seasonally. Those have been a big part of our diet since Fukushima. Many thanks in advance for any measurements you contribute here.
ALERT! La Salle Nuclear Plant Nearly Took Out Chicago!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFmSsJyjJcc&feature=youtu.be
@Chase; Thank you for your good tidings. If you need anything tested, let me know. I will also be doing some testing in the central valley in the next few weeks (after my air conditioning is fixed lol). The couch is leather, and I think you are right about the inner materials.
@Michael; It has been my one true desire to be able to participate in the information feed of this website since 3/11/11… thus the excitement of my new detector! So yes, when I get a little more familiar with it, which won’t take long, let’s get going on the Central Coast area (just 20 minutes downwind from Diablo as well!) You can email me and let me know how you want it set up, or we can talk on the phone about the parameters needed. My pleasure! They sent a CD Rom but all it had was pictures, no real directions… Thanks for the online link! There is so much food testing above 50! Unbelievable. Some Ice Creams still test low…interesting…So many “healtb food” items gone hot.
To the organic farmer in Los Osos Ca: Contact me if you want readings… we talked about this last year…
Thanks to all who gave me requested readings over the years! Let me know how I can bless you back!
April 18, 2013
***MEDIA ADVISORY ***
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 23 TO DISCUSS
ONGOING LESSONS LEARNED FROM FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENT
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be briefed by its staff and other
stakeholders on the NRC’s efforts to implement lessons learned from the Fukushima Dai-ichi
accident in a public meeting April 23 at 9 a.m. at NRC Headquarters, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Md. The commission meeting will be open to public observation and will be webcast.
Broadcast media outlets interested in sending crews to the meeting should contact the
Office of Public Affairs by close of business April 19, in order to facilitate clearing staff and
equipment through security. Other media should contact the office by close of business on
April 22.
Movement must be kept to a minimum so as not to be distracting and entry into the inner
well closest to the Commission briefing table is prohibited. Plan to arrive at the NRC least a half-
hour in advance of the meeting with proper media credentials. The NRC offices are located
across the street from the White Flint Metro station. Parking is available at the White Flint metro
parking garage on Marinelli Road.
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Illinois, Lemont/Lockport Area
4/18/2013
Geiger Counter Reading 60 miles North-East of LaSalle Nuclear which is located in Ottawa, IL
This location is 35 miles South-West from downtown Chicago, IL
Inspector Geiger Counter
Time: between 6pm-7pm
46.4 CPM on 10 min. timed count outside 3 feet off ground, open air.
55.6 CPM on 10 min. timed count outside on the grass no Alpha, Geiger Counter was in a plastic bag.
Average background radiation for this area is 36 CPM.
Readings are slightly elevated but nothing to worry about right now. 100 CPM is considered alert level but I always like to add that it means to start figuring out why a reading is high. It is time to worry when you get 100 CPM or over for a series of days.
Weather: We had a major rain event over the past 24 hrs. the ground is saturated. Wind blowing in from West which is the direction o the LaSalle Nuclear facility.
For Comparison the highest reading I have taken was on August 2, 2012 after a release event from Fukushima that people were detecting across the USA. The reading was 72.6 CPM.
Also I took some readings and video of snow bands created from the nuclear cooling towers in January of 2013. The last one in Dwight, IL was the closest reading I took to the LaSalle Nuclear Facility. I haven’t loaded the last one in Dwight, IL but the reading I took is below.
49.3 Bradley, IL, January 24th, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGsz8gVxCOQ
44.7 Bonfield, IL, January 24th, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oLmsmUdORI
54.2 Dwight, IL, January 24th, 2013 will upload at a later date.
@MichaelCollins Any one can be sued over anything, but the driver for the disclaimer is that we still consider it “Experimental”. And as such, the data (absent our analysis) should be viewed with an eye towards discounting it as a primary source for making risk mitigation decisions.
However since we have added an additional Geiger counter to the site which allows people to compare data, we’ll probably upgrade the confidence level to “for educational purposes”
@Wisconsin: No, it is not the time for KI pills. While our upcoming pieces will give you even less faith that nuclear events in this country will be assessed accurately, we still stick to the notion that one should 1)hear from medical or government authorities before ever using KI pills and 2)know the source of the event and measurements of local radiation before deciding yourself to take KI pills. That all said, you are less than 100 miles downwind (according to national wind maps kindly provided on Potrblog’s website) from the Kewaunee and Point Beach nuclear power plants in Wisconsin. What you need is an Inspector nuclear radiation monitor, like roundabout just got. That will allay your fears (perhaps) plus you could begin reporting readings there. Oh, and test your food and drink before consuming them too.
@roundabout: That is fantastic! Once you start doing regular readings, would you entertain the idea of a Radiation Station Central Coast California for us? It would be a welcome addition to our Radiation Stations. How is it you bought an Inspector and don’t have the manual? An online Inspector manual will therefore be useful.
@Chase: Amazing capture of that purple spark. What the heck? Anyone have a theory? It is clear that the Fukushima disaster continues unabated with the worst to come as the corrupt and incompetent plant owners are clearly out of ideas (and avalanches of money) to remediate the triple meltdowns. You are an OG Raddie that hasn’t lost sight of the fact that this kind of disaster is unique in that it only gets worse the longer it goes on. It is probably
@Potrblog: Superb setup you have there. The “entertainment purposes only” admonition doesn’t really engender confidence in the rad lab you have and perhaps isn’t needed. You can’t be sued over your readings, can you?
@vital1: Outstanding work. It is invaluable and we thank you for sharing it.
@SimiRich: We look forward to your safe return. Happy trails.
@Michael
Great video and dialog on the Hepa Filter Test. Informative!
@roundabout
Glad to see you with a Geiger. That couch test was interesting. I guess furniture can act as a dust filter in a way. hmm..? The shoes, the clothes… etc…
I wish we knew what the couch tested like 3 years ago. Maybe test one in a furniture store that’s still wrapped in plastic. Maybe the metal springs were made from DU scrap metal we sold to China, then they shipped it back. (?)
Note: Coconuts may uptake the radiation better than many other plants.
re Bikini:
“A 1998 International Atomic Energy Agency report found that Bikini is still not safe for habitation, because of dangerous levels of radiation.”
- wiki [found in the coconuts]
Radioactive Rain Inside Our Basement- ARRRGH!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OId1CPsVLd4&feature=youtu.be
By the way, I need to give back as many of you have tested food for me… If there is a specific brand and if I can get it, I will be happy to measure it for you!!
Roundabout got her Inspector Unit today!!! I still have to learn a few things about how to do the ten minute averages. But I will not be drinking TJ’s unsweetened coconut milk as it spiked up to 94, ranging between 94 and high sixties. The sofa I am laying on rigth now is reading 500 cpms after ten minutes. And it is an old sofa! I have been on this sofa for almost two years!!! Yikes!
As the unit came with no instructions, whats a good link to go to so that I can begin to measure central coast california? Any links?
I am glad I can finally become a citizen reporter! I will be measuring pacific ocean seawater this weekend!
I am so glad that I finally have one of these… after two years post Fukushima!
Possible Emergency Radioactive Release @ La Salle, IL Nuclear Plant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7qT_-wQ10U&feature=youtu.be
I took this screen shot of a giant spark exiting the smoldering ‘pit’ area at Reactor 3.
Initially recorded from the TEPCO web cam.
Watching the (2x) source recording one can still see it moving vertically at high speed.
Long enough for a screen capture. Ha!
IMO – Something is happening. These ‘spark’ events are occurring with a greater frequency.
Is there ionization or some other effect?
2013-04-15
Purple Bolt Ejecting from Reactor 3
(screen shots with zoom)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKd0Ij9mHHs
@abc
“Is it possible that the seismic activity around Papau New Guinea, Solomon Islands, etc etc, could cause the radon washouts in Australia?”
We have looked at the possibility that the large Radon rain washout event, in Northern New South Wales in late January 2013, was from a local source.
One theory put forward by one of the team members here, who lives in the area, is that we had just come out of a drought, and the underground aquifers where low.
The drought was broken by a flooding rain event. This quickly filled the aquifers forcing large amounts of underground Radon gas into the atmosphere. This was then washed out as Radon decay isotope daughters in the local rain.
Southern Pacific Ocean seismic events are also a possibility. They have not coincided with detections at present.
Other theories for the larger Radon detections.
Radon Theory One
50 times more Uranium than normal was detected in air over Hawaii on the 21.03.2011.
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/10/on-321201150-times-more-of-uranium238-was-measured-in-the-air-of-hawaii-than-2010/
All this extra Uranium that has been aerosolized into the air from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster into the Northern Hemisphere atmosphere, is constantly releasing extra Radon gas. This would explain the increase in radioactive Radon gas coming across the equatorial boundary from the Northern hemisphere.
Also, there are constant steam releases from the underground super heated melted Nuclear reactor cores, hitting ground water. This releases a lot of extra Radon that is in the cores and soil at Fukushima. Watch this video from the 30.10.2012 to see a live shot of ground venting at the Fukushima site, from the underground Nuclear reactor cores. This is a common occurrence there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpGbmhg3olc&feature=youtu.be
Radon has a half life of 3.82 days so it is around for at lease 38 days. You multiply the half life of an isotope by 10 to get the effective life of it in the environment. If a sufficiently large enough extra amount of Radon is continually being produced in the Northern Hemisphere atmosphere, there is plenty of time for it to get here, and be detected, if the weather conditions are favourable.
Radon Theory Two
Increasing Radon levels have nothing to do with Fukushima, but by increased global temperatures, or seismic activity.
Any increase in background radiation levels, or Radon levels is not good. Radon is the second biggest cause of lung cancer, after smoking.
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The latest Rain water test I just added to enviroreporter’s “Radiation Food Lab” comment section, tends to support theory one
for increased Radon detections at my location.
http://www.enviroreporter.com/2013/02/radiation-food-lab/#comment-239639
@vital1
I don’t know this to be a real possibility, which is why i ask…
Is it possible that the seismic activity around Papau New Guinea, Solomon Islands, etc etc, could cause the radon washouts in Australia? Maybe something brewing around Brazil too?
There’s also the sick Sea Lion pups beaching along the southern Cali coast… maybe an effect of seismic activity further offshore?
I found an article from last year that tells of hundreds of dead dolphins and thousands of Pelicans off the shores of Peru: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0509/What-s-causing-mass-pelican-and-dolphin-deaths-in-Peru
I found this recently and thought it was current until i noticed the date from last May. They were guessing at ocean warming. I had not found an update to that investigation.
There were the recent dead manatees and dolphins on both coasts of Florida too, they were guessing had to do with the abundance of red algae (at least in the gulf), which would point to ocean warming also… but, really?
Oh, on and on…
Anyways, i don’t know. This would be a geology lesson for me.
Also seriously wondering if all that could really be caused by Fuku and accumulations from past nuclear mishaps, testings and dumpings (and craziness such as this found on enenews.com: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/legacy-danger-old-nuclear-waste-found-in-english-channel-a-893991.html ) …
Thanks for all your work and reporting!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
6:10a INT 48.6 CPM
6:20a EXT 50.4 CPM
I’ll be offline for a couple of weeks.
Dust aggregate over 27 days as collected from two HEPA filter machines and a new ionizer at Radiation Station Santa Monica, California. Aggregate measures 90.4% above background. Previous period of 58 days from just the two HEPA filter machines yielded dust aggregate that was 46.3% higher than background. On a per day comparison, the current period’s dust is 419% than the previous reading, a significant jump. This comes as EnviroReporter.com explores U.S. EPA’s nuking of emergency radiation limits, a move so radical that the limits include raising the amount for Iodine-131 by 27,000 times.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
8:20a INT 48.2 CPM
8:30a EXT 50.0 CPM
Huge Alert level detections in Brazil. This one is a massive detection of 57 uSv/hr. It was on the 12th April. This person has posted video reports of exceptionally high level detections over many months. Why this is happening is a mystery. It it Fukushima or a local source?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulwK7-dUsqU&feature=share
A comment by firebombclipper 3 hours ago at youtube on this detection.
“I know this man to be honest and credible. I’ve seen his geiger run side by side with another soeks and it’s not malfunctioning. How would you feel if your rain was this hot, and had black ash in it, and people were coming around your site using every possible excuse not to believe there own eyes? I agree, it’s insanely high, but with all the plume models turned off delierately, and no nuke plant near him, what’s left? Fuk!”
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Our team here in Australia detected large radon washouts up to 10 uSv/hr in Northern New South Wales, in late January 2013.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nimbin-Rain-swab-2013-01-27-11.42.12.jpg
I tested the rain swabs from that event in early February. Here is the scintillator spectrometry test chart results. The mystery isotope peak in this chart turned out to be Beryllium Be-7.
There were also small traces of Uranium U-235 and Lead Pb-210, detected in this test result, plus the signature of Beryllium Be-7. Most of the detection was Radon decay daughter washout, because by the time I tested the swabs they were nowhere near as hot as when they were first tested. What was left of this large Radon washout event, was the lead Pb-210 peak signature. The Pb-210 is at the end of Radon Daughter decay, and has a half life 22.3 years.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/East-Coast-Northern-New-South-Walles-rain-swabs-96-+-69-test-070213-TV38.png
Even if these were just huge Radon washout events in Brazil. To consistently get huge detection levels like this, your environment would be getting coated in significant amounts of radioactive isotope lead Pb-210. It would coat everything that gets wet.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
8:20a INT 47.2 CPM
8:30a EXT 53.6 CPM
Alert Levels detected at a station located in Newfoundland Canada, several alerts to plus 100 CPM, typically a quiet area.
Corner Brook, Canada ~ Altitude 49 feet
Elapsed Minutes 60
Total Counts 5,550
Average CPM 92
Minimum CPM 41
Maximum CPM 118
Beginning time 04/12/13 11:54:54 AM
Ending time 04/12/13 12:54:11 PM
4/11/13
10:17pm INT HEPA DUST from two HEPA filters and one Ionizer FROM 3/16/13 to 4/11/13: 91.6 CPM^ which is 90.4% HIGHER than background over a 27 day period. This is a per day INCREASE OF 419% OVER LAST PERIOD.
10:00pm INT BG: 48.1 CPM^
So why is the FBI called when radio communications “degrade” at San Onofre?
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/en.html#en48913
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
6:10a INT 46.1 CPM
6:20a EXT 51.3 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a INT 51.1 CPM
6:20a EXT 49.2 CPM
Background levels here at my location here in Australia have been back to are near normal averages, in the last few days. Most of the air at my location has been coming from the east / south east, off the Pacific.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-April-20131.jpg
I used a Theremino Geiger Kit to test the rain swab I collected yesterday. It showed the rain that came through was also low in radon washout. I put it in long average charting to get this 13 hour chart. Then just took a screen shot, with the built in chart capture feature, built into the free software. The rain swab also started at a very low level of 0.20 uSv/hr.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Rain-swab-090413-Radon-decay-13-hours.png
Information on the Theremino Geiger kit can be found in the free Geiger use Guide,
http://technologypals.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Using-a-Geiger-Counter-to-test-food-for-Radioactive-Contamination.pdf
Also, set up two live local monitoring stations using this system.
http://sccc.org.au/monitoring/sunshinecoast-monitoring-station.html
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
6:10a INT 49.1 CPM
6:20a EXT 50.6 CPM
Hear the comments portion of the proceedings from the NRC/Edison Meeting on 4-3-13.
The public was well represented and if you listen, you’ll become better informed on the dangers of restarting a defective nuclear reactor.
This collection of public testimony was provided by EON.
See full coverage at SanOnofreSafety.org
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG high clouds
7:35a INT 46.7 CPM
7:45a EXT 49.5 CPM
New: LIVE streaming Outdoor and Indoor radiation monitors measuring ambient Alpha, Beta, and Gamma radiation.
Its going to be interesting to see how these measurements playout long term.
Our video livestream is located at
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/p/live-saint-louis-outdoor-radiation.html
“The science of Fukushima fallout can seem distant and incomprehensible. The effects can be all to real.”
- Michael Collins
Well said. I thought the words were worth retyping.
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@rocket
Thank you so much for having the strength to tell your story.
I once took a screen shot about a year ago of one of your comments because it had a profound affect on me. I saved it to my hard drive and logged it as “saddest comment”. That was June 11th, 2012.
It is unfair!
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2099954/Enviro%20Sad%20Comment%20001.jpg
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@Margery Brown
I agree that the N. Korea Nuke threat with or without warheads is a real potential.
Because then, the Nuclear Industry and it’s puppet politicians can place BLAME for FALLOUT in the coming years on the ‘bad’ guys and on nukes called bombs and divert it away from the far greater threat, in many ways, of Nuclear Power plants.
I get the feeling that ‘the writing’s on the wall’ for this one.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:15a INT 48.5 CPM
7:25a EXT 48.7 CPM
Fukushima nuclear reactor #4 is currently leaning and is also sinking into the ground….about 30 inches so far..and, it has a crack. There are 1535 spent fuel rods hanging about six stories high…more radioactive then even the new fuel rods. There is 10 times more Cesium 137 than Chernobyl and also a great deal of plutonium. This reactor could set all of the others on fire, releasing incredible amounts of radionuclides.
Reactor #4 is a dreaded disaster waiting to happen…one that would predictably cause Tokyo to have to evacuate 30.5 million people. It could cause the U.S. West Coast to have to be evacuated, and could also become a complete global disaster.
http://enenews.com/ability-unit-4-withstand-another-seismic-event-rated-nuclear-watchdog
On a slightly different type of issue, I have been experiencing a great deal of anxiety and concern over the (probably) slim possibility that North Korea could deliberately aim a missile over Japan, and, either on purpose or accidentally, hit one or more of the nuclear reactors in Fukushima. They could, accidentally,cause a nuclear catastrophe of global proportions, even if they do not yet have any nuclear warheads…..especially if they hit Fukushima reactor #4.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/04/04/map-this-is-how-far-those-north-korean-missiles-can-actually-reach/
Update on possible weight of the Black Fungus material from Japan, that we talked about in this forum yesterday.
Comment by a poster on another forum, who saw the photo of the small test sample.
“I’m an expert on weighing objects (sell scales, use different ones daily, some precise to .01g). Fungus in that form does not appear to hold too much water weight and would likely weigh less than a gram given the scale. If it jis thin and flakey type fungus, it may be under .25-.5g. Is it thick like a mushroom cap or more like lichen? I’ve only observed extremely thin fungi growing on concrete, and I would err on the very low side. My best guess is .3g.”
If this is correct, it means the black fungus sample from Japan is very, very, hot.
Test results 117 Bg Cs-137 and 58 Bq Cs-134
117 + 58 = 175 Bq x (1000 grams/0.3 grams) = 583,333 Bq/Kg of Cesium
Even if it was 10 times greater in weight 3 grams, it would still be 58,333 Bq/Kg of Cesium.
I ran across the story link below today. Apparently medical researchers have found that hypothyroidism in infants in the 5 West Coast states, who were in utero or newborns around the time of the melt downs at Fukushima.
See: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=28599
The news in this medical article is entirely consistent with conclusions in the Russian language medical journal articles concerning the effects of Chernobyl which were published by the New York Academy of Sciences, in English, shortly before the Fukushima melt down.
For those who are following the continuing effects of Fukushima, and like to read historical novels, I highly recommend Michael Beres’ novel Chernobyl Murders. It’s a better account of what happened to the people who were effected than the novel Wolves Eat Dogs.
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Beyond Nuclear and other organizations take action to reduce allowable radiation in food.
http://www.beyondnuclear.org/home/2013/3/29/beyond-nuclear-and-others-take-action-to-lower-radioactivity.html
See also: beyondnuclear.org
Perhaps they can also find some way to convince our local markets to eliminate the known radioactive foods from their shelves…or, to even give a care about the potential harm to their customers.
@rocket: Denise and I are saddened by your story. Congenital birth defects can have a number of causes. Your radiation readings – readings you’ve been taking from almost since 3/11 began – are a real source of concern.
Your readings correspond with ours as well, in general. Thank goodness you have had HEPA filters running or your daughter’s condition could be even worse. Add a robust ionizing air purifier with permanent filters for even more protection for your daughters and family. We bought two Honeywell Oscillating ifD Tower Air Purifiers, model series HFD-120 & HFD-122.
The science of Fukushima fallout can seem distant and incomprehensible. The effects can be all too real. Please keep coming back to the forum, rocket, if you feel like it. We are literally your nuclear family.
@ rocket: Yes this is first study I’ve seen too indicating congenital birth defects – though limited specifically to hypothyroid function. Yes, how could you write it off as a coincidence. I surely would not. Is that something that has become less symptomatic as your younger daughter grows? or is she still experiencing gasping/wheezing?
Have you thought about contacting the organization that ran that study: Radiation and Public Health? http://www.radiation.org/
So many horrific things are ongoing globally. I read this interview today which gave me some hope. We are all in this together. Hopefully, it will lead to significant changes ultimately. http://www.globalresearch.ca/rise-of-the-global-corporatocracy-an-interview-with-john-perkins/5329456
This is simply amazing, vital1. Call it 3 grams at most yet it’s ionizing ferociously with the twin cesiums. For people who still feel detached from Fukushima’s real effects, think on this: black death is growing on concrete and rocks in Japan and it’s loaded with Cs-137 and Cs-134 plus yet to be identified isotopes. Yet 99 out 100 Americans have never heard of Japan’s Hot Black Death. If this silence, every bit as deadly as the HBD, can blanket Japan, no country’s red hot problems will ever really be aired. Until it’s too late. We see this intransigence in Southern California media repeatedly from “journalists” you’d think would know better. They don’t.
Thank you for this – we trust you’ll keep us informed if this develops further with the sample weight and photographs of the HBD in Minamisoma.
Michael, it is encapsulated in resin, with the very small sample in the center. So we don’t know how much it weighs. We are trying to find out. It may not have been weighed when it was collected. Visually, looking at the encased sample, it would be a few grams if that.
Here is a pen tip placed next to the sample, to give you and idea how small the sample is. The black center is the sample. Also, the sample does not fill up the small sample container, that is in the center of the resin encasement. The sample container is only around two thirds full.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Japanese-black-fungus-material-sample-with-pen-tip.jpg
@vital1: Unless we know the mass of the sample, it is impossible to know just how hot it is. Isn’t an accurate scale available to weigh it?
I was sent this resin encapsulated sample of black fungus like material. It has reportedly come from somewhere in the Minamisoma area Japan. A contact in Japan sent this sample to a friend. This is my test chart of it. For those of you who have not looked at a scintillator test chart like this before. The position of the peaks in a the chart indicate what isotopes are present.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Minamisoma-Cesium-290313-TV45-23c-25040-MB.jpg
This black fungus started growing on the concrete, and rock surfaces in Japan after the Fukushima Nuclear disaster. It appears to be bio-accumulating Cesium.
Scintillators are less sensitive as you go to higher energy keV. The Theremino MCA software allows you to increase the magnification of the higher energy peaks. The peaks in this Theremino MCA V4.5 software chart have been energy compensated, to bring out the smaller details at higher energies. This sample is very small, grams or less in weight.
A professional lab reported test results 117 Bg Cs-137 and 58 Bq Cs-134. I don’t know the exact weight. The friend is trying to find out.
Any comments or suggestions, regarding the results of this test chart results are welcome.
There is no copyright placed on the chart screen shot, so you can copy it, and make use of it where ever you like.
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@M.R.
Reports regarding increased infant mortality in the US following Fukushima have popped up sporadically, but I have not seen reports of congenital birthdefects tied to radionuclide exposure, until now. I have not had to see such reports because we are living with the effects. I have not been participating in the forum because its just too traumatizing. My oldest daughter was born in Burbank exactly 16 weeks PRIOR to the meltdown. She was breastfeeding at the time and we do not know how she has been impacted. However, my newest daughter was also born in Burbank, CA on 9-13-12. She was born with a congenital birth defect known as Laryngomalacia which is an abnormality just above the larynx, and causes stridor and interrupts the flow of air through the trachea, causing a wheezing, gasping sound that is frightening. We were up all night for months making sure she was breathing. No one in either of our families anywhere has ever had or recall anyone ever having such a condition, in fact there are no physical birth defects of any kind that we have been able to find. Could I write this off as just a coincidental anomaly? How could I? I have proof that our Honeywell 17000 Hepa Air Filters accumulated dust particles less than six months ago that measured up to 448 CPM in Sherman Oaks, CA against a 42 CPM Interior background. The most recent measurements of newly replaced filters came in at 137CPM. Background measurements disguise the truth that continuously running HEPA filters will reveal. My daughter is otherwise very healthy, but the larynx/thyroid region was obviously affected. We went to Santa Monica Beach on March 28th and I collected a Kelp Sample. I tested it at home and it measured on a 10 MIN average 57CPM against a Sherman Oaks Interior background of 42.
4-3-13 8:15 pm Sherman Oaks INT 10min AVG: 40.7 CPM
Check this out!
Read about DTSC at Toxic Department.
[From our friends at Consumer Watchdog.]
Consumer Watchdog News Release
April 3, 2013
Contact: Liza Tucker, 310-392-7931 (direct) or 626-372-1964 (cell)
SANTA MONICA, CA –Following news that the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) will investigate a top toxics regulator for financial conflicts of interest, Consumer Watchdog today reiterated its call for the firing of two top officials at the Department of Toxic Substances Control who invested as much as six and seven figures into companies that the DTSC regulates or licenses. The non-profit, non-partisan public interest group made a complaint to FPPC last month.
It was the second time that the non-partisan public interest group called for the dismissal of Chief Deputy Director Odette Madriago and Deputy Director Stewart Black. Thousands of Californians have written Governor Brown calling for their removal.
“Though you say you want to clean house, the people running your department are tainted by the specter of impropriety,” wrote consumer advocate Liza Tucker in a letter to DTSC Director Debbie Raphael today. “When the chief deputy of your agency invests up to $100,000 in Chevron and does not want to regulate the refinery industry, you have to willfully turn a blind eye not to see something is terribly wrong. This is why people do not trust government.”
See letter here: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/resources/ltr_on_dtsc_response04-03-13.pdf
The letter calls for Ms. Raphael to:
•Use powers to heavily fine refiners like Chevron for toxic pollution
•Revoke permits of serial violators of environmental laws such as hazardous waste recyclers Evergreen Oil in Newark and Phibro-Tech in Santa Fe Springs
•Deny new permits to serial violators of environmental laws and to companies that have unfinished corrective actions such as Phibro-Tech and Chemical Waste Management at Kettleman Hills hazardous waste dump.
•Hire 130 criminal investigators onto staff by 2014, up from 13 now.
•Aggressively investigate and refer for prosecution cases of toxic pollution such as the poisoned community of Wildomar.
In recent months, the DTSC has refused to sanction Chevron for its toxic refinery fire in Richmond last summer that sent thousands to the hospital. In addition, Ms. Madriago accompanied Ms. Raphael to visit Chevron operations last year, and has in the past been primary liaison between the hazardous waste management program, the legislature, and industry lobbyists.
The non-profit public interest group turned up the financial conflicts of interest as part of its six-month investigation of the DTSC that led to its scathing report on the department’s failure to protect communities from toxic harm, Golden Wasteland.
See report here: http://www.ConsumerWatchdog.org/golden-wasteland-report
Said Tucker, “These conflicts are a symptom of the department’s capture by the very industry it is supposed to regulate.” The group’s Golden Wasteland report documented that capture, and outlined how the department has failed to protect eight communities poisoned by hazardous waste processors that habitually violate environmental laws.
DTSC Director Debbie Raphael posted a response to the report, titled “Restoring Public Confidence in DTSC,” on March 21. “Your formal, posted response admits that the department has lost public confidence, but you do little to restore it,” Tucker wrote.
“You did not address a single member among eight communities we highlighted as under toxic siege because of the department’s failure to protect them from harm,” the letter said.
“A state’s environmental laws are only as good as its enforcement,” the letter concludes. “Will you move forward with exercising the power already vested in the department to protect communities and the environment from toxic harm? Or will you continue on the current path that sends the public you work for, the regulated community, and your own staff exactly the wrong message?”
[From our friends at San Clemente Green]
The meeting will be held in Maryland, far from the issue but participation is still possible. Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via Webcast link or toll-free audio teleconference. The Webcast link can be accessed at: http://video.nrc.gov. This link to the NRC webcast page will permit the user to select the meeting to be viewed and the viewing speed. The meeting link will become active approximately one hour prior to meeting start. The teleconference bridge number is 888-677-3916; passcode 2670631. Callers will initially be placed in a “listen only” status. At the designated point in the agenda, two way calling will be enabled, so that the public may ask questions of the NRC staff regarding the meeting discussions.
Please prepare a little statement to say during the call in period making it explicitly clear that we don’t want the NRC to give Edison a quick restart prior to and adjudicated License Amendment.
Dear [Raddies of the Radiation Nation],
Now that I got the urgent message done about today’s NRC meeting I can try to catch up on other news. Here is the brief rundown on our meeting with the Capistrano Unified School District. After an incredibly convincing period of public testimony, we were surprised that we didn’t get the resolution passed, but it was still good for us, considering the strong message we were able to deliver to students, parents and the media. Instead, they simply opted to table the matter for another time. This link to Channel 2 News coverage will give you a sense for what took place if that is all you have time for now.
Our hopes were lifted after the trustees began their discussion. Two board members, Amy Hanacek and Lynn Hatton were both passionate and even-handed, supporting Edison but still coming down firmly on the side of precaution. They were strongly in favor of the resolution. Then the disappointment came.
The others failed to see this as an opportunity to put children’s safety first. They were either uncommitted or had their minds made up already. Apparently they were heavily influenced by a recent 5 hour tour of the nuclear facility which was mentioned by them quite often.
It is tempting to be speculative about Edison’s influence, but I’ll let you decide. You can see some of the proceeding in segments on YouTube and make your own judgement by going to the links below, (due to technical problems we didn’t get every speaker, sorry to say).
It is really quite interesting to see the range of presentations by citizens and Edison and the comments from the CUSD Board. It is worth mentioning that only one person spoke in favor of Edison’s call for a quick restart without an adjudicated license amendment, and she was with the Chamber of Commerce.
If you’d like to express your feelings to the board you can post them on the CUSD Facebook page or write to Jane Boos, JBOOS@capousd.org. There are already some thoughtful comments being shared on Fb and in articles. Please keep up the positive, encouraging thoughts and let’s convince them to do the right thing next time (see below).
One final word of gratitude to those who not only showed up but especially to those who did such an amazing job expressing your concerns. You all make a huge difference and I hope others will be inspired by your actions. It is the only way we can counter a powerful industry that has unlimited resources. We have the truth and the power of the masses, and that will be enough if we just keep showing up.
Thanks,
Gary
[Thank you, Gary and all the fine folks bringing it on!]
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC
@Chase & @Michael & ALL! I put this attachment on this website 3/12 but saw NO response…Its SO important to watch I’m putting it up again… Feedback appreciated… ALL ties in. Shocking!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FDoW8sJ7HMI
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC
Article just came out…28% Westcoast children SO FAR diagnosed with thyroid problems since Fukushima
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/04/study-almost-one-third-of-babies-born-after-fukushima-in-alaska-california-hawaii-oregon-and-washington-have-thyroid-problems.html
This looks very unusual to me.
A sea surface temperature ‘anomaly’ off the coast of Japan.
(understatement)
Sea Surface Temp Animated Map: NOAA
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/sst/ani-weekly.html
I took a screen shot of it also. Sometimes this kind of information tends to ‘float’ away, if you get my drift.
Sea Temp Fuku HOT
Screen shot frame 4:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2099954/Rad%202013-04-03%20Sea%20Temp%20Map%20001.JPG
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Australia,
Queensland
Sunshine Coast
2nd April 2013
March 2013 report
This month saw lower background day averages than the January (52%) and February (39%) highs. The whole month background average was 32% above the 4 year pre-Fukushima March background average. It was also higher than last March’s (2012) month’s average of 24% above average. A few day averages towards the end of the month went to 40% + above average. See charts.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Caloundra-monthly-average-background-radiation-levels-for-2013.jpg
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-March-2013.jpg
Let’s see what a 42% increase in a day average means. It means there was and extra 0.042 uSv/hr increase for 24 hours. That is 24 x 0.042 or an extra 1.008 uSv radiation dose for that day. Let’s say that the 1.008 uS/hr extra was detected for just one hour in that day, instead of being spread over the whole 24 hour day. 0.10uSv/hr normal background for one hour + 1.008 = 1.108 uSv/hr for that hour. Most people with Geiger counters who detected a 1.108 uSv/hr detection for one whole hour would be ringing alarm bells!
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/04/02-1
Fukushima Meltdown Driving Increased Abnormalities Among (West Coast) US Infants
- Lauren McCauley, staff writer
According to a new study (.pdf) published in the Open Journal of Pediatrics, children born in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington between one week and 16 weeks after the meltdown began are 28 percent more likely to suffer from congenital hypothyroidism (CH) than were kids born in those states during the same period one year earlier.
CH results from a build up of radioactive iodine in our thyroids and can result in stunted growth, lowered intelligence, deafness, and neurological abnormalities—though can be treated if detected early.
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Hi all this is from our friend and ROSE member Cathy Iwane,
The US limit for carcinogenic radioactive cesium is 1200 Bq/kg in food. Japan, which is still suffering a triple meltdown, has a limit of 100 Bq/kg. Both of these limits are way too high to protect our children. We are asking that the limit be reduced to 5 Bq/kg for all food, nutritional supplements and pharmaceuticals–lower when technology allows– and that we quickly and responsibly institute widespread, transparent testing to ensure this limit, particularly in the wake of Japan’s catastrophic and ongoing radiation releases from Fukushima Daiichi’s triple nuclear meltdowns.
That’s why I (Kimberly Roberson) created a petition to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, The United States House of Representatives, and 2 others.
Will you sign this petition? Click here: http://t.co/DYvMZKutd7
Thank you so much for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Cathy Iwane
CAN Board Member, active in the movement to shut down San Onofre & to educate folks on Fukushima realities
Gene Stone
Residents Organized For a Safe Environment (ROSE)
949-233-7724, On twitter @gene_stone
http://residentsorganizedforasafeenvironment.wordpress.com/
http://coalitionagainstnukes.org/
http://wattlesswednesday.org/
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http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/31/17540838-one-dead-three-injured-in-arkansas-nuclear-plant-accident
“One dead, three injured in Arkansas nuclear plant accident
–KTHV: Residents heard ‘large boom’ at the time of incident
31 Mar 2013 An accident at an Arkansas nuclear power plant at 7:45 a.m. local time resulted in the death of one worker and left three injured, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. The accident took place in Russellville, a city with 28,000 residents, about 81 miles from Little Rock. “There is no danger to the public,” said Entergy”
(Russellville is about 50 miles away from crude oil pipeline leak happening in Mayflower.)
Rain soaked paper towel, tested inside my house in Ventura, CA, for 10 minutes: 46.0
RAIN IS BACKGROUND
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Reports just in from other forums.
USA
Poster Norbu
“Ok folks we have a problem it just started raining here in Nevada city CA 1 hour ago took a swipe off the truck, rain very serious
max data point- 610 cpm
average data point- 383.03 cpm
counts in 10 minutes- 3837
stay out of the rain it is hot.”
AUSTRALIA
Nimbin Monitoring station, Northern New South Wales.
Rain swab “1280 cpm (lnd712) off 2 meters corro after first shower of the day”
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March 22, 2013
NRC AND SO. CALIFORNIA EDISON TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL LICENSE
AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR SAN ONOFRE 2 IN ROCKVILLE, MD, ON APRIL 3
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of Southern
California Edison in Rockville, Md., on April 3 to discuss the utility’s plan to submit a license
amendment request for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2.
The meeting will run from 1-3 p.m. in the Commission’s Hearing Room on the first floor
of the NRC’s One White Flint building at 11555 Rockville Pike in Rockville. Agency staff and
utility representatives will discuss Edison’s plan to submit a license amendment request that
would address compliance with the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station’s Unit 2 Technical
Specifications, as discussed in the staff’s request for additional information dated Dec. 26, 2012
(ML12361A065). No license amendment request has yet been filed, and no restart decisions will
be made during the meeting.
Each year, the NRC’s review process includes numerous public meetings between the
staff and licensees on technical matters being reviewed by agency headquarters staff. It’s not
possible to bring all these meetings to the communities near the plants in question, so the staff
will make a webcast and phone line available for this meeting so that people near San Onofre can
observe the review process in action and ask the NRC staff questions.
The teleconference number is 888-677-3916 and the passcode is 2670631. Callers will
initially be placed in a “listen only” status. At the designated point in the agenda, two-way
calling will be enabled, so that the public may ask the NRC staff questions regarding issues from
the meeting.
The two San Onofre reactors have been shut down since January 2012, when a leak in a
Unit 3 steam generator led to the discovery of unexpected wear in both reactors’ steam
generators. The NRC issued a Confirmatory Action Letter to Southern California Edison in
March 2012, requiring several actions by the utility before the agency would consider allowing
the plant to restart.
Note to Editors: To facilitate security screening, media interested in attending the meeting in
Rockville can contact the Office of Public Affairs at 301-415-8200.
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Radioactive Palm Sunday Snow Storm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rIdxThmLzE
Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
25th, March, 2013
Background Radiation levels here have increased over the last 3 days, to 41%, 40%and 44% above the pre-Fukushima nuclear disaster 4 year average. The 4 year pre-Fukushima day average was 0.10 uSv/hr. Yellow bars in these charts mean background is 40%+ above average.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-March-2013.jpg
It is important to understand what significance increases in day average radiation background levels mean. The 42% increase in a day local background radiation levels is a lot of extra radiation exposure.
At our location 0.10 uSv/hr was the pre-Fukushima nuclear disaster day average. Lets see what a 42% increase in a day average means. It means there was and extra 0.042 uSv/hr increase for 24 hours. That is 24 x 0.042 or an extra 1.008 uSv radiation dose for that day.
Lets say that the 1.008 uS/hr extra was detected for just one hour in that day instead of being spread over the whole 24 hour day. 0.10uSv/hr normal background for one hour + 1.008 = 1.108 uSv/hr for that hour. If any of you with Geiger counters were to detect 1.108 uSv/hr for one whole hour, you would be ringing alarm bells!
Average background increases can mean you are cumulatively getting a far bigger radiation dose, than from a short term peak detections may indicate. What is we needed are lots of monitoring stations to provide day, month, and year average background level information, as well as peak detections.
All this charting will pay off in the end, because you will clearly see if your local background is increasing over time. Peak detection is only part of the story. Without long term detailed charting, you won’t see if your community’s monthly, or yearly radiation exposure is increasing.
You don’t need to do this on a computer. If you don’t have a computer, or the skills to use computer charting software, you can simply use a ruler and pencil to create a chart. Using charting paper you can get from your local stationers is better. A simple join the dots chart is good enough.
Most digital Geiger counters will display the day’s average background with the press of a button. If your Geiger counter starts calculating the average from 12 am the night before, do this. At a set time every day just before bed time, the later the better, press the button to display the days average. Mark the date and amount on your chart. If you do this every day, it will give you a good idea what is happening with your local background radiation levels over time. Some Geiger Counters come with software that will automatically chart the average for you.
It would be interesting to know how much world average background radiation levels have increased since Fukushima, and if they are still increasing.
A free charting tutorial, and chart templates can be found here.
http://sccc.org.au/charting-templates
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Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
24th, March, 2013
Background Radiation levels here have increased over the last 2 days, to 41% and 40% above the pre-Fukushima nuclear disaster 4 year average. The 4 year pre-Fukushima day average was 0.10 uSv/hr. Yellow bars in these charts mean background is 40%+ above average.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-March-2013.jpg
It is important to understand what significance increases in day average radiation background levels mean. Take the 42% increase on the 17th March in local background radiation levels in this chart.
At our location 0.10 uSv/hr was the pre-Fukushima nuclear disaster day average. Lets see what a 42% increase in a day average means. It means there was and extra 0.042 uSv/hr increase for 24 hours. That is 24 x 0.042 or an extra 1.008 uSv radiation dose for that day.
Lets say that the 1.008 uS/hr extra was detected for just one hour in that day instead of being spread over the whole 24 hour day. 0.10uSv/hr normal background for one hour + 1.008 = 1.108 uSv/hr for that hour. If any of you with Geiger counters were to detect 1.108 uSv/hr for one whole hour, you would be ringing alarm bells!
Average background increases can mean you are cumulatively getting a far bigger radiation dose, than you are from a short term peak detections.
You don’t need to do this on a computer. If you don’t have a computer, or the skills to use computer charting software, you can simply use a ruler and pencil to create a chart. Using charting paper you can get from your local stationers is better. A simple join the dots chart is good enough.
Most digital Geiger counters will display the day’s average background with the press of a button. If your Geiger counter starts calculating the average from 12 am the night before, do this. At a set time every day just before bed time, the later the better, press the button to display the days average. Mark the date and amount on your chart. If you do this every day, it will give you a good idea what is happening with your local background radiation levels over time.
All this charting will pay off in the end, because you will clearly see if your local background is increasing over time. Peak detection is only part of the story. Without long term detailed charting, you won’t see if your community’s monthly, or yearly radiation exposure is increasing.
It would be interesting to know how much world average background radiation levels have increased since Fukushima, and if they are still increasing.
Here is a free charting tutorial, plus chart templates. Some Geiger counters are provided with charting software, that can create charts automatically for you.
http://sccc.org.au/charting-templates
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@Michael – thank you for letting us all know about the NRC’s March 19, 2013 order on the installation of vents on Mark 1 and ll Boiling Water Reactors.
It is distressing that the majority of the five-member Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to reject the agency’s Japan Lessons Learned Project Directorate and their senior staff’s recommendation to promptly Order to back fit all General Electric boiling water reactors with Mark I and Mark II containments with the installation of engineered high-capacity radiation filters.
So now, in an accident, we will have vents but no filters to keep the radioactive releases out of the environment.
Beyond nuclear writes that “By majority vote (4-1), the Commissioners sided with the industry agenda for dangerous half measures that will potentially leave the downwind communities vulnerable to the uncontained releases of radioactivity in the event of an accident involving reactor core fuel damage and introduces undue, indeterminate and imprudent delay in addressing these aging reactors with dangerously flawed and vulnerable containment structures.”
On March 21, 2013, Beyond Nuclear and 24 safe energy organizations filed a petition with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the revocation of the operating licenses of the Fukushima-style GE boiling water reactors with Mark I and Mark II containments in the United States.
You can join Beyond Nuclear and safe energy organizations in petitioning the NRC to revoke these Fukushima-style reactors here in the United States by signing up here.
Allison MacFarlane was the only commissioner who voted in favour of the filters. In her notes talking about why she voted in favour of the filters, MacFarlane wrote:
“My decision reflects, in part, my experiences during a recent trip the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan. The visit r to the reactors required travel through deserted villages, full of abandoned homes and businesses overgrown with weeds, and past fallow fields, and unused industrial buildings, roads and railroad tracks, all of which emphasized the impact of the accident from a nuclear plant that was over 10 kilometers away.
Engineered filtered containment system can help protect the public and the environment by significantly reducing the amount of radiological effluent released from containment during a severe accident. All currently available information indicates that the ability to vent containment through filters would be an improvement to safety”.
It is clear the Mark l and Mark ll reactors are unsafe.
How could the other Commissioners put nuclear industry profits ahead of public safety?
We cannot have confidence in a regulatory body that puts profits ahead of safety.
The only solution now is to close down all the Mark l and Mark ll Boiling Water Reactors.
Sign onto the petition!
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on a central california beach near you: junk from japan. no mention of radiation…
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/03/20/2437390/tsunami-debris-coastal-cleanup.html
Longtime nuclear expert, Arnie Gunderson, calls it like he sees it…..in spite of the fact that the Japanese authorities seem to be rushing to reassure us (as usual) that everything is now fine concerning the power shut down which has been fixed. Arnie just doesn’t seem to see it that way!
http://fairewinds.org/content/fairewinds-responds-power-failure-fukushima-daiichi
HOW CONVENIENT…..JUST BLAME IT ALL ON A RAT!
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/03/20/rat-may-have-caused-this-week-outage-at-japan-fukushima-nuclear-plant-power/
No. 13-016
March 19, 2013
NRC TO ENHANCE POST-FUKUSHIMA VENT REQUIREMENTS,
BROADEN ANALYSIS OF FILTERING STRATEGIES
The NRC’s Commissioners have directed the agency’s technical staff to follow a two-
track approach for further improvements to systems for safely venting pressure during potential
accidents at 31 U.S. reactors.
The Commission’s Staff Requirements Memorandum calls for enhancing a March 2012
Order requiring “hardened” venting systems at 31 boiling-water reactors with “Mark I” and
“Mark II” containments. The memo also starts rulemaking activities to produce requirements for
those reactors to cool core debris and retain radioactive material in conjunction with venting
during severe accidents.
“In reaching this decision, the Commission engaged in thoughtful deliberation with each
other as we each considered these important issues in our post-Fukushima accident review
process,” said NRC Chairman Allison Macfarlane. “I compliment my colleagues and the staff for
their sustained efforts on this issue and for taking a hard look at a complex matter.”
The Commission has given the staff 60 days to finalize the enhanced Order, which will
require the vents to handle the elevated pressures, temperatures and radiation levels from a
damaged reactor. The enhanced Order will also ensure plant personnel can operate the vents
safely under these accident conditions.
The Commission has also given the staff a year to produce a technical evaluation to
support rulemaking on filtering. During that time the staff will gather more public input as it
completes its analysis. The Commission directed the staff to consider both the use of a filter to be
placed on the vent, as well as a more performance-based approach using existing systems to
achieve a similar reduction in radioactive release during an accident. The staff then must develop
a draft rule and final rule, all by March 2017. [Our emphasis]
The Commissioners’ individual votes on this decision are available on the NRC website.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy sky
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Alert level detection Northern California.
This report was just posted on another forum by Norbu
Just rained here in nor-cal Inspector is on duty
average 52.12 cpm
max data point 150 cpm
10 min total 520
7 counts over alert= 100 cpm
No sample
average 31.12
max data point 110
1 count over alert
3-19-2013
5:14 pm
@potrblog; Thanks for the info! I am shopping!
@roundabout, I checked the links on my website and there were still Inspectors available on Amazon today; although at least one is way more expensive than it should be.
The ratio I look at is the the Inspector vs the RDS-80
The Inspector should be half the price of an RDS-80; typically $550 vs $1100(when bought from the importer)
One of my Amazon links shows the Inspector at $800; at that price the milspec waterproof-ness and features of the RDS 80 become more of a bargain. No matter what the key is to shop around at places other than just Amazon.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
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Got the message early this morning about Fukushima cooling problems… went to Amazon and the first time in years they were out of stock on their Inspector units.
@ Margery
Let’s hope they can figure out what the problem is and start cooling down the pools again. We encourage everyone to reread Enviroreporter’s “The Unforgettable Fire” to understand what will happen if they can’t get this under control.
See March 14th, 2013 Rad News : Japan urged to send out global SOS over Fukushima.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/14/national/japan-urged-to-send-out-global-sos-over-no-1-plant
Japan NEEDS Help!!
The situation is dire. WRITE to your government and demand they get involved in helping Japan deal with this situation that is threatening the entire Northern Hemisphere.
Top story of the day in enenews.com
The cooling mechanism in Fukushima nuclear reactors 1, 3 and 4 has broken down. Supposedly, however, the reactors will still be o.k for a total of four days. When this 4th day will occur is currently not clear. Also, not mentioned are alternative plans to keep these reactors cool, if the cooling equipment cannot be re-started in time. Would a huge FIRE then become a possibility?
When it comes to Fukushima, the concerns and fears never cease! And, as usual, TEPKO is denying and minimizing the problem.
http://enenews.com/kyodo-english-problem-with-electric-power-at-fukushima-daiichi-suspension-fuel-pool-cooling-system
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
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Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
18th, March, 2013
Background Radiation levels here have increased in the last 24 hours, to 42% above the pre-Fukushima nuclear disaster 4 year average. The 4 year pre-Fukushima day average was 0.10 uSv/hr.
(Yellow bars in these charts means background is 40%+ above average.)
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-March-2013.jpg
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
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@Chase; Your guess is as good as my million dollar guess. But I presume there were some expensive secrets that the executive had the “privileged burden” to hold. Perhaps you could contact his employer to find out…
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The chief nuclear officer, Peter Dietrich of San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast received compensation valued at nearly $2 million last year.
Top Exec Made 2 Million:
http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/03/15/36393/san-onofre-s-top-exec-made-2-million-in-2012-while/
I can’t help but think, “2 MILLION DOLLARS! …for WHAT?”.
From our friends at ROSE:
Shutdown San Onofre petition – please sign and pass on.
http://www.change.org/petitions/nuclear-regulatory-commission-permanently-shut-down-aged-san-onofre-nuclear-reactors?utm_campaign=action_box&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share_petition
Gene Stone
Residents Organized For a Safe Environment (ROSE)
949-233-7724, On twitter @gene_stone
http://residentsorganizedforasafeenvironment.wordpress.com/
http://coalitionagainstnukes.org/
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Another comment from Jeff Jones, environmental lawyer:
“Look, it’s ONLY 47 quadrillion becquerels (QUADRILLION). Of cesium-137. Released into the Pacific Ocean. From the Fukushima meltdown.
Yes, that’s nearly 50 times the original Tepco estimate. But come on. What’s a few quadrillion between friends?
What’s a quadrillion? 1,000,000,000,000,000. (10(15) power).
What would a quadrillion pennies look like stacked up next to the Empire State Building? It would form a cube, 2,730′ x 2,730′ x 2,730′. It would weigh 3,000,000,000 tons.
It the pennies were stacked up in a column, they would rise 986,426,768 miles into the air. If they were laid out in a single layer, they would cover 89,675,161 acres.
And instead of pennies, we have Cesium 137. With a half life of 30 years.
A penny for your thoughts?
Jeff Jones”
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
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RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC
I’ve taken a few months sabbatical. Will be back shortly with continued readings….I’ve recently come across a YouTube video that will “put the icing on the cake” of Fukushima meltdown/continuing Gulf crisis…Its VERY depressing but needs to be watched/forwarded to ALL here…We are in DEEP doo-doo!..Haven’t seen this on this website so here we go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FDoW8sJ7HMI
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Hopefully someone will youtube these sessions. Missed the first day! And will only get parts of the second. Thank you Michael for the lead. It sounds totally amazing!
TODAY AND TOMORROW: MUST SEE FREE STREAMING – http://www.totalwebcasting.com/view/?id=hcf
A unique, two-day symposium at which an international panel of leading medical and biological scientists, nuclear engineers, and policy experts will make presentations on and discuss the bio-medical and ecological consequences of the Fukushima disaster, will be held at The New York Academy of Medicine on March 11-12, 2013, the second anniversary of the accident. The public is welcome.
A project of The Helen Caldicott Foundation, the symposium is being co-sponsored by Physicians for Social Responsibility.
The Presenters:
The event will be chaired by Donald Louria, MD: Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey.
Confirmed speakers include:
Dr. Tim Mousseau, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina – Chernobyl, Fukushima and Other Hot Places, Biological Consequences
Ken Buesseler, Marine Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute –Consequences for the Ocean of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
David Lochbaum, The Union of Concerned Scientists – Another Unsurprising Surprise
Dr. Wladimir Wertelecki, President of the Board, OMNI-Net Ukraine Child Development Programs (current). Professor of Biomedical Anthropology (Adjunct) Graduate Program in Biomedical Anthropology, State University of New York at Binghamton, NY (2011-). Former Chair of the Department of Medical Genetics and Birth Defects, University of South Alabama, 1974-2010 – Congenital Malformations in Rivne Polossia and the Chernobyl Accident
Dr. Marek Niedziela, Professor of Pediatrics, Poznan (Poland) University of Medical Sciences – Differential diagnosis of ultrasonographic thyroid lesions in children
Dr. Alexy Yablokov, Russian Academy of Sciences – Lessons from Chernobyl
Akio Matsumura, Founder of the Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders – What did the World Learn from the Fukushima Accident?
Robert Alvarez, Senior Scholar, Institute for Policy Studies, formerly of DoE – Management of Spent Fuel Pools and Radioactive Waste
Arnie Gundersen, Nuclear Engineer, Fairewinds Associates – What Did They Know and When Did They Know It?
Dr. David Brenner, Higgins Professor Radiation Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University – Mechanistic Models for Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Living Systems
Dr. Steven Wing, Associate Professor Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University North Carolina – Epidemiologic studies of radiation releases from nuclear facilities: Lessons past and present.
Steven Starr, Senior Scientist, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Clinical Laboratory Science Program Director, University of Missouri – The implications of the massive contamination of Japan with radioactive cesium
David Freeman, Engineer and Attorney, Former Chairman of TVA, Office of Science and Technology in charge of energy and the environment in the Johnson White House, and for 2 years under Nixon –The Rise and Fall of Nuclear Power
Dr. Ian Fairlie, Radiation Biologist and Independent Consultant on Radiation Risks, Former Scientific Secretary to UK Government’s Committee Examining Radiation Risks from Internal Emitters – The Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima: Nuclear Source Terms, Initial Health Effects
Andrew S. Kanter, MD MPH FACMI, Immediate Past-President of Physicians for Social Responsibility – Moderator, Health Effects Panel.
Dr. Hisako Sakiyama, Doctor of Medicine, Former Senior Researcher in National Institute Radiological Sciences, Member of Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigative Commission – Risk Assessment of Low Dose Radiation in Japan; What Became Clear to The National Diet of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission
Dr. Herbert Abrams, Stanford University, Emeritus Professor Radiology, Stanford University, Member Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation Committee National Academy Sciences (BEIR V11) – “The Hazards of Low-level Ionizing Radiation: Controversy and Evidence.”
Kevin Kamps, Specialist in High Level Waste Management and Transportation, Beyond Nuclear – Seventy Years of Radioactive Risks in Japan and America
Joseph Mangano, Executive Director, Radiation and Public Health Project, speaking on a new article about increases in newborn hypothyroidism.
Mary Olson, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Southeast – Gender Matters in the Atomic Age
Cindy Folkers, Radiation and Health Specialist, Beyond Nuclear – Post-Fukushima Food Monitoring
Hiroaki Koide, Master of Nuclear Engineering, Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute (KURRI), Specialist of Radiation Safety and Control.
Dr. Helen Caldicott, Founding President Physicians for Social Responsibility – The Nuclear Age and Future Generations
Don’t forget. FALLOUT(s) from Fukushima have now circled the globe 18 times.
Accumulating and spreading as it goes on with no end in site.
Since March 11, 2011
Now March 11, 2013
731 days
2 YEARS!
Seems like there has not been a lot of headway in getting people to realize the true risks of Nuclear Power. Maybe the next one to melt down will get some peoples attention. Maybe not?
The Medical and Ecological Consequences of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
March 11, 2013, 9:00am to 6:15pm EST
Presented by the Helen Caldicott Foundation
Go to the website and watch the conference live! Wow. Unbelievable stuff being presented.
http://www.totalwebcasting.com/view/?id=hcf
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I am forwarding a comment posted by Jeff Jones – environmental lawyer:
“This is a series being published in Asahi Shimbun. One can read it in sections (links below).
The content is quite revealing. First, the US clearly tells other countries what and what not to do (no real surprises there).
Secondly, the urgent concern the US expressed for Americans in Japan (only certain people; most others, not so much) is striking compared to the news blackout they imposed in North America, leaving the rest of us “people” to be inundated with radiation.
Thirdly, it’s obvious that corporations rule Japan’s government almost as much as they do in the US.
Fourthly, interesting to note, the US demanded that Japan start demonstrating “heroic sacrifice” (!). It just doesn’t get anymore absurd and hypocritical than that.
The West has become totally, totally unhinged. Insane.
Jeff Jones”
> (1) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201301280006
> (2) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201301300006
> (3) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302010004
> (4) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302040001
> (5) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302060007
>
> (6) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302080003
> (7) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302110006
> (8) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302130005
>
> (9) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302150001
> (10) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302180005
> http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302200001
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
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3/08/13
10:00am INT RAIN SAMPLE: 45.1 CPM^ BACKGROUND LEVEL
9:45Am INT BG: 48.8 CPM^
3/07/13
10:25am INT RAIN SAMPLE: 46.4 CPM^ BACKGROUND LEVEL
10:10am INT BG: 48.7 CPM^
@vital1
I agree, it would take a lot of something to knock them down like that.
Who knows what combination of toxic emission/fumes may have been at play.
I am sure however that the WHO would claim their deaths were caused by striking the ground at high velocity and not radiation. So, these animal deaths do not count as being killed by Fukushima.
I would strongly disagree with that logic and I would also further state, in my opinion, that these innocent creatures are but the first of many more deaths to come. Either, directly or indirectly. Seems obvious to me. Why more people don’t seem to care at this time is beyond me.
I have a feeling more will care as time goes on and it slowly becomes more obvious what the scale of this disaster means to ALL LIFE on the planet.
Ventura, CA rain sample… soaked a paper towel, tested inside. 10 minute average: 48.2
BACKGROUND
@Chase, I remember someone else mentioning seeing a large bird on the Fukushima web cam, drop out of the sky while flying over Fukushima, months ago. It would have to be a very high level of radiation to kill birds instantly like that.
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Nuclear power is dead financially, and environmentally.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YdelLRdI4w&feature=player_embedded
RADIATION STATION SANTA MONICA
3/06/13
8:35pm INT HEPA DUST FROM 1/07/13 TO 3/06/13: 71.4 CPM^ which is 46.3% HIGHER than background over a 58 day period. Compared to the last 6 day period resulting in 92% over background, this means that the latest exceedance is half over 9.7 times as many days, therefore lower by a factor of 19.3 times by this comparison. This is superb news. There is less atmospheric fallout yet the Pacific Ocean is continuing to take a hammering as we chronicle in Rad News Digest II.
8:15pm INT BG: 48.8 CPM^
I wanted to relay a personal observation I had the other night. Literally an observation.
In the early hours of the morning back on Feb 25th, 2013 I was looking at the TEPCO live web cam. I am a regular cam observer. What I personally witnessed on that morning was horrifying.
It was afternoon in Japan
2103-02-25 16:45 jst
I know that there is a youtube channel that records every hour of the day from the TEPCO web cam. So I stopped viewing and figured I would review the recording later.
Guess what? Three hours of recording are missing. Including the hour of my observation.
I remember thinking at the time… “This video is going to go viral”.
Whatever knocked those birds down may be headed our way.
An independent film on Fukushima is being shown in North Hollywood on March 11th.
The film is entitled “3.11: Surviving Japan”
Only 10 more tickets need to be sold in order to confirm the event.
Due to the fact that it’s an independent screening, a certain amount of tickets must be sold to confirm a showing.
Please share this link with anyone and everyone you think would be interested in seeing this movie.
Here is the main link with all of the details:
http://www.311survivingjapan.com/
And here is the North Hollywood link:
http://www.tugg.com/events/2995
Less than TWO days are left to purchase tickets to confirm the event, so time is of the essence!
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I will be offline for a week. Morning testing will resume when I return.
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For all you folks who only check Radiation Conversation: Two new important posts!
Radiation Food Lab: Hundreds of food and drink radiation tests from ten countries are conducted and compiled by Radiation Station Sunshine Coast Australia’s Peter Daley. This is the single most comprehensive collection of samples and results in English that exist. Radiation Food Lab shows what’s hot and what’s not in this growing and dynamic study of consumables possible impacted by fallout from the ongoing triple meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi, Japan.
Canada’s Land of Milk and Strontium 90: Team EnviroReporter does what the Canadian government refuses to do: test the country’s milk for the fission-product radionuclide Strontium 90. Not only are the test results shocking – the radiation regulatory system maintained by Canada is practically non-existent even as the triple meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi, Japan continue unabated and the Sea of Goo from the March 11, 2011 tsunami slowly makes its way to British Columbia shores.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
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Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
Beryllium Be-7 and traces of Uranium U-235, found in latest rain roof down pipe capture test. This capture was of a rain event that came through the local area between the 16th to the 19th February 2013.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Down-pipe-capture-sample-minus-reference-250213-TV45-plus-text.jpg
The charcoal sample is left for a few days, to let any Radon decay daughter isotopes decay away before testing.
The other very small peaks showing in this chart could possibly be trace detections of other isotopes. At these small detections levels, they could also be created by a bit of random variation in counts in the background level over the time of the tests, showing up in the tests results.
A lot of water flowed through this charcoal, in the down pipe filter, to get these detections.
Down pipe filter design
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Roof-down-pipe-filter.jpg
There is approximately 880 grams of activated charcoal in the gray pipe section. When a collection test is finished the charcoal is removed and warmed in the sun to dry it out. It is then emptied into a large marinelli beaker, and placed in the scintillator test chamber.
If you have better equipment to test with than a Geiger counter, I think this method is a much better detection system for detecting trace amounts of fallout. The paper swab system is a quick, and effective collection system, for a Geiger counter test.
The side pipe is to release pressure if the flow rate gets to much, or the particulate filter starts to get blocked.
Making filter
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/making-the-filter.jpg
Inserting filter
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/inserting-filter.jpg
The side pipe is at a steeper angle than is shown in this picture, so as to improve the flow rate through the charcoal filter.
During a rain event it maybe necessary to remove the filter, and replace it with a new one. It can get blocked from the first down flows off the roof, if it hasn’t rained in a while. You can do this easily and quickly by putting your hand in through the side pipe and removing the old filter, and replacing it with a new one.
Always use disposable surgical gloves when handling a rain swab, charcoal or filter, when using either testing system. Also keep your hands away from your face, and wash your hands well afterwards. You have no idea what you may have captured!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
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Dear EnviroReporter,
Thanks for the very thorough and good investigative work you and your team are doing in relation to Fukushima and its effect on the US. No one cares about us Americans so we have to do the work ourselves. I listen to you every week via the Jeff Rense website. Thanks again.
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Alert level report and clarification for Branford, CT USA
(re-post from an Internet conversation on the 25th)
Poster: It’s Curtains
“I live in Branford, CT (USA) and readings tonight were between 8μSv/h to 20μSv/h. That’s the upper east coast of the United States!”
Question from vital1
“I live in Branford, CT (USA) and readings tonight were between 8μSv/h to 20μSv/h.”
Do you really mean 8uSv/hr – 20uSv/hr or 0.8uSv/hr or 0.08uSv/hr etc.? 8μSv/h to 20μSv/h would be a serious alert level!
Post from Soleman
“I hope curtains lets us know quickly!”
Reply by Its curtains
“I mean 8uSv/hr to 20uSv/hr!!! When I started taking readings they were .07uSv/hr it was like that for around an hour. I was getting ready to go inside when all of a sudden a strong breeze came by and the meter starting alarming, at first I thought there may be something wrong with the meter but after checking and recalibrateing it the readings were the same. So I spent an hour taking some more readings around where I live and still they were very high, every time time a breeze/wind came by the CPM’s would rise significantly higher. So I drove around town taking readings and they were very high everywhere, it was also snowing and windy.”
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I have no way to verify this report. If it is true it would suggest there has been a major release from a source on the east coast of America. There were no reported alert level detections, by any of the nearby radiation network stations. If this is a genuine detection, and not faulty equipment, then it could have been a very localized event.
If it was a release from a local Nuclear power station, it should be of great concern to the population exposed to this!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
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Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
24th, February, 2013
The local background here has increased, from 34% above background to 47% above in 24 hours. It has been fine with no rain during this period. the temperature has risen during that period, but not by a large amount. Solar activity has been quite. There has been a lot of moist tropical air flowing down our coast.
Radiation levels throughout this month have been elevated, not as much as last month’s record, but still way above the local background pre-Fukushima 4 year average.
See the chart, a green bar means average to slightly elevated background levels, and yellow means it was 40% above the four year pre-Fukushima average of 0.10 uSv/hr.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-February-2013.jpg
Those who love Trader Joes Chia Seeds; They are grown in Australia. Might want to test your bag!
@vital1
re: Imported from Japan Food Testing
“These results indicate that the risk of the health to Australian consumers is negligible.” – from arpansa pdf
What, exactly, does this sentence mean?
It says to me, there IS RISK.
I would say ANY amount makes it contaminated.
What about accumulation via numerous transport vectors over time?
What about foods (example: ocean fish)from other countries?
What about non-food products (example: toothpaste)?
Is the RISK ‘negligible’ when all of these are considered?
IMO – I don’t think so.
From our friends at Residents Organized For a Safe Environment (ROSE)
As a follow up to Sen. Boxer’s & Rep. Markey’s excellent letters about the many problems and possible wrongdoing at Southern California Edison and the NRC, ROSE invites you to join this action alert.
We believe that a call in and letter writing campaign to Sen. Boxer and Rep. Marky asking them to have the GAO investigate any possible wrongdoing by the NRC & SCE or plain negligence in regards to the new steam generators is in order and the best interest of the public.
If you agree feel free to rewrite this action alert and send to your members.
Office of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-3553
email http://boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm
Rep. Ed Markey
2108 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-2836
http://markey.house.gov/contact-rep-markey
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@Bar, You have to work your away around the nuclear propaganda in this document. These people in the industray are stuck in the old body warming physics model propaganda. The biological model is the one they should be using, how radiation damages cells and DNA. In my opinion, they’re placing lots of people at risk by their assessment.
The becquerel amounts they say are safe and acceptable, particularly for children, are just crazy.
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vital1, thank for the great info. Unfortunatly there is no safe level of contamination. The healthproblems dont happen right away but they will be there. All one needs to do is look at the contaminated sites in russia and the people that live there. This movie came out 1996, “Chelyabinsk: The Most Contaminated Spot on the Planet” (Thats the area where the meteorite went down recently) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYmGCIg9O6Y , it shows what lays ahead for the people that were exposed.
Contamination of Tasmanian Mutton Birds, American Helicopters, Food from Japan, and people.
Assessment of the impact on Australia from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident Julia Carpenter and Rick Tinker.
http://www.arpansa.gov.au/pubs/technicalreports/tr162.pdf
Some extracts.
1. Food from Japan page 22.
“Health impacts from imported foods
Of the food imported from Japan into Australia (which represents less than 1% of the food imported into Australia), only 7% tested had detectable amounts of 134Cs or 137Cs, and all tested well below the Codex guideline level of 1000 Bq/kg.
As an example, for an imported food contaminated with 1000 Bq/kg of 137Cs and assuming 55 kg of that food was consumed by an adult over one year, then a dose of 0.7 mSv can be attributed.
The health risk associated with this annual dose is negligible. It is highly unlikely that an individual would consume 55 kg of contaminated food imported from Japan. In addition, the food testing undertaken by ARPANSA suggests that foods imported from Japan are not contaminated at levels comparable to the Codex guideline levels. For consumption of a smaller amount of contaminated food (e.g. 0.55 kg), the estimated dose is 0.007 mSv.
These results indicate that the risk to the health of Australian consumers is negligible.”
2. Family living in Fukushima, page 32
“The levels of caesium measured in urine across all family members were similar ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 Bq/L for 137Cs and 0.1 to 0.4 Bq/L for 134Cs. This indicates that a chronic intake (daily over 150
days) of low levels of radioactive material has likely occurred. An acute exposure, for example in the first week after the accident, would result in significantly less caesium in urine of children compared to an adult, assuming all members of the family were equally exposed.”
3. Vehicles and Military aircraft, including American helicopters, page 28
They appear to be using measurements of square centimeters cm2 instead of per square meter m2, so multiply by 10,000 to get the square meter amount.
Analysis of the wipe samples for radionuclide content confirmed the presence of Cs134 and Cs137 on the aircraft surfaces at very low levels ranging from less than detectable to 0.1 Bq/cm2 (Table 5.1). The ratio of 137Cs to 134Cs ranged from 1.2 to 1.6.”
4. Tasmanian mutton Birds, page 36
Levels of 137Cs and 134Cs were less than 0.19 Bq/kg, the detection limit for a 24 hour count. Results are shown in Table 7.1.”
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“Safety concerns after radioactive-isotope theft
…. emits gamma and beta radiation as it decays and could, in theory, be used in the manufacture of a so-called ‘dirty bomb’.”
http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/77997/safety-concerns-after-radioactiveisotope-theft
Incredible! They leave a sealed lead flask containing radioactive material in a parked Van over the weekend!!
One would think that whoever is responsible for the transport is extremly careful so it wont fall into the wrong hands. Lets hope they wont open it or worse sell it to “bad guys”.
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Los Angeles rain reading at background.
2/19/13
9:25pm INT RAIN SAMPLE: 47.0 CPM^
9:10pm INT BG: 52.2 CPM^
@M.R; How low can a company go than to pass out gift cards to attendance? This is not beyond the mentality of a fifth grader! Thanks for the intel!
@ roundabout/SBCLocal:
Too bad:
San Diego Union members attended San Onofre meeting after being gift cards for Costco.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/feb/15/san-diego-trade-union-members-attend-public-meetin/
Lemmon said… the union paid for the Costco gift cards for members who attended the public meeting at San Onofre. He declined to answer why they were given or what they were worth, saying he wanted to speak with lawyers first. Lemmon did not return subsequent calls.
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(Great message from Bob Backus. It’s the money! it’s always the money!)
“I hope all activists will take note of what we can learn from the closure of Kewaunee and Crystal River.
This shows, once again, that the only decision makers who ever close commercial reactors are the owner/operators, not the NRC or other regulators, and it further shows that the reasons for closure are always, ultimately, economic.
This is the reason why I have so strongly advocated that we as advocates should make our top priority fighting the economic underpinnings of nuclear power
Today, it is absolutely clear that no new nuclear projects can expect to ever take off without either ratepayer or taxpayer funding, and often need both. Hence, the priority should be fighting things like loan guarantees from Congress, and CWIP or similar raids on captive ratepayers in the States. It is no accident that the only still continuing new construction projects are in Georgia and South Carolina; states where the utilities still have captive customers, due to a failure to move to a competitive market, and CWIP.
As the saying goes, “Follow the money.”
Again, it is economics that are closing, for the first time in many years, existing operating reactors. We can be thankful for the record low price of natural gas generation which is the overwhelming reason for this, but here it is possible to make a difference if we ever get an issue of such obvious and immense safety significance that even the NRC would require facilities to upgrade.
So in fighting to close operating reactors, monitoring for unresolved safety issues can make a difference, provided this can result in NRC action to either enforce their existing rules or to institute a new requirement. This can often tip the scales against continued operation. License renewals, absent such conditions, will never be denied, and participating in these proceedings can only end by being costly for us and frustrating in the result.”
@SBCLocal; I am not sure exactly how many or who from NRC was there, only that is was announced. I listened to the podcast, not the video. All I know is that between the state of the union address and the San Onofre fiasco, I had had about as much as I could take for one night! But the San Onofre was so full of what appeared to be staged atta boys, I just couldn’t take it. The real techi questions were left unanswered for the most part. I am not sure what the outcome of the decision was. Has anyone heard?
I thought this was creative video message.
What Part Of Fukushima Do YOU Not Understand?
(..or San Onofre for that matter.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyUk5GkoWvI
____
@Michael
btw – I noticed in my small town today a poster on our local bulletin board about a free seminar on why Japan is the best travel destination. hmm…?
Nothing like ‘marketing’.
We usually don’t specifically point out mainstream media articles that are tragically laughable. But when it comes from the Grey Lady herself, the New York Times, we have to make an exception once in a while. Look at this laugher: Japan’s Pollution Diet with gems like “Today, Japanese cities are among the world’s least polluted, according to the World Health Organization. Japan’s environmental record is hardly spotless, but the country rightly prides itself on blue skies, Prius taxis and mandatory recycling. What’s more, it managed to clean up without sacrificing growth by investing in pollution-control technologies and giving local governments leeway to tighten standards beyond national requirements.”
There is a comments section and we are curious if any of you raddies have anything to add to this misleading and dangerous nonsense?
“The hail of meteor pieces that hit Russia on Friday fell in a region with a cluster of major nuclear facilities, including the country’s largest nuclear fuel-processing plant, but officials said early on that none of them were damaged …. “Measurements have been made. Radiation levels in the city of Chelyabinsk are normal,” a statement by the city administration said.”
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20130215/179483089.html
What i question is, why do they have to check for elevated radiation levels when there was no damage to nuke facilities? I dont trust them since Chernobyl. Back then it took weeks before they admitted that there was a problem. Do they have private radiation stations in that area that can be viewed by the public? Does anyone know?
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Whew!! The meteorite shower that went down in Russia was a close call!! It came real close to huge nuclear facilities. Its a scary thought that it could happen again anytime, anywhere and there is nothing that can be done about it.
“The Chelyabinsk region is Russia’s industrial heartland, home to many factories and other huge facilities that include a nuclear power plant and the Mayak atomic waste storage and treatment centre.
A spokesman for Rosatom, the Russian nuclear energy state corporation, said that its operations remained unaffected.
“All Rosatom enterprises located in the Urals region – including the Mayak complex – are working as normal,” said a Rosatom spokesman.”
http://news.sky.com/story/1052514/meteorite-shower-hits-russia-injuring-500
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Thanks for the explanation Potrblog, haven`t thought of that. What about kids playing in that snow? Or eating it. Scary thought isn`t it?
@BAR, That is a sign of radioactive snow. We reported on similar events last year. The snow delays the fallout from seeping into the ground water and thereby keeps above ground radiation levels elevated.
@Roundabout: who from NRC was at the meeting? Any of the actual five NRC Commissioners? Thanks for briefly running down the meeting.
“A section of the roof at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant has collapsed – but there has been no increase in radiation at the site, authorities say.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21449760
Yikes!
Hi everybody, have you noticed that there are elevated radiation levels in Minnesota? I wonder whats going on there. Is there a problem at Elk River Station, Monticello Generating Plant or Prairie Island Power Plant? Or is it coming in from Canada?
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Edison sure sounded like they had their crowd out for sure at the NRC meeting in So Cal! Listened live via internet to the NRC meeting tonight. I can not believe that Mayors actually want that kind of liability on their property owners. Well, it was an experience listening to it. Couldn’t finish due to having to go to work. I just couldn’t believe the rhetoric, but shouldn’t have been surprised. Very educated responders asked good technical questions, most times without answers from those who should have known the answers.
UPDATE to mystery isotope detection, in my February 8th 2013 post below:
Mystery isotope in that test chart may be Beryllium Be-7 at 477 keV. “Can you try this sample again with a beta shield?” PavewayIII suggestion.
I put a extra Aluminum beta shield directly in front of the Scintillator crystal, with these rain swabs behind it. This shifted the gamma peak to around 477 keV, which is the marker for Beryllium Be-7. Beryllium puts out 10% gamma to around 90% beta. Beryllium beta energies are 11% at 384 keV, and 89% at 862 keV. There must be an interaction of these beta energy’s with the scintillator crystal, that was creating the slight gamma peak shift to around 490 keV. Berylllium also has a 53 day half life.
Fukushima Corium, plus Liquid Nitrogen Injections, produces Beryllium Be-7, from what I have been reading. It can also be created by a solar coronal mass ejection hitting the earth’s atmosphere.
Here is an important press release from Friends of the Earth to be aware of today before tonight’s NRC meeting…
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 – Southern California Edison, operator of the San Onofre nuclear reactors, appears to have submitted false information to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Friends of the Earth charged today. The nuclear watchdog again demanded the release of a suppressed report that two senior members of Congress say shows Edison had prior knowledge of potential design flaws in replacement steam generators that failed after less than two years of service.
In a letter to the NRC’s Petition Review Board, Friends of the Earth said the report, as described by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Representative Edward Markey (D-Mass.), contradicts Edison’s declarations to the Commission last month. The utility claimed it had no prior knowledge of deficiencies in the design of the generators until they failed in January 2012.
Details of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries report were released last week by Sen. Boxer, Chairwoman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works. She did not release the report, but in a letter to the NRC she and Rep. Markey said Mitsubishi told Edison of potential problems with the new generators, but modifications to correct the design flaws were not adopted, as Edison wanted to avoid triggering an NRC license amendment process. This would have required a more thorough and public review of the replacement program.
Friends of the Earth also demanded that the Petition Review Board must consider the document in proceedings currently underway. The Review Board, in response to a petition from Friends of the Earth, is determining whether Edison improperly failed to apply for a license amendment before installing replacement steam generators of a radically different design than was permitted under the reactors’ operating license.
“The Mitsubishi document appears to confirm our case before the Petition Review Board,” said Kendra Ulrich, nuclear campaigner at Friends of the Earth. “Edison made radical design changes while representing the steam generators as a like for like exchange and then actively chose not to address critical safety issues in order to avoid the license amendment process. Now it appears it also submitted information that is patently false.
“The Mitsubishi report must be released immediately,” said Ulrich. “The public has a right to know what Edison knew and when it knew it.”
Pressure is mounting daily for release of the document. On Friday, the NRC confirmed that it has opened an official investigation into the replacement steam generator case. Still, the Commission maintains that the Mitsubishi report is proprietary. In fact, it won’t even be on the agenda for the public meeting the NRC is holding tonight to discuss the experimental restart proposal.
“Open disclosure and discussion of this document is critical to the public’s understanding of this controversial restart plan,” said Ulrich. “This is the same corporate actor that apparently gambled on safety in the past, and they are asking the NRC to allow them to do so again.”
In an editorial Sunday, The Los Angeles Times rebuked the NRC for not releasing information the public needs, and noted that the Mitsubishi report could not only be decisive in the NRC’s proceedings but in the investigation of Edison by the California Public Utilities Board. The Times said:
Release the report so that ratepayers, who are paying the tab for the purchase of the steam generators, and the public, whose safety depends on responsible operation of the plant, can determine the truth . . . The NRC should make the document public, and soon. It might provide an important description of how Edison makes its safety decisions, and it could become a key aspect of the Public Utility Commission’s inquiry into whether ratepayers should be forced to continue paying for the steam generators . . . What the public is entitled to is information about who knew what and when.
Click here to read the Friends of the Earth letter to the NRC Petition Review Board.
Click here for the Friends of the Earth petitions case.
The NRC public meeting is at 6 p.m. Pacific time, Tuesday, February 12, at Capo Beach Church, Capistrano Beach, and is accessible via a live webcast at:http://video.nrc.gov.
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CRUCIAL SAN ONOFRE NRC MEETING IN CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA, TUESDAY NIGHT, February 12!
From our friends at San Clemente Green and San Onofre Safety (SOS):
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
6:00pm until 9:00pm in PST
25975 Domingo Ave, Capistrano Beach, CA 92624
If you don’t want the public to attend a public meeting, then do like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission did and schedule it during the State of the Union Address.
If you want to silence the public at a public meeting, then do like Edison will do and bring in bus loads of employees to use the comment period to extol the virtues of the company.
But if you want to keep them honest and insist that public safety comes before profits, then be sure to join us Tuesday, 2/12.
Come to the 4:00 p.m. rally and press conference at the Capo Beach Church (see map) to express your concerns to the media.
Get there early before the Edison buses unload for the 6:00 p.m. meeting. They have capacity for 1100 people and ample free parking. Take off work early if you have to. It is THAT important!
Sign up for this event on Facebook here.
Please re-tweet, like, share and SHOW UP with family and friends!
This is the final Public Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Meeting in SoCal before the NRC decides if Edison should be allowed to start a defective reactor without first fixing the problem. They want to run it at 70% power for 5 months to see what happens. We were very lucky on 1/31/12 when a tube just leaked instead of bursting. It could have been worse for us than what Japan continues to endure.We all know now that we can live without nuclear power and its inherent dangers. It is our last chance to come together and demonstrate the will of the people. NO RESTART WITHOUT A TRIAL-LIKE HEARING BY AN IMPARTIAL JUDGE AND INDEPENDENT NUCLEAR EXPERTS!
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Alert Levels Exceeded Grand Rapids, MN, US
Altitude 1,319 feet
Geiger Counter Model PRM-9000
Beginning time 02/10/13 12:24:11 AM
Ending time 02/10/13 06:19:18 PM
Elapsed Minutes 1,067
Total Counts 64,478
Average CPM 60
Minimum CPM 24
Maximum CPM 117
Last Alert Level Set (CPM) 100
Minimum CPM occurred 02/10/13 01:18:18 PM
Maximum CPM occurred 02/10/13 06:02:36 PM
Alert Level first exceeded 02/10/13 06:13:35 PM
Alert Level last exceeded 02/10/13 06:16:34 PM
re-post from another site
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Please take a minute to sign this petition from the Nuclear Information and Resource Service:
The Department of Energy (DOE) is considering a plan to allow radioactively-contaminated metal from nuclear weapons facilities to be “recycled.” This would allow this toxic metal to be mixed with clean recycled metal and enter into normal commerce—where it could be turned into anything from your next pants zipper to baby toys. Act below to stop this outrage! Deadline is February 11, 2013.
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=12406
10 min exterior in Ventura, CA: 50.1
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Alert level late January 2013 rain swab tests report, (09/02/2013) Tested the Alert level +++ rain swabs collected at a private monitoring station on the east coast of northern New South Wales Australia. They were collected in late January, during a flooding rain event that had come down the east coast of Australia, from the
tropics. Here is the test chart results of these rain swabs.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/East-Coast-Northern-New-South-Walles-rain-swabs-96-+-69-test-070213-TV38.png
There were small traces of Uranium U-235 detected in this test result, plus the signature of the fallout isotope/isotopes, at around 492 keV.
Report at the time.
“Well, today I broke the record for high detections in rain samples. 2700cpm or ~10uSv/h (LND 7317) off an area the size of a Corolla bonnet. I’m logging its decay…”
Photo: http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nimbin-Rain-swab-2013-01-27-11.42.12.jpg
This is the third test sample tested here, that found the signature of the fallout isotope/isotopes, at around 492 keV.
1. It was detected in a local soil sample last year, on the Sunshine Coast. Here is that test chart of that soil sample using PRA scintillator software. (In the test above Theremino MCA software was used.)
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Unusual-soil-sample-040812-64-13.jpg
2. It was detected in the activated charcoal down pipe capture test.
3. Detected in the cloth rain swabs.
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Forwarded from San Clemente Green February 7, 2013:
“This is an OUTRAGE!
Senator Boxer claims that a leaked memo shows that
EDISON and MITSUBISHI knew the steam generators had safety related issues before they were installed.
They decided that fixing the problems would result in a lengthy review process which was “unacceptable” to them.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has had this document in hand since October 12, 2012, but protected EDISON by citing “proprietary information” for a flawed design that no one should ever replicate.
Meanwhile the public is expected to trust these same entities to determine if it is safe to restart a defective reactor and run it at 70% for 5 months without first fixing the problem.
The public must demand a trial-like hearing with testimony given under oath, with cross-examination by independent nuclear experts, and with the outcome determined by a judge or panel who has no financial stake in the matter.
We must stand together and speak with one voice! Come to the last public meeting the NRC plans to have before making a decision about restarting a defective reactor, experimenting with the lives and property of more than 8 million people.
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Extreme conditions.
Black Rain or Fallout Snow, whatever you want to call it, has been falling heavily over Fukushima. It sticks to the web cam lens.
This screen shot taken yesterday shows a flock of flying birds navigating the FALLOUT. Apparently stirred up by the ground shaking.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2099954/Rad%202013-02-06%20Bird%20Flock%20Blk%20Snow%20001.jpg
The birds have no face mask or protective suit. Their bones are light. Their future outlook is probably not so good.
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Special Rain WaterTest Report
Traces of U-235, and mystery Isotope found in local rain water test, on the Australian east coast.
Around 880 grams of activated charcoal was placed in the down pipe from a tin roof, just before the major flooding weather event passed over the area in late January 2013.
A reference test chart of the charcoal was made, so it could be compared with the down pipe charcoal capture test. The activated charcoal came from China, and already had some isotope contamination. It was used anyway.
After this weather event had passed, the down pipe charcoal was then dried in the Sun. The charts here are a comparison between the reference, and the down pipe test.
As you can see, the charcoal filter did capture some significant isotope markers.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Down-pipe-rain-test-three-280113-to-030213-TV42-with-text.jpg
A lot of water went through this filter to get these results, so in overall terms, they are small detections. I think this proves we are getting fallout, but not as much as we expected.
U-238 produces a small amount of gamma at 50 (0.06%) & 114 (0.01%) keV and X-rays at 16 & 12 Kev. U-235 puts out a lot more gamma at 186 (57%), 144 (11%) and 163 (5%) kev and X-rays at 89 and 93 keV.
This is probably the reason I was unable to detect U-238 directly at these low levels, when it has such a low gamma output? This brings us back to increasing Radon levels, as the biggest contributor to increasing background levels here.
Open to positive suggestions, feedback or corrections, plus any suggestions as to what the isotope or isotopes, might be, at around 492 kev.
Interestingly, I also detected this mystery isotope in a soil sample I collected around 15 km west of my location last year.
Here is that test chart of that soil sample using PRA scintillator software. (In the test above Theremino MCA software was used.)
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Unusual-soil-sample-040812-64-13.jpg
“Unusual soil sample chart has a radioactive isotope in it, at approximately 490 keV, which has not been identified yet. It is the second blue peak in the chart. There have been lots of suggestions as to what it could be, but no positive identification yet. If you think you know what it is, leave your suggestion in the comment section.”
In nature, uranium is found as Uranium-238 99%, Uranium-235 0.72%, and a very small amount of Uranium-234 0.005%. In a nuclear reactor using enriched refined Uranium, the percentage of U-235 is significantly increased. Enriched Uranium in light water reactors has concentrations of around 3% to 5% of U-235.
The small amount of U-235 in the rain wash out means there is a lot more U-238 in the atmosphere with it, if it is purified Uranium.
Here is a test chart of Uranium ore, Uraninite. This sample was kindly loaned to me by enenews member Spectrometising. This chart has text peak markers to help you. As you can see,if it was Uranium contamination from a mine, you would expect to see significant peaks of radioactive Lead Pb-214 and Bismuth Bi-214 showing up.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Uraninite-Calibration-050812-61.752-21.jpg
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Alert level Mullumbimby Australia 2nd to 4th January 2013.
Mullumbimby in Northern New South Wales Australia, is still getting alert level local background, with day averages at times above 0.40 uSv/hr (50 CPM), plus peaks over 1.20 uSv/hr (150 CPM). Normal background is generally around 0.12 uSv/hr (11 CPM) , see 24 hour charts for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of February.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Mullumbimby-radiation-levels-february-2nd-2013.jpg
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Mullumbimby-radiation-levels-february-3rd-2013.jpg
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Mullumbimby-radiation-levels-february-4th-2013.jpg
Ventura, CA, 10 minute exterior: 48.6
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Alert level, Kauai Hawaii Report, from another web site (re-post)
Altitude 171 feet
Beginning time 02/01/13 11:16:08 AM
Ending time 02/01/13 07:23:01 PM
Elapsed Minutes 487
Total Counts 23,103
Average CPM 47
Minimum CPM 27
Maximum CPM 199
Minimum CPM occurred 02/01/13 04:49:07 PM
Maximum CPM occurred 02/01/13 04:15:09 PM
Alert Level first exceeded 02/01/13 04:15:09 PM
Alert Level last exceeded 02/01/13 04:15:09 PM
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Fairewinds.com is experiencing a Cyber Attack.
Message from Fairewinds:
“…website was taken down by what we have now confirmed was a Distributed Denial of Service Attack (DDoS). This type of cyber attack is similar to that which rendered the wikileaks website inoperable for days in August of 2012.”
They will be posting further updates on their Facebook and twitter:
http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=ae8e93c85810ccf2471f1be81&id=94aafbd8a9&e=a115ad9cc8
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Here is a Twitter of a 2012 monthly average radiation level chart for Fukushima city, showing the increasing radiation levels there.
http://twitter.com/tadagonpapa/status/279540046502170624/photo/1
Interestingly, it mirrors the monthly chart recorded at my location in the Southern Hemisphere. Obviously at my location it is at a lot lower levels, but both chart curves are very closely tacking each other.
This is last year 2012 monthly average chart at my location.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Caloundra-monthly-average-background-radiation-levels-for-2012.jpg
This is January 2013 month average. It is 52% above the pre Fukushima monthly average. The highest monthly average I have ever recorded here. If I am correct, and it is tracking, then there have been large releases of Radiation at Fukushima in January and December 2012, and January 2013.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Caloundra-monthly-average-background-radiation-levels-for-2013.jpg
It would seem if something major has happened at Fukushima, I appear to detect it using this very detailed data collection process.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:00a INT 47.1 CPM
7:10a EXT 46.3 CPM
exterior, Ventura, CA: 49.2
interior– tested a cup of fuzz, dust and dog hair from my vacuum: 47.9
(10 minute averages)
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:30a INT 41.5 CPM
7:40a EXT 47.3 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear w/some high clouds
6:35a INT 47.9 CPM
6:45a EXT 49.7 CPM
@roundabout
“@Vital1; What do you suppose is causing these very high readings in Australia?”
There are three main possibilities
1. Fukushima contamination
2. Australian contamination from Uranium mines
3. A combination of the two above
We have conducted scintillator testing here of the rain washout from the recent rain event, that caused a lot of flooding here, plus these very high detections.
Besides the usual Radon washout decay daughters, testing is showing traces of Uranium, plus other isotopes in the samples. We are still analyzing the test results, and will post a more detailed report with test charts once complete.
The test results have been distributed to a number of people for analyses, and discussion.
roundabouts link mentions Reza Kahlili.
(“Iranian dissident-turned CIA operative Reza Kahlili told The Jerusalem Post on Monday that an alleged blast at the Fordow nuclear installation in Iran is “the largest case of sabotage in decades.”) I looked for info on Reza K. and came accross this site http://atimetobetray.com/about/ sure sounds like he would know something if it happend. Teheran says nothing happend, but would they say it if it did? Or would they try to cover it up to save their face?
German newspaper are writing about it again today. They write, that they think, that iran is covering up and that Reza Kahlili got his information from the iranian secret service.
http://www.focus.de/politik/ausland/iran/verschleierungstaktik-in-teheran-iran-nennt-bericht-ueber-explosion-westliche-propaganda_aid_907033.html
@MichaelCollins; Yes, it could be a hoax perhaps. This morning I am unable to find any real details that would point to something other than a hoax. The timing for these talks with Iran is incredible as well. I just hope that the information is wrong.
@Vital1; What do you suppose is causing these very high readings in Australia? d
If anyone wants to sell me a used Inspector Unit, or knows someone, let me know. I live at the beach and Fukushima drift materials are bound to show up soon. I also live right downwind from Diablo Nuclear Power plant. “My bad”. I plan on taking daily readings to share when I get one.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:35a INT 46.0 CPM
7:45a EXT 49.1 CPM
@vital1 et al, I provide these spot readings because my schedule allows this and because I am a novice with the Inspector Alert and radiation in general. I am open to trying other things like day average readings but am unsure how to go about doing this especially exporting the information to my computer (Mac). If anyone can point me in the right direction, I will be happy to try new readings should my schedule allow.
Australia
Sunshine Coast,
28th, January, 2013.
Yesterday set a day average detection record for this location. It was 0.213 uSv/hr, or 113% above average. The highest day average ever recorded here!
This morning I am also getting multiple Geiger counter alarms. It is set to alarm at 0.50 uSv/hr.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-January-2013.jpg
Spot peak observations and alerts are helpful, but not good enough to fully understand what is happening in your local area. Day average background increases can mean you are cumulatively getting a far bigger radiation dose, than from a short term peak detection would indicate.
The Jerusalem Post is reporting evacuations for surrounding populations due to a nuclear emergency in Iran. Apparently there has been a huge underground explosion beneath a facility. See jpost.com for details.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: We couldn't find anything about evacuations in the Post regarding this explosion that has not been confirmed. This is either a developing story or some kind of hoax. Thank you roundabout and Bar for your comments - please keep them coming.]
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
8:00a INT 45.3 CPM
8:10a EXT 46.2 CPM
This is an english speaking news site. Must be something to it?
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-minister-welcomes-report-of-huge-blast-at-iran-nuclear-plant/
Hi good people, I live in Europe. Have you heard the news about Iran? There was supposed to have been an explosion in Fordo at the nuclear enrichment plant. I dont know for sure if it is a rumor or really true? Im concerned. Have you heard anything ? The link is to a German language newspaper.
Experte meldet schwere Explosion in Atomanlage
http://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article113155950/Experte-meldet-schwere-Explosion-in-Atomanlage.html
Chase; Your friends band captures the tragedy of Fukushima well. I love Three Rivers, and the band definitely mirrors the spirit of the land through their songs in a subtle but significant way.
Vital1; Thank you for the recordings in your part of the world. It is extremely concerning to see these high readings, and I am glad that you are recording these.
Thank you everyone, and Michael and Denise especially for not giving up on the battle that will continue to lay ahead for humanity.
Just in from Nimbin Northern New South Wales Australia, rain swab off bonnet of a small car.
“Well, today I broke the record for high detections in rain samples. 2700cpm or ~10uSv/h (LND 7317) off an area the size of a Corolla bonnet. I’m logging its decay…”
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nimbin-Rain-swab-2013-01-27-11.42.12.jpg
Australia,
Sunshine Coast Queensland & Northern New South Wales
27th, January, 2013
Alert level here just went up a notch, local background here yesterday was 84% above the pre Fukushima 4 year 0.10 uSv/hr average.
Note: These charts are all free air data logged detections, using Gamma Scout Geiger counters.
Sunshine Coast Day average chart
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-January-2013.jpg
Sunshine Coast 24 hour chart
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/24-hour-radiation-monitoring-Caloundra-Australia-260113.jpg
Mullumbimby in Northern New South Wales is getting significant detections as this rain event passes through.
Mullumbimby 26th to 27th January 2013 chart
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mullumbimby-26th-to-27th-January-radiation-monitoring-2013.jpg
Nimbin, is also still getting elevated detections, from this rain event.
Nimbin, 25th to 27th January 2013 chart
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nimbin-25th-to-27th-January-radiation-monitoring-2013.jpg
Thanks to the team of people who collected the data of this event, and made it available.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy
7:50a INT 49.2 CPM
This rain sample is from rain that fell the previous night and was not ‘fresh’
8:00a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 53.4 CPM ALPHA READING
8:10a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 45.8 CPM MINUS ALPHA
8:20a EXT 50.7 CPM
Follow up from rain sample taken 1/24/13:
8:35a PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE ALPHA READING THEN 74.9 CPM – TODAY 1/26/13 48.3 CPM
8:45a PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE THEN 50.4 CPM – TODAY 1/26/13 45.5 CPM
Australia, mid East coast.
Locations in Northern New south Wales have been getting large free air detections in the last 24hrs, plus there were some very large rain swabs detections five days ago.
A rain event here, as a low from the tropics, moves down the Queensland cost.
Nimbin Monitoring station report 26th January.
Report:
Alarming background here this morning. Gamma scout alarm set at 1uSv/h has been off a few times with visual readings above 1.2uSv/h. Just checked the log and background has been steadily rising since the wee hours and is now averaging over 0.3uSv/h.
Mullumbimby January 26th 2013.
Report:
More rain and high readings on the Gamma Scout – peaks at over 0.9 uSv/h. house is dry, temperature low twenties.
1-25
Rain soaked paper towel in Ventura, CA came in at 48.7, which is normal interior background.
Hemet, CA
1-24: interiors of 48.3 and 52.0, tested about 2 hours apart (10 min averages)
1-25: rain samples from Hemet, CA
paper towel soak: 53.4
small cup of collected rain, from a few hours later: 64.1
again, those are 10 min averages
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
6:10a INT 47.9 CPM
6:20a EXT 47.3 CPM
@Chase: That was very moving. You and your band lay down a haunting line that’s hard to forget watching those images. Thank you.
@SoCal:
1/24/13
12:15pm INT RAIN SAMPLE: 48.8 CPM^ MEANING NORMAL BACKGROUND CONDITIONS WITH NO RADON PROGENY
NOON INT BG: 47.8 CPM^
1/23/13
10:00pm INT RAIN SAMPLE: 48.2 CPM^ MEANING NORMAL BACKGROUND CONDITIONS WITH NO RADON PROGENY EVEN THOUGH RADIATION STATION SIMI VALLEY HAD SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH READINGS 30 MILES TO NORTHWEST IN SAME STORM. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND AGAIN SHOWS SEEMINGLY HIGHER READINGS THE FARTHER NORTH IN SO CAL ONE MEASURES IN THE RAIN.
9:45pm INT BG: 46.5 CPM^
This video is a tribute to all of the innocent life forms that have suffered and will suffer due to the insidious lies of the Nuclear Power industry.
The birds seen in these photos are most likely dead by now.
Band: Out Of Passion
Song: Fukushima Sunrise (Never Forget!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO6BzElOuBk
Original Music – Recorded ‘Live’ Rehearsal
Date: Dec 2012
Video Screen shots captured from the Ranch Hope #2 cam and the Tepco web cams at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear facility 2011 through 2012.
hint: I know the band members personally.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy, rain
6:10a INT 46.2 CPM
6:20a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 74.9 CPM ALPHA READING [Alpha: 74.9 - 50.4 = 53.0% OVER BACKGROUND = HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF ALPHA RADIONUCLIDES PRESENCE]
6:30a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 50.4 CPM MINUS ALPHA
Alert Level Fall City, WA, US real time radiation event
Altitude 174 feet
Geiger Counter Model Inspector+
Report Period Day Time AM/PM
Beginning time 01/23/13 11:10:16 AM
Ending time 01/23/13 06:33:48 PM
Elapsed Minutes 442
Total Counts 17,611
Average CPM 39
Minimum CPM 21
Maximum CPM 103
Last Alert Level Set (CPM) 100
Minimum CPM occurred 01/23/13 02:33:16 PM
Maximum CPM occurred 01/23/13 06:28:22 PM
Alert Level first exceeded 01/23/13 06:28:22 PM
Alert Level last exceeded 01/23/13 06:28:22 PM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy sky
6:10a INT 50.5 CPM
6:20a EXT 52.2 CPM
[NRC press release]
NRC TO MEET PUBLIC TO DISCUSS SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING
STATION STEAM GENERATOR ISSUES
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting on Feb. 12 to discuss the
status of its review of Southern California Edison Co.’s (SCE) proposed plan for restarting San
Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2. The plant, operated by SCE, is located in San
Clemente, Calif.
The meeting will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the Capo Beach Church, 25975 Domingo Ave.,
in Capistrano Beach, Calif. The facility has seating for 1,100 persons and parking is free.
NRC staff will meet with the public to discuss the status of its inspection and technical
evaluation of SCE’s response to the NRC Confirmatory Action Letter of March 27, concerning
actions required to be taken by the company to address steam generator tube degradation at San
Onofre. The company’s response to the Confirmatory Action Letter is available on the NRC
website.
A leak in a Unit 3 steam generator tube on Jan. 31, 2012, led to the shutdown of that unit.
The other reactor, Unit 2, was shut down for maintenance and refueling at the time. Subsequent
inspections of the nearly new steam generators in both units found unexpected wear. Both units
remain safely shut down and will not be permitted to restart until NRC has reasonable assurance
they can be operated safely.
The public will have an opportunity to ask questions of the NRC staff and Southern
California Edison Co. officials and provide comments concerning the inspection and technical
evaluation activities throughout the meeting.
“We want to provide the public with a status report on the NRC’s inspection activities at
San Onofre and our ongoing evaluation of Southern California Edison’s proposal for restarting
Unit 2,” said NRC Region IV Administrator Elmo E. Collins. “We encourage interested
members of the public to attend the meeting, ask questions and provide comments to the NRC
staff about our ongoing review.”
The meeting will be webcast live at: http://video.nrc.gov . The video stream will begin
about 5 p.m. PDT, but the audio stream will not start until the meeting begins.
A phone bridge is also available by calling: 1-888-790-2038 and entering passcode 47018.
The webcast and phone bridge will be one-way only. Questions or comments can be
submitted to the NRC staff after the meeting at: OPA4@nrc.gov.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a INT 44.9 CPM
6:20a EXT 49.0 CPM
Hot Jewelry Detection Special Report
A pair of imported earrings from the USA, that were to be given as a gift to a friend, where tested with a Geiger counter. It was found that some of the gems embedded in this earring design were radioactive. From the front side, and with the earrings next to each other, they tested 0.90 uSv/hr.
Originally thought the radioactivity was coming from the blue Topaz looking centre stones in this design, because there have been reports of radioactive Topaz being detected in jewelry.
After removing these blue stones, and retesting the earrings, the light yellowy green stones positioned around these blue stones, were found to be the main source of the radioactivity.
Here are the scintillator and Geiger test charts results for these earrings. The main isotopes detected were Thorium Th-234 and Uranium U-235.
The Thorium Th-234 is from Uranium U-238 decay. U-238 puts out hardly any gamma, but the Thorium Th-234 puts out enough for the scintillator equipment to detect it. The presence of Thorium indicates the presence of Uranium U-238, as Thorium Th-234 is a decay daughter of Uranium U-238.
Scintillator test Chart of earrings
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/earrings-130113-T38-with-text.jpg
This explains why I was getting so much beta detection with the Geiger test. Couldn’t work out why at first. Thorium Th-234 puts out a lot of beta, and a small amount of gamma radiation.
Geiger Counter test chart using a Russian SBT-10 pancake tube.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/earrings-130113-b+y.jpg
Thorium Th-234 info
http://ie.lbl.gov/toi/nuclide.asp?iZA=900234
Conclusion:
The small yellowy/green stones in these earrings are probably Uranium glass made from purified Uranium ore, because there are no decay daughters of Lead Pb-214 or Bismuth Bi-214 isotopes present. It would appear that someone is supplying Uranium glass stones to the jewelry industry.
Most of the radiation is beta radiation with a small gamma component. This is manly from the Thorium 234 decay. Most of the beta radiation body exposure is blocked by the glass stone metal mountings, in this particular earring jewelry design.
Using the Geiger Counter with the SBT-10 tube I detected approximately an extra 0.06 uSv/hr, above background from the rear of the earrings, as opposed to 0.90 uSv/hr from the front.
The Alpha output by Uranium U-238 and U-235 isotopes would be locked into the glass.
Do these earrings pose a health hazard? Probably not in this design, as the wearer is protected from most of the radiation by the metal mountings during use. A resent commenter pointed out that when beta radiation hits metal it can produce bremsstrahlung secondary radiation. This also maybe a potential hazard that needs further investigation.
Do the stones themselves pose a health hazard? Maybe in these, or some other unforeseen circumstances.
Listed in order of possible risk.
A. At a manufacturer site or jewelry store, where these stones could be stored in bulk. Being exposed to the dust from cutting or polishing this type of glass, in these environments, could pose the greatest health risk.
B. People spending long hours close up to the jewelry during assembly.
C. A person who had collected a lot of this type of jewelry, and stored it close to where they sleep.
D. Different types of jewelry design using these stones, could be potentially hazardous in these circumstances
1. The piece used larger stones, or more stones.
2. Thinner metal mountings were used.
3. If a piece was worn close to the body. The more proximity and surface area touching the body, means more radiation exposure.
Anyone have any commentary, corrections or suggestions, as to the correctness of these conclusions.
Not a professional at this type of work, so take all this information under that advisement.
It is suggested that those of you with Geiger Counters check everything that comes into your house.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:25a INT 46.8 CPM
7:35a EXT 48.5 CPM
A report just in from Nimbin Monitoring station, 21th January,
Nimbin is around 127 Kilometers south of Brisbane Queensland Australia.
These are rain swab tests.
“I’ve taken about 5 swabs in the last 24hrs and detected between 1.7 and 2.7uSv/h in all, accept for the swab I took about 5 mins ago on which I have detected ~1600cpm or ~6uSv/h using an LND 7317 pancake. HOT! Just took another swab – 6.9uSv/h….”
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:50a INT 49.9 CPM
8:00a EXT 48.8 CPM
Okay, I did it.
These Nature.com articles are… misleading and inaccurate in many ways. (understatement) The author, Geoff Brumfiel, is clearly lacking in any kind of reporting skills.
I went back to another article of his that had an even more glaring idiotic statement written 07 March 2012.
Nature – Fukushima’s legacy of fear
http://www.nature.com/news/japan-s-nuclear-crisis-fukushima-s-legacy-of-fear-1.10183#comments
My comment:
_______________
“2013-01-19 10:50 AM #53982
Chas Aha said:
Under Fallout – The environment
”Fukushima has stopped releasing radioisotopes into the air, and radioactivity in the sea seems to have dispersed with little effect.” – Brumfiel
This is about as inaccurate as it gets. Obviously the author is not researching the reports from TEPCO or anywhere else for that matter. IMO – this is an outright lie!
Dis or Mis information stated is bordering on criminal, as many could suffer as a result of this horrible inaccuracy.”
_______________
My biggest fear is that misinformation such as this guy is spewing will cause harm. It goes beyond negligent.
The other article Michael pointed to is just as bad. Several others had already written excellent comments and suggestions for Mr. Brumfiel.
Note: My observation. The FEAR factor, radiophobia, seems to be a big media push over the last several weeks.
IMO – If meltdowns did nothing more than cause mass psychological damage, then that itself is too much. A broken windmill has never caused mental stress to an entire population.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear, breezy
7:55a INT 48.8 CPM
8:05a EXT 51.9 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear, breezy
6:35a INT 45.3 CPM
6:45a EXT 49.1 CPM
Alert level Arkansas, radioactive sleet and snow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Xn2iJFlBs
Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
18th, January, 2013
Since the 16th December 2012, 31 days out of 32 have been 40% above the local background radiation 4 year pre-Fukushima average.
See the charts for December 2012 and January 2013, a chart yellow bar means it is 40% + above average, and a green bar is below 40%, meaning levels are average or slightly elevated.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-December-2012.jpg
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-January-2013.jpg
To All:
The once-venerable Nature journal, founded in 1869, has stepped in it big time with its “Fukushima: Fallout of fear After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan kept people safe from the physical effects of radiation — but not from the psychological impacts.
I don’t think that I need to tell you that after reading that dek (sub-headline), the only right about this article is the spelling of Fukushima. It would be one thing if this hooey came out in a less lauded media concern, but Nature?
It is rare that I ask you folks to comment on another website but now is the time. Tell these nitwits to bone up on the facts on this website or any of the very few original news-related websites that have covered Fukushima (Fukushima Diary, Ex-skf and a few others) before so confidently trodding the droppings of dumb “journalism.”
In fact, if Nature had bothered to read just one related article out of the thousands faithfully presented by Team EnviroReporter in Rad News Digest II, it may not have made such a grave, pun intended, mistake.
Make sure to copy your “Dear Nature” comments over here so we can see what Nature doesn’t post. It is this kind of sloppy and deliberately misleading hogwash that makes EnviroReporter.com so much more valuable than it already was before the March 11, 2011 meltdowns began. A great part of that value is YOU so get cracking!
@abc Good questions.
– Chase
What I know.
1. The Iran story. The ‘blip’ in the media regarding an evacuation of a large city was posted at several different ‘fairly’ reliable sites but, after further research it started to fall into the highly ‘exaggerated’ category, perhaps words used out of context, then overly twittered.
On the other hand. (speculation only) The way this story fell off the radar seemed more like a blanket blackout to me. We may never know.
2. The AU Fire was around Jan 7th.
“A fire has broken out in an electrical substation building at the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney’s south. [...]”
“Reactor officials say there is NO need for significant CONCERN about the blaze.”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-08/lucas-heights-fire-contained/4456538
Again, no followup that I can find. Anytime I hear this, “NO significant CONCERN”, a warning light goes off in my brain.
Side Note: Most US reactor ‘alerts’ and scrambles never get reported to the media. The NRC reports read like a nightmare of continuous failures. Unless you go to the site and read them you would never know. How many more plant ‘issues’ go unreported and how many people have suffered because of it? Again, we may never know.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear, windy
6:10a INT 46.8 CPM
6:20a EXT 48.2 CPM
@ Chase (who posted a link about it) or whoever may have heard:
Has there been any follow-up news on the evacuations in Iran, from a possible nuclear leak? I had also heard of a fire at a plant in Australia, but have not seen any more about it. Anybody heard about that?
Just wondering if there are any more incidents to keep an eye on…
Thank you all for your info-posting!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear, windy
6:10a INT 47.4 CPM
6:20a EXT 50.8 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear, windy
6:10a INT 48.0 CPM
6:20a EXT 49.9 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear, windy
6:10a INT 50.7 CPM
6:20a EXT 53.6 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
8:10a EXT 53.9 CPM
8:20a INT 46.8 CPM
Devon England, 16x background in rain wash out from light rain. About a week ago this person reported a 76x background detection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbk0v3m8hE4&feature=player_embedded.
Thanks for the mini-summary Michael.
I think it is of note that the airplane rides were so much higher than expected too.
It seems to me that what’s ‘up there’ will be coming down at some point.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:35a INT 50.2 CPM
7:45a EXT 47.5 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a INT 47.7 CPM
6:20a EXT 47.2 CPM
Alert level + Grand Rapids Minnesota…not Michigan..Federal Alert Limit Exceeded
Grand Rapids, MN, US
Altitude 1,319 feet
Geiger Counter Model PRM-9000
Beginning time 01/09/13 11:54:53 PM
Ending time 01/10/13 04:12:14 PM
Elapsed Minutes 977
Total Counts 51,571
Average CPM 52
Minimum CPM 25
Maximum CPM 102
Last Alert Level Set (CPM) 100
Minimum CPM occurred 01/10/13 06:05:54 AM
Maximum CPM occurred 01/10/13 02:36:32 PM
I’ve probably posted this here before but if anyone hasn’t watched this 1970′s report by Warren Olney you need to watch it yesterday. Atomic Meltdown USA. It’s about what happened in Simi Valley. Here is a link to part one, parts two and three are also posted on YouTube.
I found this a few months back and it really knocked my socks off. Never had any idea there was a meltdown of this magnitude near L.A.
http://youtu.be/DPk9kEaSyAY
OK, I want to share a comment I left on Huffington Post’s story about San Onofre. Here it is: Dear Mr. A4P1, I think this is a really interesting conversation that we should continue offline.
I think we ought to get you, me, and everyone else who wants to chat, in a room together with a webcam and a ustream setup for comments, and do a bloody live conversation, what do you think, huffposters? We can have two moderators, one who favors nukes and one who doesn’t. I vote for Michael Collins of Enviroreporter for anti-nuke moderator, and you all pro nukers can pick whoever you like for the other mod. Let’s do it! It’ll be fun.
‘Cause I don’t know how long I can go on just typing into my computer. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I need to know for sure all these people typing messages that I reply to and who I argue with, are real actual red blooded people.
I’m a traffic reporter and every day I read off laundry lists of terrible, bloody, life-changing accidents on the freeways. Everyone who gets their metal exoskeleton wrapped around their tender bodies on the way out of this life would probably come back and tell us all to wake up and see the risk we face every day. I know they would. So let’s do it. HuffPo want to sponsor this talk, or no? What are we waiting for?
It’s in moderation but I hope they print it.
The story and the entire comments thread is at this post. My handle there is Lowflyin Lolana.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harvey-wasserman/san-onofre-nuclear-reactors_b_2423023.html
Tell me what you all think…
Yesterday in Ventura, CA:
interior– 46.6
exterior– 43.9
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy sky
6:10a INT 51.2 CPM
6:20a EXT 48.7 CPM
Report just in by poster norbu on another forum.
“Good news, it is raining. Bad News, 10 minute timed count on rain water sample:
1,293 counts
max data point 250 CPM
average 129.30 CPM
Nevada city, California
5:50 pm after 1 hour of rain. yesterday the average outside air was 38.7 CPM”
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a INT 45.3 CPM
6:20a EXT 48.9 CPM
1/07/13
9:00pm INT HEPA DUST FROM 1/01/13 TO 1/07/13: 89.2 CPM^ which is 92% HIGHER than background over a six day period. Compared to a prorated previous L.A air radiation high April 20, 2012 of 7.46 times background, this still-alarming reading is 18% lower.
8:40pm INT BG: 46.4 CPM^
1/01/13
6:30pm PST INT RADIATION STATION SANTA MONICA: 42.3 CPM^
4:55pm MST INT JET CABIN 37,985 over Nevada/Arizona/California border: 1,050 CPM^
4:40pm MST INT JET CABIN 37,985 with sampling ending simultaneously with near-miss with chemtrail jet: 1,098 CPM^. Inspector Alert manual says to expect 200 CPM at 30,000. the Inspector Alert nuclear radiation monitors which can detect alpha, beta, gamma and x-ray radiation. It is made by Tennessee-based SE International, Inc.. SE International’s “Radiation Basics” page says “When you fly in an air plane at 30,000 feet your rate meter is getting 200 CPM [Counts Per Minute] for anywhere between 2 to 5 hours.” This reading was over 5 times that, however at 8,000 higher which would account for some, but not nearly all that high radiation.
3:00pm EST INT Detroit airport terminal: 34.2 CPM^
12/28/12
2:30pm INT Michigan downstairs room testing second 1 kilogram bag of fresh snow: 42.9 CPM^
2:00pm INT Michigan downstairs room: 38.3 CPM^
12/25/12
11:10am INT Michigan downstairs room: 35.6 CPM^
12/23/12
12:45pm (PST): INT Boeing 757 25 miles from Detroit on landing approach: 273.9 CPM^
9:50am INT Boeing 757 crossing Colorado River on same route/elevation as tested one year before as described in Seasons Readings: 765.9 CPM^ which is 383% higher than Inspector Alert says should be expected at an even higher elevation. Reading 17.5 times LAX terminal background.
8:00am INT Los Angeles International Airport terminal: 43.9 CPM^
Correction to the previous post of radiation detection levels at Longmont. Measurements should be in uSv/hr not mSv/hr.
Significantly elevated peak levels are still being detected at the Longmont Colorado monitoring station, with a couple of detections being 102x and 60x background.
Longmont traditionally has had significant higher background levels than other locations in the USA. This is because of its altitude. Sometimes solar flare activity can cause significant detections there also.
The present peak detections are very large, and solar activity has been quite during this detection period.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:00a INT 45.7 CPM
6:10a EXT 51.3 CPM
Alert level ++++ for Longmont,Colorado USA. One detection 50.86 mSv/h, or 196x background! These figures just came in today. [Measurements corrected per subsequent comment]
Some readings in the last 6 hours in :
4890 cpm, 5460 cpm 630 cpm 4272 cpm,0.9744 uSv/hr, 1.023 uSv/h, 1.0231 uSv/h, 0.877 uSv/h
averages (last 6 hours) .8 uSv/h, 50.86 uSv/h, 18 uSv/h, 8 uSv/h.
Times background radiation: 196x, 60x, 154x.
https://cosm.com/feeds/30643?pachube_redirect=true
I took a Screen shot.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Longmont-CO-USA-080113.jpg
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:00a INT 52.3 CPM
6:10a EXT 48.1 CPM
Hope some good will come of this: EPA agrees to look into town’s radiation concerns in a northwestern Indiana community after residents and activists raised concern. Larry Jensen of PINES (People in Need of Environmental Safety) and a former EPA employee, conducted his own study of radiation levels and concluded that levels in the town are elevated.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/EPA-agrees-to-look-into-town-s-radiation-concerns-4170911.php
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear
8:20a INT 49.4 CPM
8:30a EXT 47.3 CPM
8:40p INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 52.7 CPM ALPHA READING
8:50p INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 47.8 CPM MINUS ALPHA
These peaks at the Kauai private monitoring station could be from a recent Fukushima event, but could also indicate a significant increase seismic activity in the seismically active Kauai Hawaii area. Large amounts of radioactive Radon gas can be released into the atmosphere as an indicator of a pending seismic or volcanic event.
Without air testing information it would be hard to tell which is the source.
Alert level +++ Kauai Hawaii hits 884 counts per minute. This Kauai station has been reporting high peaks for over a week now. Some of those previous reports are in this forum.
This is the highest reported peak so far.
Princeville, HI, US
Altitude 171 feet
Geiger Counter Model Inspector+
Beginning time 01/04/13 08:40:34 PM
Ending time 01/05/13 11:26:57 PM
Elapsed Minutes 1,605
Total Counts 86,248
Average CPM 53
Minimum CPM 17
Maximum CPM 884
Last Alert Level Set (CPM) 100
Minimum CPM occurred 01/05/13 08:30:33 AM
Maximum CPM occurred 01/05/13 11:21:33 PM
Alert Level first exceeded 01/05/13 07:54:34 AM
Alert Level last exceeded 01/05/13 11:26:35 PM
10 min exterior in Ventura, CA: 49.4
Follow up from rain sample taken 12/29/12:
PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE THEN 54.6 CPM – TODAY 1/5/13 45.1 CPM
PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE ALPHA READING THEN 79.6 CPM – TODAY 1/5/13 46.7 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear
7:15a INT 46.2 CPM
7:25a EXT 51.2 CPM
2013/01/04
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear
6:00a INT 46.3 CPM
6:10a EXT 50.0 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear
6:00a INT 51.8 CPM
6:10a EXT 55.7 CPM
Hello Southern Hemisphere.
Possible early warning…
1.5 Million people in Iran are ordered to evacuate from nearby Nuclear facility…
“Iranian officials have instructed residents of Isfahan to leave the city, renewing concerns that a nearby nuclear site could be leaking radioactive material.”
“An edict issued Wednesday by Iranian authorities orders Isfahan’s one-and-a-half million people to leave the city “because pollution has now reached emergency levels,” the BBC reported.”
– from article:
http://freebeacon.com/iran-to-citizens-flee-isfahan/
Also being reported elsewhere at this time.
Australia,
Queensland,
Caloundra,
2nd, January, 2013
Food Detections Report
A number of new items have been added to “The Food Lab” international food contamination list. There is an increasing number of food items being detected with radioactive contamination from both Japan, and America.
To see the latest detections, please visit “The Food Lab” regularly.
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2861
Detection of Radiation in Gift
It is suggested that those of you with Geiger Counters check everything that comes into your house. Imported earrings from the USA, that were to be given as a gift to a friend, were found to have gems embedded in them that tested 0.90 uSv/hr. This is probably not as a result of Fukushima contamination. We are doing more sophisticated tests to find out the source of the radioactive content. I will report those findings in another report.
The Free Geiger Counter Guide has just had another update, with a couple suggestions on Geiger Counter kits costing $100, or under.
http://technologypals.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Using-a-Geiger-Counter-to-test-food-for-Radioactive-Contamination.pdf
December 2012 report on local background radiation levels
Here is a chart for December 2012, plus this years monthly average chart. This December was 43% above the pre-Fukushima 4 year average for December, making it equal with the month high we had in January 2012.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-December-2012.jpg
The average for the year of 2012 was 21% above the pre-Fukushima 4 year average, see the month average chart.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Caloundra-monthly-average-background-radiation-levels-for-2012.jpg
I have incomplete data for December 2011, as the new Gamma Scout Geiger Counter had just arrived. It was a while before I set up data logging on this unit. Didn’t realize how important data logging would be at the time.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-December-2011.jpg
As you can see from the data I did record for that month, the average for December 2011 was 26% percent above average. Also you can see in that chart, there were more dynamic swings in background levels, compared to December 2012.
The data is clearly showing increasing background levels of radiation over the last two years, at my location on the central east coast of Australia.
Also, during the month there were significant rain washout detections in Caloundra and Nimbin, plus peak detections in Sydney, and on New Zealand North Island.
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2630
There is a relationship between heavy pixelation on the camera screen and the radioactive emissions.
From youtube user Bionerd -
- camera radiation demonstrations:
1. Radioactivity on Video – (go to 3:12)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFNvYA7731o
2. Photon beam, ionizing radiation, striking camera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVGpYAatb8E
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Fuku Web Cam viewing tips:
1. Most of the videos are time compressed.
Meaning 20x speed, 3 min = 1hr at Fukushima.
This can create a somewhat dramatic effect of moving clouds or fog. (just keep that in mind) It also saves on view time.
2. There is more ‘pixelation’ during the night view as opposed to daytime. (dark background)
3. The big lights at Fukushima turn on each day at sundown. The camera will ‘flash’ as it adjusts to the new light. This looks very scary if you don’t know what it is or that it happens every day.
____________
In a way, it may be our best early warning.
IMO – Things are not getting better at the Fukushima Nuclear facilities. They are ‘seemingly’ slowly but surely degrading. At what point it ‘falls off a cliff’ or it’s radioactive ‘bubble bursts’ I do not know.
Even if things continue ‘as is’ at Fukushima, the accumulation of this ‘goo’ over time is really going to add up and spread.
Is there a major event happening at Fukushima right now?
Major temperature rise in at Plant Number 2, see chart
http://www.asyura2.com/12/genpatu29/msg/526.html
Lots of smoke at site recorded over the last few days since a cluster of earthquakes hit Fukushima.
Videos by Fukushima web cam watchers
“nuckelchen”, 1st January 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQtaJBtsqtI&feature=youtu.be
“fuku1live”, 30th December 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEckQ-sCYTM&list=UUDu1KkkwuzybKx6MXQgGHuw
“Live Watcher” on the 29th December 2012, a bright glow starts to appear around 1.30 minutes into the video. Watch from the beginning to see the effects of the earthquake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIlp1vJ1Jxc&feature=player_embedded#!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
8:05a INT 50.6 CPM
8:15a EXT 50.8 CPM
Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
1st, January, 2013
Here is a chart for December 2012, plus this years monthly average chart.
This December was 43% above the pre-Fukushima 4 year average for December, making it equal with the month high we had in January 2012.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-December-2012.jpg
The average for the year of 2012 was 21% above the pre-Fukushima 4 year average, see the month average chart.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Caloundra-monthly-average-background-radiation-levels-for-2012.jpg
I have incomplete data for December 2011, as the new Gamma Scout Geiger Counter had just arrived. It was a while before I set up data logging on this unit. Didn’t realize how important data logging would be at the time.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-December-2011.jpg
As you can see from the data I did record for that month, the average for December 2011 was 26% percent above average. As you can see in that chart, there were more dynamic swings in background levels, compared to December 2012.
The data is clearly showing increasing background levels of radiation over the last two years, at my location on the central east coast of Australia.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:50a INT 47.3 CPM
8:00a EXT 49.5 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:50a INT 49.8 CPM
8:00a EXT 54.3 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG – a small amount of rain in the afternoon
3:00p INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 54.6 CPM – taken with back flap of case closed [14% over background]
3:10p INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 79.6 CPM – ALPHA READING (taken with back flap open) [66.2% over background; Alpha: 79.6 - 54.6 = 25 which is 52% above background in alpha alone.]
Background @ 47.9
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
8:25a INT 47.9 CPM
8:35a EXT 47.4 CPM
Just a few sprinkles overnight – not enough for a sample. Possible rain later in the day.
Alert level Princeville, HI, USA
Altitude 171 feet
Geiger Counter Model Inspector+
Beginning time 12/27/12 07:28:19 PM
Ending time 12/27/12 07:58:46 PM
Elapsed Minutes 31
Radiation Counts
Value
Total Counts 1,875
Average CPM 60
Minimum CPM 26
Maximum CPM 127
Minimum CPM occurred 12/27/12 07:48:18 PM
Maximum CPM occurred 12/27/12 07:56:19 PM
Alert Level first exceeded 12/27/12 07:55:19 PM
Alert Level last exceeded 12/27/12 07:58:19 PM
Alert level Fresno, CA, US
Altitude 322 feet
Geiger Counter Model Inspector EXP+
Beginning time 12/28/12 01:09:33 PM
Ending time 12/28/12 10:10:38 PM
Elapsed Minutes 540
Total Counts 45,445
Average CPM 84
Minimum CPM 25
Maximum CPM 140
Minimum CPM occurred 12/28/12 01:30:33 PM
Maximum CPM occurred 12/28/12 05:53:56 PM
10 minute average in Idyllwild, CA. Taken on 12-26 on a covered exterior porch during a snow storm. Elevation approx 6000 ft. 62 cpm
@vital1
@Chase
Thank you for the invaluable information. Your two posts should be required reading for newbies like me. I wish I could copy/paste the information within your posts to keep for future reference but snapshots will work. I will take this information into careful consideration for all tests going forward. Many thanks!
Readings for today:
2012/12/28
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
8:35a INT 48.3 CPM
8:45a EXT 49.5 CPM
@SimiRich
see below: Vital1′s outline on Dec 27, 2012 3:47 pm
Thanks vital1.
Well stated.
I also like what was said about the learning curve we’ve all been on and I agree we must be flexible to learn and change as needed.
Here are 2 basic Alpha, Beta, Gamma videos.
(about 30 seconds each)
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg9coTz43K0
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec8iomUS34U
alpha: a sheet of paper will stop it
beta: wood, water, plastic-acrylic, aluminum
gamma: water, concrete, lead
Why determine alpha?
Because…
What these videos do not make clear is that inhaling or ingesting an ALPHA particle is far MORE HAZARDOUS than beta, gamma or x-ray. (They’re all bad)
“A multiplication factor is used that represents the ‘effective’ biological damage of a given type of radiation.”
Radiation Factor (QF Quality Factor)
(1) Beta
(1) Gamma
(1) X-ray
(10) Neutron
(20) Alpha
“For example, ‘Alpha’ energy that is absorbed by soft human tissue does 20 times more damage… than Gamma, X-ray or Beta radiation.”
source: Geiger Counter Numbers, How Bad is Bad
http://modernsurvivalblog.com/nuclear/radiation-geiger-counter-the-radiation-network/
NOTE: IMO – If I thought I was handling alpha I would certainly wear goggles and a mask.
More Alert levels Kauai
Big numbers on these Kauai spikes
Princeville, HI, US
Altitude 171 feet
Geiger Counter Model Inspector+
Beginning time 12/27/12 12:00:19 PM
Ending time 12/27/12 03:42:40 PM
Elapsed Minutes 221
Total Counts 14,374
Average CPM 65
Minimum CPM 29
Maximum CPM 350
Minimum CPM occurred 12/27/12 01:03:19 PM
Maximum CPM occurred 12/27/12 03:39:20 PM
Alert Level first exceeded 12/27/12 12:37:20 PM
Alert Level last exceeded 12/27/12 03:40:23 PM
“Would I get the same results if I closed the back flap of the XtremeBoot and then placed it over the sample?”
Yes, closing the back plastic flap would filter out the Alpha radiation component.
Suggestions,
Do multiple Alpha, Beta, and Gamma level tests over varying lengths of time, at the beginning, a few days, and weeks. That is why putting it in a plastic bag, and dating it can be helpful.
This type of testing will tell you if it is contaminated with sort lived decay isotopes, or longer lived. Most of noise created by the short lived Radon daughter isotopes should have decayed away in a couple days. This makes it easier to detect the longer lived isotopes. If it is still hot after a few days you have most likely detected fallout.
The most important thing is to always do your rain swab sample collection with disposable gloves on. Be careful not to touch anything else including you face, and Geiger Counter until you remove the gloves. You don’t know what you are coming in contact with. Their are risks in doing this type of testing, so it is important to learn quarantine techniques. Particularly if you are in a contaminated area.
Long count Geiger Counter testing is the best way to detect small amounts of contamination. Determining what it is with a Geiger Counter is not that easy. It involves some detective work.
Be flexible, over time testing techniques may need to change.
I often see the comments like, “It is just Radon washout.” Radon is the second biggest cause of lung cancer after smoking. I have seen rain washout tests showing multi uSv/hr levels. You wouldn’t want to be getting wet in this, or breathing it in at these levels for any length of time.
I have been on a steep learning curve like everyone else here, others may have better suggestions.
Free Basic Geiger Counter Use Guide.
http://technologypals.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Using-a-Geiger-Counter-to-test-food-for-Radioactive-Contamination.pdf
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG high clouds
8:35a INT 49.4 CPM
8:45a EXT 47.1 CPM
@Chase – answers to your questions:
1. I did not save the sample. I didn’t think to do this. I will try this in the future.
2. I have the International Medcom Inspector Alert that is kept in a ‘XtremeBoot’. The sample is taken by wiping a backyard patio table that collects rain water. I wring out the sample and place it on a paper plate and place the Inspector Alert right over the sample. The back flap is open on the XtremeBoot. This reading is taken in the same location that the INT background reading was taken. There were no paper or plastic between the wet paper towel and the IA.
Questions for you: Should I place the paper towel sample in a plastic bag then place the IA over that to test for Alpha readings? Should this be done before or after taking a reading of the sample by itself? Would I get the same results if I closed the back flap of the XtremeBoot and then placed it over the sample? This would put a piece of plastic between the sample and the detector.
@SimiRich
Questions regarding the swipe reading of ‘concern’ from the other day.
Just wondering.
1. Did you save the sample and how does it test now?
2. Also, did you place a piece of paper and/or plastic to test for alpha? That tells a little bit more of the story if possible. (also depends on your detector to)
_____
__This news could be significant…
–> “U S sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan have filed lawsuits against TEPCO and the government of Japan over misrepresenting radiation levels coming from Fukushima Daiichi, to which they were needlessly exposed because of the misinformation.”
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/12/26/53414.htm
(credit enenews user dosdos for the link)
We’ve ALL been misrepresented!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
7:45a INT 48.8 CPM
7:55a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 57.8 CPM [18.4% over subsequent interior background higher]
8:05a EXT 47.8 CPM
Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
26th, December, 2012
A rain swab test was 1.2 uSv/hr. It was taken from the bonnet of a car. Light drizzle this morning, first rain here in weeks. The wind direction was from west south west. I am getting similar test results to the Nimbin monitoring station at present. Nimbin is about 200 Kilometers south of my location in northern New South Wales. Running a 12 hour decay test chart using the Theremino Geiger software, and a SBT-10 pancake probe.
Background radiation levels have been siting at 40% above average for nine days.
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2630
Nimbin Monitoring station report 26th December.
http://nimbinmonitor.info/#
“Rain arrived last night and left a large bump on yesterdays chart. Rain continued to now so I just went out and took a swab off the car that measured ~1.4uSv/h. I had a blip on my newer GS early yesterday afternoon. Alarm, that was set for 0.5uSv/h, went off but by the time I got to it there was nothing exciting going on. It didn’t show up in the log either.”
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG high clouds
7:10a INT 43.0 CPM
7:20a EXT 42.7 CPM
I was very concerned about this rain sample so I took a secondary reading. Here are the numbers:
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
7:40a INT 47.1 CPM
7:50a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 72.0 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
7:05a INT 51.6 CPM
7:15a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 89.1 CPM
7:25a EXT 47.9 CPM
Exterior, Ventura, CA (10 min avg): 45.8
@ Chasa
“When, IMO, the real issue is getting people to truly ‘understand’ the risks.”
That is where the effort has to be focused on educating people on mass, as to the huge risks of Nuclear.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy
7:50a INT 46.2 CPM
8:00a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 53.8 CPM
8:100a EXT 46.0 CPM
The Nuclear Industry studies how YOU THINK.
(You probably already knew this, but if not, then read on.)
Title:
How a Nuclear Power Plant Accident Influences Acceptance of Nuclear Power: Results of a Longitudinal Study Before and After the Fukushima Disaster
Partial Summary:
“Major nuclear accidents, such as the recent accident in Fukushima, Japan, have been shown to decrease the public’s acceptance of nuclear power. However, little is known about how a serious accident affects people’s acceptance of nuclear power and the determinants of acceptance.”
“We assessed acceptance, perceived risks, perceived benefits, and trust related to nuclear power stations.”
(this is the scary part)
“…the nuclear accident did not seem to have changed the relations between the determinants of acceptance. Even after a severe accident, the public may still consider the benefits as relevant, and trust remains important for determining their risk and benefit perceptions. A discussion of the benefits of nuclear power seems most likely to affect the public’s acceptance of nuclear power, even after a nuclear accident.”
Article first published online: 4 JUL 2012
(Institute for Environmental Decisions (IED), Consumer Behavior, Zurich, Switzerland.)
(Visschers, V. H. M. and Siegrist)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01861.x/abstract
ACCEPTANCE?
I don’t think so!!!
It’s all about getting YOU/US to accept the risks.
When, IMO, the real issue is getting people to truly ‘understand’ the risks.
The risk of genetic damage and suffering to all living things is simply not worth it. Never was, never will be.
_____
Thank you EnviroReporter and all who help in understanding the true risks and awareness needed to stop the Nuclear Industry’s insane ‘acceptance’ of risks that most do not even understand.
Another Big strike hits Kauai hard
Princeville, HI, US
Altitude 171 feet
Geiger Counter Model Inspector+
Beginning time 12/22/12 01:50:32 PM
Ending time 12/22/12 04:51:13 PM
Elapsed Minutes 181
Total Counts 9,043
Average CPM 49
Minimum CPM 27
Maximum CPM 182
Minimum CPM occurred 12/22/12 02:22:32 PM
Maximum CPM occurred 12/22/12 03:25:33 PM
This report is from,
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radwatch-Dot-Info/167325596740431
Raining in Ventura, CA.
Let a paper towel soak and brought it in to test. 10 min average: 54.6 [25.2% above background]
10 minute interior background: 43.6
Yumm! In my opinion, Frankenfish will probably do quite well in radioactive ocean waters. The FDA says the GM fish is “probably OK”, so it must be so. lol http://gothamist.com/2012/12/22/the_fda_says_we_can_probably_eat_ge.php
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:20a INT 49.0 CPM
7:30a EXT 50.0 CPM
The third day this week, Alert Level Exceeded in Kauai
Princeville, HI, US
Altitude 171 feet
Geiger Counter Model Inspector+
Beginning time 12/21/12 02:40:34 PM
Ending time 12/21/12 09:24:13 PM
Elapsed Minutes 402
Total Counts 18,409
Average CPM 45
Minimum CPM 21
Maximum CPM 104
This report is from,
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radwatch-Dot-Info/167325596740431
Re:news item:
December 20, 2012
More Fukushima nuclear pollution to hit U.S. starting in 2015 – Study: Impact strength of Cesium-137 on West Coast to be as high as 4 PERCENT.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11430-012-4520-2
Jeff Jones, Environmental lawyer in B.C. Canada comments:
“The media and our fearless leaders have persistently pretended this issue was either non-existent, or “local” to Japan, or unimportant. They’ve been wrong on all counts. That the radioactive remnants of the Fukushima fuel pools haven’t blown up again (since March 2011) is a miracle. We can only pray that there won’t be another earthquake. A second impact on the plant and it will be game over. There’s enough radioactive fuel present to make the earth virtually uninhabitable.
Meanwhile, millions of gallons of water laced with Cesium-137 have been pumped into the Pacific Ocean. And it’s still there. The ocean waters around Japan are radioactive and lethal. No, Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore. This radioactive pollution, which continues to be pumped out from the fuel pools as we speak, is making its way across the ocean. In March, 2011 we learned that it would take a looong time for it to make its way across the ocean. Like, maybe, a year and a half. Which was like, a year and half ago.
So what does this academic study conclude? At 1.5 years Cesium-37 will begin washing up on our ocean shores. With perhaps as much as a 4% volume of Cesium-137.
There is no safe level of Cesium-137.
So now it begins. And the silence from our (mainstream) media will become ever more deafening. “
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear
6:10a INT 45.6 CPM
6:20a EXT 52.3 CPM
Radioactive Black Walnuts In Missouri
http://youtu.be/q_MDWr0oFTA
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear, windy
6:10a INT 45.9 CPM
6:20a EXT 49.7 CPM
The Nimbin monitoring station is in Northern New South Wales Australia.
http://nimbinmonitor.info/#
Nimbin Monitoring station report 20th December.
“Just took a swab from the car windscreen after 30mins of rain and measured 3.4uSv/h (one minute count). I also took a swab off the same windscreen when the rain started and measured 1.7uSv/h Background up slightly.”
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear, windy
6:10a INT 50.7 CPM
6:20a EXT 47.8 CPM
A surreal photo of an artistic wall drawing in Chernobyl.
April 4 (2011) in the ghost city of Pripyat near the fourth nuclear reactor (background) at the former Chernobyl Nuclear power plant.
(Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t4PABR8-tG8/TbmfmJU8GJI/AAAAAAAAHRA/vsUROHmt220/s1600/bp1.jpg
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG raining
6:10a INT 48.8 CPM
6:20a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 57.8 CPM
6:30a EXT 51.4 CPM
Just put up at RadWatch Dot Info,
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radwatch-Dot-Info/167325596740431
“Rad Update, Monday Dec 17, 2012: I just put up a new set of graphs
and data on our radiation monitoring community page, RadWatch Dot Info. We are continuing to see the vast majority of the graphs showing subtle to obvious wave shapes as well as mild (in most cases) to moderate increases in background radiation readings of 5-10-20% across the entire country, at almost every station – no region is spared.
Hawaii exceeded the federal alert limit of 100 CPM for a short time period several hours ago and then moseyed it’s way back down to more reasonable levels.
exterior in Ventura, CA: 49.3
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
6:20a INT 47.3 CPM
630a EXT 46.4 CPM
12/16/12
11:55am 10-minute INTERIOR average RADIATION STATION SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA RAIN SAMPLE: 47.8 CPM^ which is 3.0% above background but within =/-15% = background.
11:40am: 10-minute INTERIOR average background: 46.4 CPM^
Just in Sydney detection report 15th and 16th December.
“Hi Peter, Please find attached images. In my counter, 100 CPM means 0.5uSv/h. High readings have been confirmed by my other counter. So, it’s the true thing. Given numbers are 1 minute average. Please keep me informed,”
Chart for the 15th,
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012_12_15_SydneyHighReading.png
chart for the 16th,
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012_12_16_SydneyHighReading.png
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
7:10a INT 46.5 CPM
7:20a EXT 51.0 CPM
7:30a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 71.5 CPM [53.8% over INT BG!!!]
04.12.212- Californian Mandarins USA testing highly contaminated! 13 minutes into the video it get real interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIkKxGBgeOI
exterior, Ventura, CA: 46.6
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:20a INT 47.4 CPM
7:30a EXT 51.2 CPM
…and thanks to all for the continued postings of rad detector readings and comments.
@vital1
Amazing how close that chart mirrors yours. The proof is in the data, the silence from our expert agencies is deafening and heartbreaking, yet not totally unexpected.
Not only do we have to mitigate/combat radioactive contamination we also have to combat the massive PR onslaught of lies and disinformation.
Wave of radiation detected on Radiation Network stations moving across America.
Quote on facebook Radwatch-Dot-Info page.
“Today’s Rad Update, Friday Dec 14, 2012:
Interestingly, almost the entire country’s graphs are in a subtle wave form today. I have never seen so many stations in a wave form before – ever – in our 15 months of watching the graphs.
It has been a little over 7 days since the 7.3 earthquake near the Fukushima Daichi and Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plants. Perhaps the graphs’ wave forms are a reflection of the increased emissions following the earthquake, perhaps not – there
is no way for us to say for sure one way or the other.
And…. not surprisingly – Grand Rapids MN is still in a dramatic wave form, as it has been for weeks.
These graphs are loaded off of Radiation Network’s member’s area – for any who do not know.
You can view the graphs at the RadWatch Dot Info community page – which is open to all to view anonymously without needing to join a FB group (however if you would like to “like” us we’d appreciate it!). Nan Bhajani Tierra.”
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Radwatch-Dot-Info/167325596740431?ref=hl
Here is a Twitter of a monthly radiation level chart, showing the increasing radiation levels at Fukushima city over the last five months.
http://twitter.com/tadagonpapa/status/279540046502170624/photo/1
Interestingly, it mirrors the monthly chart recorded at my location in the Southern Hemisphere. It is at lot lower levels, but both chart curves are very close.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Caloundra-monthly-average-background-radiation-levels-for-2012.jpg
Full historical records here.
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2630
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Get the message out there on how serious the Fukushima nuclear disaster is quickly, and efficiently. You don’t need to explain anything just distribute the lifesaver.pdf, (or create your own), hand it out, mailbox it, or email it.
http://technologypals.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lifesaver.pdf
10 min interior in Ventura: 47.1
10 min rain soaked paper towel, brought in to test: 52.1
Exterior in Ventura, CA: 52.2
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a INT 51.3 CPM
6:20a EXT 51.9 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
6:10a INT 55.5 CPM
6:20a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 63.3 CPM [31.9% above external background]
6:30a EXT 48.0 CPM
Excessive radiation found at Santa Susana Field Lab site:
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/dec/12/excessive-radiation-found-at-santa-susana-site/
Ventura, CA
Rain soaked paper towel, tested 10 minutes inside: 49.1
BACKGROUND
Exterior in Ventura: 49.3
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy sky
6:10a EXT 48.9 CPM
6:20a INT 42.7 CPM
Exterior, Ventura, CA: 49.1
late last night, 12-10-12, did a retest outside in Ventura: 50.4
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 50.3 CPM
6:20a INT 53.0 CPM
Exterior in Ventura, CA: 52.8
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky, breezy
6:10a EXT 47.3 CPM
6:20a INT 45.4 CPM
Bait and switch — meanwhile, back at the ranch a NEW nuclear test…
http://www.france24.com/en/20121208-iran-condemns-us-nuclear-test
“The US Energy Department said it conducted a “subcritical” test at an underground site in Nevada on Wednesday to study the behaviour of nuclear materials without triggering an atomic explosion. It was its first since February last year.”
http://beforeitsnews.com/war-and-conflict/2012/12/alert-nuclear-test-in-nevada-this-week-code-name-pollux-condemned-by-iran-japan-2444436.html
“On Friday it was announced that the Nevada National Security Site had successfully detonated plutonium in a deep shaft Wednesday to test the safety and effectiveness of US nuclear weapons, National Nuclear Security Administration officials said.”
“The Pollux subcritical experiment was carried out by scientists at the Los Alamos, New Mexico national laboratory and the Sandia National Laboratories and involved a tiny sample of plutonium bomb material.”
“The experiment also drew criticism from Japan, with Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui wondering why the Obama administration carried out the test, despite saying he would ‘seek a nuclear-free world.’ ”
Learn more:
http://www.nuclearcrimes.org/pollux.php
http://www.nuclearcrimes.org/pollux-press.php
Fallout heading your way, downwinders (see links below):
http://www.justice.gov/civil/common/reca.html
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes/i131/Fallout-PDF
Nimbin Monitoring station Australia report 9th December.
http://nimbinmonitor.info/#
Just had a small rain shower here and I took a not too thorough swab from a clean sheet of corro, 1700x850mm, propped up on 4 star pickets in the center of a large area of lawn. Initial readings over 4.8uSv/h! Took another swab this morning and tested it w/ LND 7317, and was seeing over 3.0uSv/h (Ra226 calibration) then ~ 2.1uSv/h on the minute counts.
This station is a community run monitoring station a couple hundred kilometers from my location, on the east central coast of Australia. (corro, is corrugated iron roofing.)
Exterior, Ventura, CA, right on the west coast: 45.9
@abc; yes, at least potassium iodide which is plenteous and cheap at the moment. Duct tape and heavy painters plastic to seal up homes on the west coast as well, as well as water, food etc… at the very least.
Chase; You already know not to hold your breath for TEPCO to reveal any sort of relevant, bad news. Thanks again for your postings. And the quote. As Dad always said, percentages and probabilities don’t matter, when you are in the percentage and probability!
Anyone who has information on the CERN project related to pole shifting and tetonic plate movement please contact me! Thanks.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:45a EXT 48.1 CPM
7:55a INT 45.0 CPM
My wife has been buying these very colorful, painted porcelain tabletop decorations that play music. The paint reminds me of Fiestaware. They are from Hallmark and there’s a new one released every year. We have three. Here are the readings ;
8:05a Hallmark Gingerbread House 2008 71.5 CPM
8:15a Hallmark Gingerbread Train Undated 73.1 CPM
8:25a Hallmark Santa’s Workshop Undated but I think it’s from this year 71.7 CPM
“Probability is irrelevent after the facts…”
· enenews user – Jebus
December 8, 2012 at 3:23 pm
I really like that quote!
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Dec 7th, 2012
- Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Japan
Here’s a Screen shot of a red flash (one of many)on top of Reactor #4.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2099954/Rad%202012-12-07%20Black%20Cloud%20010.JPG
A large ‘black’ cloud engulfed most of the facility. At the same time red/multicolored flashes started across the top of R4.
Source Video:
credit nuckelchen (enenews user)
reactor 4 @ fukushima 2012-12-07
(apprx 20:00 hrs jst)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMLBqlse5eI
See :27 :34 :37: :48 for flash/pops.
(be quick on the pause button)
I have no clue regarding the Black Fog/Cloud…?
I’m guessing that it’s not a good sign.
I have seen no announcement from TEPCO regarding this event.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:35a EXT 48.1 CPM
7:45a INT 48.6 CPM
Any idea approximately how long it would take for the plume to hit southern California, if there’s another explosion? Maybe anyone on the west coast should have potassium iodide on hand. At least.
@Margery Brown; I second the idea that we will be getting vwry much belated news from the Japan Government should there be any real threat or indeed, collapse of the plants. So I highly recommend going on sites or youtube accounts that supersede the government, such as the many we have been relying on throughout the entire problem. Busby, Potrblog, Michael Collins (this one) etc… for the real deal. We need to continue in the next days and weeks ahead be vigilant to see what this last quake really did. Who knows Margery, how much your prayers may be gluing these walls together, so good for you!
@Roundabout
My attention has been absolutely riveted to Fukushima reactor #4 for quite some time now, and even if we get some reassuring news from the Japanese Government about this earthquake or aftershock,how can we ever believe anything the authorities might say? They have either minimized or denied any harm to their citizens, from the three Fukushima nuclear meltdowns, and have opted,consistently, to support TEPCO instead of being truthful.
There have been numerous warnings of how a large earthquake could result in the #4 reactor collapsing entirely….and possibly causing a devastating fire to the other reactors on site as well. A “global disaster” is how they describe it…that is, after Tokyo is evacuated.
The #3 reactor is also said to be in dreadful condition, and I have been holding my breath and praying a lot, since there would literally be no hiding place!
Japan Earthquake Agency Confirms POTRBLOG’s M8.2 Aftershock Alert
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/12/japan-earthquake-agency-confirms.html
A video detailing the where’s and why’s of the M8.2 Fukushima aftershock still waiting in the wings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x99YxRM-zQ
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky, breezy
6:10a INT 46.3 CPM
6:20a EXT 47.7 CPM
Although no major tsunami, ( only a very small tsunami) a seven.three earthquake registered just east of Honshu Japan, and I notice on USGS quite a few aftershocks. How this affecting reactors in Fukushima is still a question, but keep your eyes and ears open today. Happened early this morning our time.
Thanks lucidf8
re: cadmuim
I had not heard of the protein drinks.
My own research showed that it’s used as a lining in some containment vessels in a nuclear reactor. It’s very absorbent.
“Cadmium is used as a barrier to control neutrons in nuclear fission. The pressurized water reactor designed by Westinghouse Electric Company uses an alloy consisting of 80% silver, 15% indium, and 5% cadmium.”
“…cadmium is composed of 8 isotopes.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium#Nuclear_fission
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Saw this today.
SARDINES…!
Bought in USA from Thailand.
Independent tester.
Looks like a good test.
Showing above background.
That’s NOT good.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a INT 47.7 CPM
6:20a EXT 52.2 CPM
@Chase: I’m not sure what cadmium might be used for at n-plants, but Consumers Report mentioned cadmium in an article about protein drinks a couple of years ago.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2010/july/food/protein-drinks/what-our-tests-found/index.htm
The article also noted that:
“Shellfish and organ meats such as liver can be high in cadmium, and some plant foods such as potatoes, rice, sunflower seeds, spinach, and other leafy greens can also take in significant amounts of the metal from the environment, due in large part to the use of cadmium-containing phosphate fertilizers, according to Bruce A. Fowler, a researcher at the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.”
2012/12/5
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a INT 49.0 CPM
6:20a EXT 49.1 CPM
December 3, 2012: Supposedly safe San Onofre steam generator radiating 16+ times background dozens of yards off; 961% of normal rads in North Carolina rain, not-hot L.A. rain; new fracking within 1 mile of Pennsylvania nuclear plant could cause earthquake, Prince Charles says Mankind must go green or die plus more!
Increases in background detected in multiple locations around Japan in the last 24 hours, plus steam events at Fukushima.
http://i.imm.io/NZgE.jpeg
Here background yesterday was 52% above average. Wind changed direction to SW so expecting a drop today.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-December-2012.jpg
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a INT 44.7 CPM
6:20a EXT 52.3 CPM
Noon: 10-minute INTERIOR average RAIN SAMPLE: 44.0 CPM^ Results like these at background rain readings almost make one forget that the Pacific Ocean has been hammered for 1.5 years with huge amounts of radionuclides pouring into it from Fukushima Daiichi. Do not let these readings fool you: do NOT eat anything out of the Pacific, north or south of the Equator unless you test it yourself and know what you’re doing.
11:45am: 10-minute INTERIOR average background: 45.4 CPM^
A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with kidney disease, they determined the cause was cadmium. He says he has never been near cadmium. Note: He lived near Three Mile Island in 1979.
Question:
Just wondering if or how ‘cadmium’ is used in Nuclear Plants and could it be one of the contaminants from Fukushima or even Simi-Valley?
I am hoping someone here might have some input.
Thanks in advance.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
6:10a INT 45.0 CPM
6:20a EXT 44.8 CPM
“40,000 microsievert thyroid dose for California infants from Fukushima — Data not released to public — ‘Very high doses to children’ ” [EDITOR - This is in regards to March 2012 news]
Does anyone have solid experience to FOIA the DOE, EPA, HHS, DITTRA, and Sandia National Labs? California infants in utero then born during or after 3-1-1… Think about the scope of young people affected.
[EDITOR: Sophia, we have solid experience using FOIA. It takes determination but it's straightforward - follow FOIA instructions and have some cash ready. Let us know your results.]
Background in Ventura, CA: 45.4
Rain sample: 49.6
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
7:15a INT 50.9 CPM
7:25a EXT 44.9 CPM
Biggest background radiation spike I have seen on this North Island of New Zealand private monitoring station. They are using a scintillator for monitoring purposes, so it is normal at this station to have an average around the 750 CPM.
http://zl2tod.net/gaigakaunta/?story=19
Here is a screen shot.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Station-North-island-NZ-021212.jpg
12/01/12
8:15m 10-minute INTERIOR average RAIN SAMPLE: 45.2CPM^ Below background is indicative of the effect water has on shielding radiation in the sample but in this case, there was no added radiation. No radon progeny per norm.
8:00pm: 10-minute INTERIOR average background: 49.3 CPM^
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy, drizzle
8:45a INT 50.7 CPM
8:55a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 69.5 CPM [36.8% over background]
9:05a EXT 50.8 CPM
Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
1st, December, 2012
The day local background average for the 29th of November again hit 40% above average. This was the fifth time in November that the day local background average had gone 40% above average. (See day average chart)
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-November-20121.jpg
This pushed the November monthly average to 31% above average, compared to the 4 year recorded average. (See monthly average chart)
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Caloundra-monthly-average-background-radiation-levels-for-2012.jpg
Full historical local data can be found here.
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2630
This is showing a steady increase in background radiation levels over time, at our location in the Southern Hemisphere.
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For those of you interested in trying long term charting of your local background radiation levels, here are some free tools.
http://sccc.org.au/charting-templates
Other than Simi Valley, rain reading looks good. Hey, I ALMOST am ready to get that geiger counter!!!! Yeah!!
RADIATION STATION SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA
11/30/12
10:15am 10-minute INTERIOR average RAIN SAMPLE: 47.3CPM^ meaning rain sample registers at background statistically.
10:00am: 10-minute INTERIOR average background: 48.5 CPM^
Rain sample from Ventura, CA tested 44.4, which is background.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy, drizzle
6:10a INT 49.8 CPM
6:25a INT PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 65.1 CPM [37.3% above EXT BG]
6:35a EXT 47.4 CPM
@SimiRich; Along with others here, I have abstained from seafood since March 11, 2011. The Tuna reports that came out in mainstream news were also reported to have been a year “late” as though the isotopes in Tuna off the Pacific Coast was a new item. I cringe when people purchase salmon now. Most people who are in the know are not eating seafood, is my understanding. Life is no longer what it was pre Fukushima. Sad, but a fact if you are going to give yourself the best chance for survival.
11/29/12
11:15am 10-minute INTERIOR average RAIN SAMPLE: 49.7CPM^ meaning rain sample registers no radiation.
11:00am: 10-minute INTERIOR average background: 47.5 CPM^
Just wondering if anyone could give me feedback. Since 3/11 I have been really reluctant to eat seafood.
Is this nutty? Paranoid?
There were recent news reports in L.A. about restaurants and grocery stores labeling cheap fish as expensive fish. If they can’t even tell the truth about what kind of fish it is, how do we know they’re telling the truth about where it’s from? And if no one’s doing any testing of seafood, but we know cesium-137 was found in bluefin tuna….
Well, I’d like to hear anyone’s thoughts.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
7:10a INT 48.9 CPM
7:25a PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 56.8 CPM [27.4% over EXT BG]
7:35a EXT 44.6 CPM
Radiation Station Santa Monica California
11/28/12
9:30pm 10-minute INTERIOR average RAIN SAMPLE: 44.9 CPM^ meaning rain sample has no added radioactivity and is not impacted by radon daughters or progeny.
9:15pm: 10-minute INTERIOR average background: 45.2 CPM^
Rain sample in Ventura, CA, collected in a cup and tested inside for 10 minutes. 46.8– ~background
Greetings from Cambria, CA. These readings were taken from our hotel room on Moonstone Beach.
10 MIN AVG cloudy
7:25a INT 37.7. CPM
7:35a EXT 37.1 CPM
November 26, 2012: High Cesium-134 and Cs-137 in New Zealand powdered milk, Cs-137 in NZ yogurt powder and Canadian maple sugar; lake tsunami threat endangers Cook & Palisades reactors on Lake Michigan; 40% of 96,000 Fukushima children have thyroid problems while government and TEPCO lie about radioactive water sloshing into Pacific; curium found 200 km from Fukushima and Cs-137 Pacific plume headed straight at North American coast while Obama Administration to push for smaller, cheaper & “safer” nuclear reactors defying reason and common economic sense all the while fallout-scavenging chem trails are sprayed over Southern California. “We live in an age of denial,” says Rense.
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC 11/27/12
Alive and well here! Been no rain for many weeks…Finally today
Gray/overcast all day
54.3…CPM outside @ 10:40 am
32.4…CPM inside @ 11:00 am
1..rain sample…300.7 CPM @ 3:55 pm [9.61 TIMES BACKGROUND]
2…………….31.3 CPM background @ 4:07 pm
Greetings from Cambria, CA. These readings were taken from our hotel room on Moonstone Beach.
10 MIN AVG overcast sky
7:20a INT 39.3 CPM
7:30a EXT 40.9 CPM
25.11.2012 – Report of Infant Powered Milk from New Zealand in South Korea, tested with Cesium in it.
http://securitytokyo.com/data/zenrakuren.html
http://nuclear-news.net/2012/11/25/cesium-137-in-infant-milk-in-south-korea-from-new-zealand-oct-2012/
Traditionally here in Australia, we have had a much lower background average than the USA. This means we can detect much smaller changes compared to a location with higher background. Even with our present higher detections it is still lower than the Australian (0.17 uSv/hr) and USA (0.34 uSv/hr) average. The Japanese average was 0.081 uSv/hr before Fukushima. Background levels could have been much lower everywhere before the advent of the nuclear age.
Because we have 4 years of historical recorded data to compare with, before 3/11, it makes it clearer to see that background levels here are increasing.
The Northern hemisphere dynamic is probably a lot different. There must be people in the Northern hemisphere who have long term data that could shed light on what is happening there.
Greetings from Cambria, CA. These readings were taken from our hotel room on Moonstone Beach:
10 MIN AVG overcast sky
7:20a INT 36.2 CPM
7:40a EXT 39.2 CPM
Radiation Map from a TV movie clip of “On the Beach” movie remake 2005. The scale appears to be 1 to 5. Five is the red, the highest.
Credit sickputer, and to Chasa for re-posting it on another forum.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzsZTEEkrm0#t=0m5s
From my observations the North / South Hemisphere air mixing is not happening like in this movie. It is coming through like in this image.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/radioactive-cloud-off-Australian-coast-2011.png
Fingers of air are breaking through all along the equatorial barrier, reaching deep into the southern hemisphere, and this happens more in summer than in winter.
ALERT reported in Texas:
7:03 PM local time, November 23rd
Borger, TX (Panhandle)
(which is 40 miles northeast of Amarillo)
Reported on Radiation Network.
Surpassing 100 CPM multiple times over a half hour period.
from their message board:
“…There was no rain or wind at the time, the jet stream was flowing far to the north, and no local earthquakes of significance that might release Radon, no solar flares of note (which probably wouldn’t be localized, anyway), and no NRC events in the area. The operator knows of no radioactive persons or pets nearby that were undergoing medical treatment.”
http://radiationnetwork.com/Message.htm
Note:
The Pantex plant is located 25 miles to the southwest. For those unaware, Pantex is a division of Babcock and Wilcox, and operates a nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility outside Amarillo.”
Amarillo, TX always has the ‘strangest’, best word I could think of, readings of any city anywhere on the EPA Rad Net system’s charts.
They are also downwind of Los Alamos county, NM. One of the top ten richest counties in the USA.
Primary employer… guess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alamos_County,_New_Mexico
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:05a EXT 53.1 CPM
7:15a INT 48.9 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:30a EXT 48.9 CPM
7:40a INT 47.6 CPM
The Pacific Ocean as of 2012-11-23.
Screen shot from video:
The Quick View -
Ocean at day 623 TODAY!
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2099954/Rad%202012-11-23%20Ocean%20623%20Days%200031.jpg
March 2014 – at 3 years
The west coast of Canada and the USA will be engulfed.
March 2020 – at 9 years
Appears to reach maximum contamination!
(Assuming things don’t get worse. I also think it will be sooner than expected. Just a ‘gut’ feeling.)
3 Minutes source video showing 10 year spread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqRogjLKbzk
Note: The GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel is one of the leading institutions in the field of marine research in Europe.
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@Susan Thanks for those Bq conversions.
Much easier for me to relate to anyway.
Radiation Contamination Transport Vectors.
This is where it’s going to get tricky.
@all So… if it’s in the milk, what else is it in and what are the transport vectors that will lead to the ‘next thing’ to accumulate and get contaminated? It doesn’t magically go away.
(airborne methane (cow farts), sludge, grass, feed, meat, milk chocolate bars, etc…)
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:25a EXT 55.5 CPM
7:35a INT 48.7 CPM
@Michael – thank you very much for the kind words. I have no expert training or experience to bring to this forum as you and many others do but I do have a cool tool and a desire to know what the heck is going on. It’s my pleasure to be able to take these readings every day and to report back. Thank you for hosting this site and all the hard work you do!
@Michael
Thank you Michael for a great interview with Jeff Rense on November 19. Excellent sleuthing on EPA results for Cesium 137 in milk in L.A., Portland and San Francisco. I’ve translated the results you quoted from PiC/l to Bq/l:
U.S. Milk EPA RADNET results for Cesium 137
Los Angeles
before Fukushima not detected
May-11 not detected
Dec-11 0.53 piC/l 0.0916 Bq/l
Mar-12 0.6 piC/l 0.0222 Bq/l
Sep-12 0.99 pC/l 0.0366 Bq/l
Portland before Fukushima not detected
Mar-11 not detected
Oct-12 0.53 piC/l 0.0196 Bq/l
Jul-12 1.2 piC/l 0.0444 Bq/l
San Francisco before Fukushima not detected
Oct-11 2.5 piC/l 0.0925 Bq/l
Jan-12 2.9 piC/l 0.1073 Bq/l
Apr-12 1.9 piC/l 0.0703 Bq/l
Jul-12 1.2 piC/l 0.0444 Bq/l
It is interesting that the EPA has the ability to detect Cesium 137 in milk at levels as low as 0.0196 Bq/l. When we sent local Vancouver B.C. milk to a Canadian lab, their detection limit was 0.2 bq/l. The report from the lab stated that they could not detect any Cesium 137.
The results you quote indicate that we could well have Cesium 137 in our milk here on the north west coast, but our lab did not have low enough detection levels to find it.
The only time the Canadian government tested for fallout from Fukushima in milk was between April and June of 2011. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) tested 34 samples of milk in British Columbia. They reported all samples were below Minimum Detectable Concentrations (MDC). However they also reported that their MDC is ”typically 2.0 bq/kg”! Of course they did not find any detectable Cesium 137 in the milk – their detection level was too high – ten times higher than our lab. EPA has much lower detection levels.
CFIA also pointed out that the CODEX limits for Cesium 137 for general consumption is 1000 Bq/kg. This is an insane limit. More research is now showing that even low levels of radiation are harmful. THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVITY.
CFIA states that they “continue to monitor events in Japan and assess any potential impacts on Canada’s food supply.” How can they access any impacts if they do not do any testing?!
They also state on their website that “Health Canada continues to regularly monitor for radionuclides in food sold in Canada through its Total Diet Study.” If you go to the link they give after this statement (Canadian Total Diet Study), you will see that the last time they did a Total Diet Study was in Vancouver B.C. in 2007! The last time they reported a Total Diet Study anywhere in Canada was 2009. Their statements are beyond infuriating.
@Michael and Denise
Thank you for your kind words to us in the Radiation Nation. We all wish you and Denise a Happy Thanksgiving. We are extremely grateful for all that you both do to bring us together in this search for the truth. You truly inspire us to action. Thank you
November 19, 2012: Highest readings in rain yet recorded by Radiation Station Simi Valley, highest Cs-137 in L.A. milk tested by USEPA as well as Portland, massive amounts of rad-ruined water gushing into Pacific at Fukushima, $640 billion that could be saved over 10 years from ditching nuclear weapon relics, and traveling rad-safe on jets during the Thanksgiving holidays add to great show.
@SimiRich & All our friends of the Radiation Nation: Denise and I are very thankful that patriots of the planet have found each other here. Your passion, persistence, creativity and undaunted desire to address the threats posed by Fukushima and our aging and unsafe nuclear infrastructure inspire us and Team EnviroReporter to even greater heights. Folks like you here are the clean clear rain on the dry and dusty plain thirsty for truth and action. Thank you from all of us on Thanksgiving 2012.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
8:05a EXT 47.4 CPM
8:15a INT 46.8 CPM
Happy Thanksgiving!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 50.1 CPM
6:20a INT 48.1 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 50.2 CPM
6:20a INT 50.6 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
6:10a EXT 45.8 CPM
6:20a INT 50.6 CPM
@SBLocal: We will be writing about the who trip replete with photos soon enough. I do not have the answers to your questions other than northern AZ.
@Michael your latest interview on Rense is quite informative and very much worth a listen. Are you going to delve any further into the chem trails you saw? How far ranging is the influence on rain formation? Are they front-loading chemicals in the Western states to make rain form over the midwest where it’s needed most? Why so heavily distributed in AZ (and where in AZ?)?
@Chase thanks for the British nuke docu links. Wow. That’s history we really need to know about.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
7:50a PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 102.2 CPM [135.6% OVER BACKGROUND]
8:00a EXT IN PLASTIC BAG 55.3 CPM [106.8% OVERAGE DUE TO ALPHA RADIATION]
8:10a INT 43.9 CPM
This overnight rain produced a much larger reading than yesterday’s rain.
Cup of Ventura, CA rainwater just tested at background: 46.7
11/17/12
5:20pm 10-minute INTERIOR average RAIN SAMPLE: 42.3 CPM^ meaning rain sample has no added radioactivity and is not impacted by radon daughters or progeny as discussed extensively before.
5:05pm: 10-minute INTERIOR average background: 46.2 CPM^
Here is an alternative rain test swab test result using the new free Theremino MCA software for comparison. Theremino MCA allows the capture of charts as they change over time. The lower chart in the Theremino screen capture is after the first 15 minutes of swab testing, and the higher chart is after 9hrs. The PRA chart in the
post below is also after 9 hours.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Rain-swab-4x-171112-T-9hrs.jpg
@Susan I Watched the Britain’s Biggest Nuke Disaster 1957 and added it to my Radiation Realities playlist.
Thank you!
A Persimmon with a Proboscis:
(mutated fruit – 2012-11-17)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV8HELc9RME
From the Central CA foothills, Tulare county.
I have also seen many deformed/mutated cherries and strawberries over the last several months.
Australia,
Queensland,
Caloundra,
18th, November, 2012
In the last 24 hours, local background levels have risen to 49% above the 4 year average of 0.10 uSv/hr. It is suggested that during these elevated background radiation events, if it rains, you keep children and pets out of the rain, plus re-divert rain tank inflows.
See November day average chart.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-November-2012.jpg
To keep up to date on local background radiation levels, regularly look at day chart, at the monitoring site.
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2630
Testing is showing a significant amount of Radon washout during the rain events that coincide with elevated background.
Report from the Nimbin monitoring station in the last 24 hours.
“Took a swab from the windscreen half an hour ago after many showers, and measured more than 650cpm(SBT10) throughout the first 10 mins.”
See rain swab test chart showing significant Radon decay daughter isotopes captured from the edge of a storm, here at Caloundra on the evening of the 17th.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Rain-Swab-4x-17.11.12-PRA-9hrs.jpg
This swab will be further tested to see if any long life isotopes are present.
Interior 10 min in Ventura (where rain soaked paper towel was just checked): 48.7
Rain soaked paper towel in Ventura, CA: 58.8cpm [Which is 20.7% higher than the subsequent background]
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG rainy conditions
7:25a INT 48.6 CPM
7:35a PAPER TOWEL RAIN SAMPLE 63.2 CPM [30.0% HIGHER THAN BACKGROUND!]
7:45a EXT IN PLASTIC BAG 50.5 CPM
Rain sample in Ventura, CA: 45.1
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy
6:10a EXT 51.0 CPM
6:20a INT 50.6 CPM
11/08/12
9:15pm 10-minute INTERIOR average background Radiation Station Santa Monica California: 41.6 CPM^ meaning rain sample is 17.6% HIGHER than background
9:00pm: 10-minute INTERIOR average RAIN SAMPLE: 48.9 CPM^
@Susan: Outstanding information!
@Chase
Here’s a great series to add to your terrific StopnukesNow UTube Channel
It’s about Britain’s Biggest Nuclear Disaster in 1957. It’s truly a fascinating story. We all need to learn the history of the nuclear industry so we can understand our present day issues with perspective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElotW9oKv1s part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEs1qLPFlEc part 2 – there’s a good graphic explanation of what makes a core melt in this episode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1XApkJDOPU part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k7jGpISmUM part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW6FQj66lc4 part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xULwqKOaAFs part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfu4hQkKexw part 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIKuWW9FUwY part 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Svbtz9rihU part 9
In the wikipedia it says 22 Terabq of Cesium 137 were released into the atmosphere during the fire. That’s 594.59 Curies!! (1 curie is 37 Billion disintegrations per second!) So that’s 21, 999 BILLION disintegrations every SECOND of just the Cesium 137 that has a half life of 30 years – it won’t go away til 300 years – that area is contaminated!
Thanks, Chase, for compiling such a great collection of nuclear videos.
Everyone who lives anywhere near San Onofre needs to know what’s happening at that nuclear power plant.(and doesn’t everyone in the northern hemisphere live close to San Onofre? – Fukushima has taught us all about the how connected we all are via the jet stream.)
Daniel Hirsch from UC Santa Cruz has clearly explained the problems at San Onofre. You can watch his video if you scroll down to the bottom of http://www.nuclearhotseat.com/japanese-seniors-thwarted-in-fukushima-clean-up-effort/
Here’s the summary:
- how much radioactivity is in each reactor = 1000 times the long life radioactivity as in the Hiroshima bomb.
- in the irradiated fuel pools there is 10 times as much radioactivity as in each reactor.
-so the amount of radioactivity at San Onofre is much more than was released at TMI, Chernobyl and Fukushima i.e. the amount available for release is just astronomical.
-put differently, there are 15 billion Curies of radioactivity.
( 1 curie is 37 billion disintegrations per second and there are 15 billion of those curies) inside each reactor.
-we measure permissible levels of radioactivity in picocuries which is a millionth of a million – radioactivity is so dangerous that we protect people by measuring in millionth of a million but there are 15 billion of those 37 billion disintegrations in each of those reactors.
-3 decades ago, the NRC estimated for San Onofre, that if there were a major accident at the reactor, there would be 130,000 immediate deaths from radiation sickness, 300,000 cancers that would show up years later, and 600,000 genetic defects that would show up in future generations i.e. over 1 million casualties. Estimated by the NRC 3 decades ago!
If something went wrong with the spent fuel pool, you would have 10 times the casualties.
-now the population has grown to 8 /1/2 million people . So the effects would be much greater.
These 8 ½ million people are within a 50 mile radius and at risk if there is a major problem – but you simply can’t evacuate that many people.
The great fear is that the cooling could stop.
- the steam generator are direct pathway out of containment and it requires the steam generator to work to keep the coolant working. There are back up diesels if the power goes out but these can be taken out by flooding or earthquake.
San ONofre is in a tsunami warning zone and on an earthquake fault and the great fear is that these events could stop the cooling and cause a major problem.
At San Onofre the steam generators are the worst and weakest in the country.
The average in U.S. is 4 indications of wear in 4 damaged tubes and 0 plugged.
Unit #2 at San Onofre –( the one they want to restart without an evidentiary hearing) has 4721 signs of wear in 1595 damaged tubes, with 510 plugged.
And you can read on RAD NEWS how on November 8th, 2012, how the
“Feds deny groups request for San Onofre nuclear plant license amendment”.
And then on Tuesday , November 13th, it was announced that although “Officials with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission had been scheduled to hold a public meeting with plant operator Southern California Edison on Friday November 16th to discuss Edison’s proposed restart plan for one of San Onofre’s shuttered reactors, the meeting has been postponed. No new date has been announced.
Get busy everyone and get iinvolved – “Active now or radioactive later”.
Rain soaked paper towel in Ventura, CA, tested for 10 minutes: 47.3
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG high clouds
6:10a EXT 49.5 CPM
6:20a INT 48.6 CPM
Ventura, CA, 10 min. average: 43.7
Fukushima Corium + Liquid Nitrogen Injections > Beryllium 7
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/11/fukushima-corium-liquid-nitrogen.html
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 54.6 CPM
6:20a INT 49.3 CPM
Hemet, CA, 10 minute exterior: 43.1
November 12, 2012: Coming off tour of rad road trip through 13 states, Collins shares exclusive radiation readings plus chem trails blanketing West’s skies ‘capturing’ Fukushima fallout which Collins calls “sabotage” plus Hurricane Sandy’s effects on numerous reactors, giant SONGS reactor generator over 100 meters long moved from San Clemente CA to Clive UT, PG&E plans to use sonic blasts to identify earthquake faults adjacent Diablo Canyon on Southern California coast that could blast the eardrums of over 7,000 marine animals plus much much more on the only weekly Internet radio show anywhere devoted to analyzing Fukushima fallout contamination in North America, the Pacific Ocean and elsewhere on the globe – including Japan – that exists now over a year running!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky – breezy
6:10a EXT 48.2 CPM
6:20a INT 47.9 CPM
Sherman Oaks, CA (elevation appx 700 ft above sea)
Interior HVAC Filter 2 months accumulation: 138 CPM
Interior Honeywell HEPA 2 months continuous:145 CPM
Interior Homedics HEPA 2 months continuous:139 CPM
Interior Background: 41.6 CPM
(We have seen dust spikes as high as 448 CPM)
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky – breezy
6:10a EXT 55.0 CPM [30.3% above INT BG]
6:20a INT 42.9 CPM
@Margery Brown – After reading Kristen Iversen’s new book “Full Body Burden” about the contamination from Rocky Flats, I’d say there’s a good chance that Denver is contaminated from the fallout from the fires at that nuclear weapons factory.
@Chase.
It is like watching at a scene in a science fiction movie, when you see these large electrical discharges in action, in the videos.
Theory,
The large ionizing radiation releases at the Fukushima site are creating electrical discharges.
Ionizing means it is electrically charged. Some of the radiation will be positively (Alpha Radiation), and negitively (Beta Radiation) charged. Gamma radiation would also be creating other ionization effects. The site would be a big cauldron of Ionization.
The large amount of Ionization radiation at the Fukushima site is changing the conductivity of the materials etc., air, earth, and metals etc. Damaging current levels flow as large electrical potential differences are created between the different materials, as they Ionize differently in a highly radioactive environment.
These discharges will also be influenced by weather conditions at the site.
Theremino from Italy, have created excellent free computer Geiger charting and metering software. You will need a Geiger Counter with a sound output, that you can connect to a computer sound input, to use this software.
http://www.theremino.com/downloads/uncategorized
You also need two programs, to get the Geiger software up and working.
Download the Theremino Audio input program, an unzip and open it up. You need to set this up correctly, to get the Geiger audio input trigger level right, for the Theremino Geiger software to work. The Theremino Audio input program is at the bottom of the Downloads/multimedia page at the site. The Theremino Geiger software is in the Downloads/uncategorized section.
I am also using the new Theremino MCA spectrometry program, for spectrometry food testing.
A Scintillator can be set up to use the Theremino Geiger software. This turns it into a very sensitive Geiger Counter.
Select English labeling under the language menu item, in both software packages. You can also send charts to the Internet via FTP. Both programs are constantly being updated with new improvements.
Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
12th, November, 2012,
A strong southerly came through around 12 pm on the 10th. The background average here dropped by 31% by the 11th, compared to high of 39% above for the 9th. Again this shows our local background increases with the presents Northern Tropical winds. (See Chart)
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-November-2012.jpg
For full local details visit,
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2630
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New to this forum? Here is a free Geiger Counter Use Guide.
http://technologypals.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Using-a-Geiger-Counter-to-test-food-for-Radioactive-Contamination.pdf
@Michael
“..no heightened radiation as has been the case at this site… since Fukushima radiation began.”
Then why the ‘heightened’ Hepa Filter readings?
What does that tell us? Just wondering.
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A crane event at Fukushima.
I am not sure what this is. Perhaps someone like potrblog or anyone could offer up a theory here.
Spark/Bolt/Blast
Time: 2012-11-09 14:22 jst
Here’s the youtube video of the screen shot sequence of events.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uyFN4uQhGw
“You can see a lot, just by observing.”
– Yogi Berra
My general observation is that it looks/seems like the entire site, all of a sudden, becomes a giant electrostatic field.
I have observed this event several times from as many cameras as possible and I am still not sure what I’m witnessing. I should also state that I have seen this phenomenon, or ones very similar, on several occasions.
SOURCE: 2012.11.09_13.32–14.32(TBS_JNN)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSuJLd8YbG0
Going frame by frame clicking ‘pause’ really fast.
(Caution: your finger may get tired.)
1:00 Crane to the right of the center stack begins to pick up and move a shinny object. The screen pixelation begins to increase.
2:22 Cranes (metal things) start to look ‘charged’.
2:23 Center crane begins to move and turn.
2:25 Center crane. Looks like there is some sort of electrical event.
A static ‘like’ discharge.
Above and below the lower joint.
2:26 Center crane. Several fast white flashes move up. It walks.
2:27 Something goes “zzz… ZAP”!!!
2:27 Center crane. Similar to the light from the muzzle of a gun and/or a bolt of lightning.
Sort of both. (?)
2:27 Something then ‘hits’ or goes off on the left crane.
Appearing almost simultaneous at high speed.
It looks to me, when I pause frame by frame, that something is flung from the center crane to the crane on the left. (?)
2:27 Upper left crane. A smoke plume appears from what I speculate to be ricocheting debris dust.
One theory was:
“…too many charged radioactive particles creates distributed capacitance lightening, just like clouds! Its the fallout!…ok a theory….” – enenews user CodeShutdown
My similar theory:
Electric currents flowing through the earth like a ‘magnifying transmitter’ perhaps?
“High power harmonic oscillation… transmission of electrical energy.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnifying_transmitter#Energy_transmission
I know when I’ve been under high power electrical lines, especially in damp conditions, you can hear and sort of feel the electricity.
That’s what this reminds me of, except on a mega huge scale. I can only imagine what it must have sounded like.
I am certain this will not be on your local news.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
8:00a EXT 46.2 CPM
8:10a INT 46.1 CPM
@Margery Brown:
Radiation in Denver itself could also be coming from streets contaminated with radium. A four-square block area downtown, if memory serves me right, had to be excavated and disposed of in a low-level rad waste dump a couple of years ago.
That all said, such high beta readings are worrisome. Could you share the link where you espied these readings?
My grandson, wife and baby are moving from San Diego to Denver, Colorado because of a better job, and I am concerned because the Beta CMP’s seem to be very high…daily in the mid 200′s or 300′s. Can anyone tell me WHY the CPM’s are so very much higher there than in LA or San Diego? Is this because of Fukushima, or is it at least partially due to Rocky Flats?
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:05a EXT 44.2 CPM
7:15a INT 52.3 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy sky
6:10a EXT 50.2 CPM
6:20a INT 51.1 CPM
11/08/12
5:30pm: 10-minute INTERIOR average RAIN SAMPLE: 49.7 CPM [The amount over background is within the Inspector Alert's margin of error and is therefore negligible and determined as background meaning no detection of Fukushima fallout. Also Radiation Station Santa Monica is not impacted by radon progeny affecting our rain readings hence no heightened radiation as has been the case at this site since measurements for Fukushima radiation began 3/15/11, four days after the meltdowns began.]
5:10pm 10-minute INTERIOR average background: 45.7 CPM^
Second rain sample from a soaked paper towel in Ventura, CA: 50.2
Wed, Nov 7– exterior in Ventura, CA (10 min avg): 49.4
Thurs, Nov 8– rain dampened paper towel (10 min): 47.8
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG cloudy sky
6:10a EXT 46.9 CPM
6:20a INT 48.8 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 53.9 CPM
6:20a INT 48.4 CPM
@ MARGERY BROWN….HAARP does NOT predict but causes anomolies.(Earthquakes CAN be but NOT necessarily WILL be created ..sort of a hit-and-miss scenario)Weather modification was started in Viet Nam by cloud seeding causing rain/monsoons..Today HAARP pulsing can creat/direct storms and cause earthquakes.Just last week in NJ a earthquake was recorded and HAARP pulsing was high in the NE…Problem is other countries have this ability also as Russia/China/Japan/etc. have this also so is it possible a Weather WAR is going on?? HAARP unlike Radio Telescopes beam to areas on this planet and NOT into outer space only as HAARP does both.The chemtrails are also part of the climate modification also and work hand in hand .
also rain has been nil here for awhile at RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC thus no new reports of late.We got winds/clouds and no rain from SANDY here
Something that has come to my attention that seems minor, but is perhaps important in the big ‘scheme’ of things.
Siren issues:
1. Sirens around Nuclear Facilities are powered by electricity. So, during a storm for example, if a loss of power occurs and a siren alert is needed, guess what.
Q: Why not use solar powered battery sirens?
A: That would make too much sense and be embarrassing to the Nuclear Industry. (my opinion)
2. Generally, there is a single ‘button’ to turn on the sirens. Again if power fails it will not work. If lines are down it will not work. If the control room is destroyed, then it will not work.
Q: Weren’t these ‘risk’ issues thought about when building these ‘technical marvels’?
A: Yes. But, the alternative to ‘do it right’ was not cost effective.
The Nuclear Industry’s mantra of “Your safety is our utmost concern” is only true when it’s cost effective. Otherwise, the contamination goes on and is covered up by secrecy, lies and disinformation.
_______
Movie Title: “WASTE. A Nuclear Nightmare.”
(1 hr 38 m produced-2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTRtHN0XTuc&list=PL69D1BB4DB0D8F834&index=49&feature=plpp_video
Watch this and you’ll be smarter.
Claiming ‘secrecy’ and ‘passing the buck’ seems to be standard operating procedure, as innocent people’s lives are destroyed.
If people could only watch this long enough to understand.
Maybe things could change?
Note: This video has familiar faces in it, like the guy from CRIAD. He’s good with a Geiger. Brave too. It has the translations on the screen.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 47.3 CPM
6:20a INT 44.8 CPM
@biggee, thanks. I get woozy trying to figure out how HAARP fits into everything else.
@Biggee
But what does HAARP have to do with predicting earthquakes?
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a INT 52.1 CPM
6:25a EXT 50.7 CPM
@SBLocal – thanks for the encouragement. I’m glad I can contribute in some way as there are some very smart people in this forum.
@SBLlocal Here is the HAARP testing website.Notice the NE ! A Nor-eastener on the way….also before the hurricain the NE was lit up like this also for sometime..Rhere were 3 storms (fronts) that MERGED creating Sandy,,,,NOT normal!
http://www.haarpstatus.com/status.html
@SBLlocal….Im not an expert in HAARP or Radiation here but where did you get the info beforeitsnews isnt a legitimate website.It reports on this HAARP monitoring website here (see below) and Not from a personal view so you have to go to THAT website for your??s which are explained pretty well what/how it works(see attachment below)Seems to explain pretty well your questions.For a more Scientific explination you can probably email them..
57 33 698 1751
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
HaarpStatus.com is a real-time sensor network from over 28 radio band that detect in frequency HAARP operates on.
These frequencies are similar to a code and the clicks, beeps, and even at times musical sounds in the ionosphere tells us how strong it is.
A system therefore was designed to detect, warn, and monitor of these frequency bands and it took several years to decode. The site Monitors plasma and ions in the atmosphere trying to predict extreme weather anomalies, and solar radiation effects.
Wavelengths –
Short spikes indicate near events, a high short spike usually means a short term major event is about to happen in that area.
Long and steady increases usually mean a large scale change is developing in the area that will affect a large area’s upper level jet stream.
Front Page – The front page shows a graph and map chart. The page refreshes automatically every five minutes, but the readings are anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour interval, depending on how strong the sensor signals are. Once a sensor detects a signal from HAARP in the ionosphere it will take anywhere from five to ten minutes for the system to show what magnitude and location this signal was over.
Magnitude System – This project has developed a way to measure the magnitude of change in the ionosphere due to HAARP. The scale is from 1 to 10. Zero to One magnitudes are pretty normal while anything over five would be considered moderate and possibly significant, which can alter a weather pattern.
Forecast System – Once a magnitude is determined, the system will look at the current jet stream location and a forecast will be generated showing the predicted change. Using this, HaarpStatus.com will be able to give you locations that will be affected, based on the readings, with a detailed forecast.
Is there downtime? With all networks there will be downtime. You’ll notice it by the split in the readings. If only one network reads the frequency then it cannot triangulate the location and it will not show up on the graph or map.
Why would you use this project? This project will update you on the effects HAARP has and you may correlate it with weather changes.
How often do the sensors pick something up that changes the weather pattern? Not too often do we get higher readings but when we do it means something big is coming. You can keep the page on another window and check back often to see the readings.
Notifications – Notifications are available if you have Facebook. Join the HAARP Status Facebook page
Click Here
Return to The Main Status Page
@SimiRich, thank you so much for your continuous posting of measurements! I am grateful every time you post. It’s great when there are three or four measurements to compare, and hopefully your constancy will inspire others to find time to do the same.
@biggee, could you and/or others please help me understand the method of data collection for HAARP pulses? And what exactly is being measured? Has this source ever accurately predicted (even retroactively) recent large earthquakes? Beforeitsnews is not a legitimate “alternative” media source; it’s potentially full of disinformation. I know HAARP exists and that it’s a magnet of speculation. Are there any legitimate sources on what HAARP is doing?
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
8:05a EXT 48.9 CPM
8:15a INT 49.0 CPM
H.A.A.R.P pounding west coast to cause possible earthquake.Warning today through Wednesday for California
http://beforeitsnews.com/earthquakes/2012/11/california-has-gone-red-earthquake-alert-sunday-through-wednesday-2446102.html
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:30a EXT 47.0 CPM
7:40a INT 50.0 CPM
@roundabout,
It went over 4500 CPM before the Radiation network station went off line. A poster Yogda on enenews said he was 80 miles North, and his Geiger counter was at normal levels.
You can get very narrow band high level fallout coming through to a localized area. This chart of a Dunedin New Zealand 1st February 2012 rain event captured such an event passing through the area.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Dunedin-New-Zealand-01022012.jpg
A Geiger Counter tube can suffer from saturation and go to zero until it recovers. This can happen when a large amount of radiation is detected. That seemed to be what happened to this station as it went to zero, and then recovered, when I was observing the event.
I had this happen to my Geiger Counter when I detected a radioactive cloud passing over our area in January 2012. My Geiger Counter went to zero, and then recovered. You can see it in the data chart taken of the event. The big dip just before the peak.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/radiation-spike-080112.png
Full details of about this event can be found here,
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2490
The Oregon event could also be equipment malfunction. Without more information who knows?
Continued,
More testing needs to be done as the dynamic seems to be changing. We have had lots of discussions here about this. “Theory One” in the post below seems to make the most sense from the test results. It is just a theory. The testing station is about mid way down the East Coast of Australia.
The Northern Hemisphere fallout dynamic could be a lot different, with lots of other isotopes present in the rain, or snow washouts.
Australia
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast
October monthly report from downunder
The local background radiation average for the month of October was elevated at 19% above the four year recorded average. It was also a very volatile month, with dynamic swings in local background radiation levels. These dynamic swings in background levels were tied to wind direction. Northerly wind direction consistently increased local background levels of radiation.
At the beginning of the year, we had lots of short duration spikes in radiation, that were detected up the eastern sea board of Australia and in New Zealand by independent testers. Now we are seeing broader increases over longer periods of time. Click the link to see the October day average chart, to see this dynamic.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-October-2012.jpg
After doing a lot of rain swab scintillator tests, what was detected were increased radioactive Radon gas levels. Here is a link to information on Radon gas.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nuclear/radon.html
The local rain washout test chart, link below, shows Radon, the daughter decay chain of Lead, Pb-210 and Pb-214, plus Bismuth Bi-214. Longer period testing showed that all that was left after leaving the test sample for a week, was the long life Radon daughter Pb-210.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Rain-swab-test-2.75-hours-B-240912-71-10.jpg
There are a number of theories that have been put forward for the increasing Radon levels.
Radon Theory One
50 times more Uranium than normal was detected in air over Hawaii on the 21.03.2011. (
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/10/on-321201150-times-more-of-uranium238-was-measured-in-the-air-of-hawaii-than-2010/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FukushimaDiary+%28Fukushima+Diary%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
All this extra Uranium that has been aerosolized into the air from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster into the Northern Hemisphere atmosphere, is constantly releasing extra Radon gas. This would explain the increase in radioactive Radon gas coming across the equatorial boundary from the Northern hemisphere.
Also, there are constant steam releases from the underground super heated melted Nuclear reactor cores, hitting ground water. This releases a lot of extra Radon that is in the cores and soil at Fukushima. Watch this video from the 30.10.2012 to see a live shot of ground venting at the Fukushima site, from the underground Nuclear reactor cores. This is a common occurrence there.
(Thanks to enenews member nuckelchen, for this video.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpGbmhg3olc&feature=youtu.be
Radon has a half life of 3.82 days so it is around for at lease 38 days. You multiply the half life of an isotope by 10 to get the effective life of it in the environment. If a sufficiently large enough extra amount of Radon is continually being produced in the Northern Hemisphere atmosphere, there is plenty of time for it to get here, and be detected, if the weather conditions are favourable.
Radon Theory Two
Increasing Radon levels have nothing to do with Fukushima, but by increased global temperatures, or seismic activity in the Northern Hemisphere.
Any increase in background radiation levels, or Radon levels is not good. Radon is the second biggest cause of lung cancer, after smoking.
Monthly Average Chart 2012
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Caloundra-monthly-average-background-radiation-levels-for-2012.jpg
@vital1; any further information on the reason for the 3000 plus cpm screenshot in Oregon let us know… that is shocking!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 49.4 CPM
6:20a INT 46.3 CPM
Alert Level ++++ USA Radiation Network, West Coast, Oregon, 3,794 CPM and rising, 02.11.2012
Screen Shot,
http://technologypals.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Radiation-network-alert-level-3794-CPM-02112012.jpg
An even better story from Beyond nuclear.
http://www.beyondnuclear.org
Hurricane “Sandy” sends another warning on unreliable nuclear power in a climate changing world
The current news is all about how global warming is responsible for a super storm like Sandy, and how we can definitely expect more storms like this in the future. As I understand it,nuclear power is supposed to help prevent such storms by being a cleaner source of energy than coal,etc. Really? Apparently that is only if there are no nuclear accidents, releases or meltdowns during one of these monster storms. Just shutting down a nuclear facility before a storm, is obviously not THE answer.
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12471-oyster-creek-nuclear-alert-as-floodwaters-fall-more-questions-arise#startOfPageId12471
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG foggy
6:10a EXT 48.3 CPM
6:20a INT 45.6 CPM
October 29, 2012: Special 1-hour show with Hurricane Sandy slamming into New Jersey with 16 nuclear power plants in the storm’s projected path. Interview with Paul Gunther of Beyond Nuclear.org who says that while DC generators can power a reactor core for up to 48 hours, spent fuel pools have no backup power system at all in case of loss of electricity and have much more radioactivity. Collins also reveals that seas of 21 to 27 feet in Lake Michigan threaten the spent fuel pools at the Palisades nuke plant near South Haven Michigan where the spent fuel rods are contained outdoors in 21 16-foot-tall fortified casks, each containing 30 tons, and and seated on a concrete pad on sand dunes. Much more horrifying news about Sandy and the ongoing and spreading threat of Fukushima radiation in this exceptional show.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 51.4 CPM
6:20a INT 50.1 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 47.5 CPM
6:20a INT 49.6 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 63.1 CPM
6:20a INT 47.9 CPM
This is the largest exterior increase that I’ve seen. Not sure what has caused this.
Wake up guys! Millstone nuclear plant on the coast of Connecticut is expecting 11+ foot storm surge from Hurricane Sandy. Monday is also the Full Moon, meaning add 2-3 feet more as a (very) high tide rolls in at night. See links below –
http://www.thehour.com/news/norwalk/mayor-moccia-hurricane-will-produce-foot-storm-surges/article_f2262324-2131-11e2-9ea8-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2_5/comments/sirens_sounded_to_evacuate_schools_closed/
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2279
http://enenews.com/officials-connecticut-warn-giant-16-foot-storm-surge-plus-15-foot-waves-top-states-nuclear-plant-directly-exposed-ocean-photos
Also interesting: the lower Manhattan Subway has a 50% chance of flooding…(read Jeff Masters blog above).
A storm surge is somewhat like a tsunami, in many respects it seems.
[MidWest Good News] Fukushima Fallout Food Contamination
http://youtu.be/bFyvACCMWJw
North Carolina showing 187 cpm ALERT Level on Radiation Network.
Here’s the Screen Shot:
(as of 10/28/2012 – 12:45 pacific time, 3:45 eastern)
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2099954/Rad%20Network%20Oct%2028%202012%20ALERT%20187cpm.jpg
Near the U S Govt Harris Nuclear Plant.(pretty sure)
The detector, as of now, has been taken offline. (?)
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:40a EXT 51.8 CPM
7:50a INT 50.1 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky, windy
7:30a EXT 46.9 CPM
7:40a INT 45.5 CPM
@roundabout – I’ve had other occasional reading reaching 54 but they are sporadic. I think a key factor is the location of where I took the reading yesterday. I normally take a reading on a plastic chair, sitting on my lawn in the backyard. Yesterday, the chair was unstable due to the wind so I set the Inspector on a cushioned chair that was sitting on concrete decking. The sun was not up at the time but I think the concrete might have skewed the numbers.
@Simirich; Is this 54 mark the highest exterior range so far for you? And what do you suppose is the reason?
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky, extreme wind
6:10a EXT 54.1 CPM
6:20a INT 47.2 CPM
27x Background Radiation From Saint Louis Storms
http://youtu.be/mGtCMpjBfHY
Illinois, USA
35 miles south west of Chicago
October 25, 2012
These radiation readings were taken outdoors at 3½ feet height above the ground.
44.0 CPM at 1:50 p.m. (clear/warm/slight wind)
46.4 CPM at 3:10 p.m. (clear/warm/slight wind)
42.7 CPM at 4:30 p.m. (clear/warm/slight wind)
49.4 CPM at 6:00 p.m. (Storm/Intense rain/slight wind)
Geiger Counter: Inspector Extreme
Over 100 cpm ALERT(s)
“Frederic, WI is experiencing the same elevated radiation levels as detected by Grand Rapids only a day or two earlier, the two stations essentially corroborating each other.”
- from Radiation Network message page 10/25/2012
Maximum Alert: Airborne Radioactive Fallout On Jet Stream Boundary
We expect this system to move towards Saint Louis later today, and readily detectable levels of airborne radiation my be present! Real time Saint Louis area radiation monitoring is available on our Live Saint Louis Outdoor Radiation Monitor.
Video detailing the situation @
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC8C2hHNUjc&feature=youtu.be
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 49.0 CPM
6:20a INT 47.1 CPM
article about “hydrogen leak” at San Onofre today is especially interesting in light of Michael’s conversation with whistleblower posted here on the 20th… I am clueless as to whether it is obvious Edison is lying, or not, about this incident when it says it was “small and presented no risk to workers or the public.” Hope many in area saw Michael’s post and meeting tomorrow is well-attended.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21832108/minor-hydrogen-leak-at-closed-calif-nuclear-plant
October 14th Radiation Spike measured in Hokkadio Japan is the smoking gun of the Eugene, Or and Grand Rapids, Mn fallout spikes measured on Oct 19-22.
See the update on:
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/10/more-on-way-fallout-detected-on.html
UK – Subsidies for New Nuclear Plants
Article: 22 October 2012
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-to-rip-up-rulebook-and-subsidise-new-nuclear-plants-8219870.html
“…shambolic energy strategy.”
“…squander public money to protect the profits of energy giants.”
[The Nuclear Industry] “…over many decades it has benefited from government subsidies at the expense of public investment in renewable energy.”
In other words… we’ve been robbed.
It’s really the same thing in the USA and all the Nuclear manipulated countries.
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Here’s the visual of what I am seeing even on a clear day at Fukushima Daiichi’s destroyed Nuclear Facilities.
Watch for about 3 to 5 minutes.
Time stamp: 2012-10-24 14:30 jst
(via Fuk1long 2x)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evATnHUfGXo#t=12m30s
Continuous Releases…
My description:
As the clouds pass quickly in front of the sunlight it creates a momentary visual effect.
Even at normal ‘live’ speed whereas one can see the translucent gaseous emissions ‘belching’ and ‘puffing’. At the slightly faster 2x recorded speeds, it really shows up.
Mostly from ‘the pit’ at R3 and all over from the exposed floor of R4.
Sometimes the right corner of R2 appears steamy too.
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It’s now been 593 days since 311.
That’s 19 months and 13 days.
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=march+11+2011
The initial fallout(s) have circled the globe over 14 times now. Accumulating, mixing, spreading and contaminating throughout ALL layers of our atmosphere and ocean.
(It takes about 40 days for the atmospheric fallout to circle the planet.)
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 46.8 CPM
6:20a INT 48.0 CPM
More On The Way: Fallout Detected on Radiation Network and RadNet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd7vZUgM7PA&feature=youtu.be
Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
24th, October, 2012
A strong southerly came through on the evening of the 22nd, and as I predicted it caused a dramatic drop in the 24hr average local background level for the 23rd.
The 24hr average went from 0.145 uSv/hr (45%) above the 4 year average of 0.10 uSv/hr on the 22nd, down to 8% above average on the 23rd. It was also 48% above average between 12am and 8am on the 22nd. This 40% drop in 24 hours happened in dry conditions.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-October-2012.jpg
@potrblog; The implications of your shared report are far reaching. One report each citizen of the world should read to increase general awareness. Can not thank you enough. A great read, and worthy of passing along! Blessings.
[EBO] Effects-Based Operations: The Math of Influence and YOU.
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/10/ebo-effects-based-operations-math-of.html
Correction to yesterdays comment:
It was Grand Rapids, Minnesota NOT Michigan with the 100+ cpm readings. (Comment #176361 at 10/22/2012 1:18 pm)
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy
6:20a Paper towel swipe of overnight rain 50.0 CPM
6:35a EXT 42.9 CPM
6:45a INT 50.8 CPM
This Philadelphia Radiation Network station also had a high detection today.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Radiation-network-Philadephlia-78-CPM-23102012.jpg
@ Margery Brown,
There were events recorded by those who capture the web cam video of the Fukushima Nuclear site at enenews, starting around the 18th, that indicate significant radiation releases occurred around that time. This maybe contributing to the present round of high detections.
@Margery Brown, we believe there was a fuel rod fire back in April / May, and it correlated with EPA shutting down RADNET graphs; the same does not seem to yet be the case.
see:
Fukushima Fuel Rod Fire Shut Down All EPA RADNET Graphs In APRIL / MAY
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/10/fuel-rod-fire-shut-down-all-epa-radnet.html
Illinois, USA
35 miles South West of Chicago
46.6 CPM
at 9:40 p.m. October 22, 2012
Reading taken over 10 minute period
with Inspector Extreme Geiger Counter
at waist height in my yard.
Alert level at Radiation Network Hawaii station screen shot.
(credit to yogda enenews)
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Radiation-network-alert-level-Hawaii-133-CPM-23102012.jpg
This doesn’t look like a false alert as the station near it is also showing elevated detections.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Radiation-network-alert-level-Minnesota-111-+-67-CPM-23102013.jpg
Minnesota station is still on Alert level on Radiation Network, see screen shot.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Radiation-network-alert-level-Minnesota-104CPM-23102012.jpg
Radiation Network Message.
http://www.radiationnetwork.com/Message.htm
Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
23th, October, 2012
The 22nd 24 hour average was 0.145 uSv/hr (45%) above the 4 year average of 0.10 uSv/hr. Also, on the morning of the 22nd between 12am and 8am it was 48% above average.
A very strong Southerly came through at around 8pm last night, so I expect today’s average to be lower.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-October-2012.jpg
We are seeing increasing day averages here in the Southern Hemisphere as we move into our summer, more air appears to flow across the equatorial air circulation boundary in summer.
Well….in answer to my concern about how to find out….here is a brand new report from Energy News stating that there has been a HOAX. I certainly hope that this one is correct.
http://enenews.com/report-hoax-irresponsible-rumors-claim-fukushima-spent-fuel-pools-exploded
It may have just gotten worse! I just picked up the below link in an article posted in a comment to an article in Enenews.com and I do not know how to find out if this is true…and I certainly hope that it is NOT!
http://thecontrail.com/profiles/blogs/red-alert-fukushima-spent-fuel-pools-exploded-on-fire-now
Arnie Gunderson presents his first video in a planned series regarding nuclear energy…..”It could have been worse”.
http://fairewinds.org/content/fairewinds-podcast
Michigan’s Radiation Network bouncing at 100+ cpm for the last several hours.
Radiation Network – screen shot
(credit enenews user moozy)
http://imageshack.us/a/img51/8513/102ga.jpg
Seems like the cpm numbers have been bumping up a bit lately.
R.E.M.M.
Radiation Emergency Medical Management
Managing Internal Contamination
Guidance on Diagnosis & Treatment for Health Care Providers
1. Isotopes of Interest: Properties, Treatment, and Fact Sheets table
2. Radiation Countermeasures for Treatment of Internal Contamination
http://www.remm.nlm.gov/int_contamination.htm
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy
6:10a EXT 50.4 CPM
6:20a INT 42.2 CPM
@Potrblog Thank you so much for the amazing research into the historical values of aftershocks overlaid with aftershocks to date in order to predict what’s ahead. What a brilliant piece of work. We really appreciate this warning. Also this is a great reminder to everyone to buy your Potassium Iodide (Iosat) to protect your thyroid in the event of another meltdown. If you don’t have them on hand, your thyroid will be out of luck.
@ what the
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2630
There is a coloured chart near the top of the page at this site. It provides a basic reference to what CPM and uSv/hr background levels are considered safe, or dangerous.
Any increase in background levels increases risk.
Here is the Radiation Networks response to the incident in Oregin.
http://www.radiationnetwork.com/Message.htm
to vital1: i don’t understand what the numbers and all mean. Do you have a link to an explanation or a table that goes with that? I’m new to all these readings and stuff, and am limited on computer time.
Actually, can someone clarify what the radiation levels are “supposed to” be? Like a reference point for safe, standard, or borderline levels? (Like background, in food, etc). I keep looking thru the site, but haven’t found a clear reference on that.
And, has anyone heard of any readings in San Diego?
Thanks for all your efforts!
Magnitude M8.2 Aftershock Still Awaits Japan, Just Ask Sumatra
Finally put together a video with the details.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x99YxRM-zQ&feature=youtu.be
Air spot check on my covered back porch in Ventura, CA during a light mist showed a reading of about 50 cpm.
Kentucky: Radioactive (house) Air Filter
10 minute count 800 cpm
“INSIDE air filter. Last time (March – June) it was 2 or 3 times the background.” – from Show more
Video of test using an Inspector:
(originally Published on Oct 17, 2012)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g22m_rpefqs&feature=player_embedded
Uh oh!
‘Risk of Nuclear Melt-Down in U.S. Higher than it was at Fukushima’
from article:
“An engineer with the NRC says that a reactor meltdown is an “absolute certainty” if a dam upstream of a nuclear plant fails … and that such a scenario is hundreds of times more likely than the tsunami that hit Fukushima :”
“The report concluded that, “Failure of one or more dams upstream from a nuclear power plant may result in flood levels at a site that render essential safety systems inoperable.””
“Dam failure and NRC’s calculated odds of such a failure — were among many details that were blacked out of the earlier, publicly released report.”
credit:
Larry Criscione, a risk engineer NRC
Richard H. Perkins, a risk engineer NRC
Some good Graphics Illustrations too.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/coverup-risk-of-nuclear-melt-down-in-u-s-higher-than-it-was-at-fukushima/5309002
From Gene Stone of San Clemente Green:
I have some interesting facts for you about what is going on today regarding San Onofre nuclear reactors.
1) Starting today, Unit 2 will be run at full capacity with highly radioactive water flowing through the damaged tubes in the steam generators for the next 5 days! This dangerous experiment is allowed by the NRC because the reactors are not actually being activated. Instead, they will use huge heat generating pumps to simulate running the system at 100%. Without repairing the problem, Edison is experimenting with a defective nuclear reactor just to see what happens. This fact was first brought to our attention by someone who is working on unit 2 presently and found this risk to be unacceptable. It is a little known fact that we had serious problems with the new reactor head because of the more prominent issues with the defective steam generators, (see specifics on the message from the whistleblower below). It has since been confirmed by Greg Warnick (greg.warnick@nrc.gov), NRC’s Chief Inspector on site. On Friday, he told me that this information was accurate. Unit 2 had several leaks in the new reactor head which was installed during the scheduled shutdown prior to the leak in Unit 3. He said that this is the only way for Edison to know if they have fixed the leaks in the many connections and fittings associated with the reactor head. He did not have the same level of concern about the defective steam tubes bursting as did our friend who is working on this project right now. Should we be concerned? I’m not sure, but I do think the public has a right to be informed about things like this in advance, and not covertly by someone afraid of losing his job.
Here is what he told me over the phone…
“Things are pretty bad here at the plant; Edison just hired a “union busting hot shot lawyer” and everyone is too afraid of losing their jobs to talk about anything that could make the company look worse, especially right now. I’m afraid of losing my job too, but my family and I also live ten miles away and I care more about them than anything else. We are working on Unit 2, bringing it up from Mode 5 to 4 and we are preparing to go from Mode 4 to 3 by the weekend of the 20th. They brought in the Aux. boiler, assigned 12 hour shifts, and they are making damn sure that no steam leaves the domes for fear the public will catch on. I can’t believe how audacious they are, but for all practical purposes, they are going to restart Unit 2-which still is highly radioactive-without the NRC thoroughly reviewing Edison’s application that was just submitted. Their motivation is to see if they fixed the new reactor head which leaked profusely the first time they tried it. They don’t want anything holding them back from actually restarting when they get the green light from the NRC. The NRC’s Confirmatory Action Letter allows them to take it up to Mode 3 because the reactor is not “critical”, (fission reaction is on hold). They are trying to beat the clock before time runs out on them and the CPUC (California Public Utility Commission) sticks Edison with the cost of the outage instead of the ratepayers.”
2) Coincidentally, while this is going on, an emergency preparedness meeting is taking place today in San Clemente. All the experts will converge to discuss disaster preparedness. I am going there to talk about Unit 2 “restarting” today and to see that they don’t merely gloss over the topic of sheltering in place. If there is a radioactive plume coming our way we need to be able to get by on our own for weeks, not days. Will they discuss how to decontaminate yourself and prevent ingestion of radioactive particle that will remain in your body the rest of your life? Will they discuss the need for enough plastic and duct tape to seal your home after an earthquake shatters all the windows? We have other important questions we hope to get discussed in this forum. I hope you can join us for what will hopefully be an informative and perhaps even a lifesaving event.
Thousands of letters have been sent to our elected officials, but more are still needed to make sure they hear us loud and clear.
We are simply requesting that they support our reasonable expectation that the decision regarding the fate of the nuclear reactors at San Onofre should be done in a court-like setting. We can’t allow the NRC to make this decision alone because they are the ones who have failed us in the past.
The Great California ShakeOut reminds us once again that our government agencies prefer to ignore the possibility of a radioactive disaster. This is a critical point in time where we need to be heard loud and clear. Tell our Public Servants that we want our safety to come first. An adjudicated license amendment hearing is the best way to make sure of that.
Please send a letter to 88 civic leaders
INSTANTLY and get others to do so as well.
GO TO
Coming up next:
California Public Utility Commission (CPUC)
meeting on 10-25
Please attend to show support for a CPUC investigation into the financial aspects concerning the future of San Onofre. If approved, ratepayers will be given protection from unwarranted expenses and a clear choice about investing in truly clean, safe and sustainable alternatives. It will only take a small part of your morning to stand with us for this critical decision to start the investigation immediately.
THE RATEPAYERS HAVE HAD ENOUGH. WE DON’T WANT TO WASTE ANOTHER PENNY ON EDISON’S MISTAKES.
The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 25, 8:30 a.m., at Irvine City Hall, Council Chambers, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, CA 92606.
Public comment will only be taken at the first part of the meeting, but just being there is all that really matters, (don’t feel like you have to say anything). You don’t need to stay any longer than an hour at most. There are not many people that can take off on a workday to do something like this, so if you are one of the lucky few, we need you to make the extra effort. If you want to carpool, email gary@sanclementegreen.org and we’ll try to set it up for all who are interested.
Rain in Ventura, CA, 10 min paper towel test: 56.8
Normal background is 45-50.
See screen shot taken on the 20th October 2012 12.14 am USA time, It went a lot higher to 2961 CPM.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Radiation-network-alert-level-20122012.jpg
@Bigee -
The possibility of the collapse of Unit #4 is even greater with the sinking of the ground underneath the reactor. Reread Michael Collins’ “the Unforgettable Fire” . It clearly tells us what will happen when the collapse happens.
It’s the greatest threat to humanity and you won’t read about it in the mainstream media.
Listen to Carl Grossman demystifiying the nuclear media manipulation.
http://lhalevy.audioacrobat.com/download/aa21a17d-314f-324c-c0a8-09317cc79b03.mp3
Radioactive Peaches in Japan.
Peach Farmers – Oct 16, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=NHcy0AQ0lqI#t=352s
That is a lot of hard effort and work.
I believe their attempts to save crops, ‘within limits’, is futile.
Commendable, but sad.
Radioactive Tornadic Saint Louis Storms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRgpiD4TpAU&feature=youtu.b
More HOT rain.
Cleveland, OH “whoah!” is right.
“I don’t care what any of the experts say.”
– from video
Truck hood swipe Cleveland Ohio 10-15-2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIowUfueauM
Heres the 4 min interview translated from Japanese to English…”Chilling! ”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LCTv65aqgA&feature=youtu.be
MUST READ/Watch! The impending “doomsday” domino effect on collapse of Unit#4 Fukushima..WATCH 4 min interview @ end of article
http://www.naturalnews.com/037556_Fukushima_power_plant_collapse.html
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG,NC 10/15/12
Sky completely gray/overcast.A short electrical storm above it went over top of it from W to East followed by light showers
1…272.8 CPM @ 10:20 am (10+ Xs backgrnd)
2…27.0 CPM backgrnd @ 10:31 am
A Magnitude 8.0 Earthquake Aftershock Still Awaits Fukushima
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-magnitude-80-earthquake-aftershock.html
Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
15th, October, 2012
There was a dramatic drop in the 24hr local background with the arrival of southerly cold front. It went from a 39% above average high on the 10th, down to 9% above average on the 12th.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-October-2012.jpg
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 47.4 CPM
6:20a INT 47.5 CPM
I’ll be offline for a week. See you soon!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy
6:10a EXT 47.3 CPM
6:20a INT 51.2 CPM
I agree, Doctor. We flatlined by the Pacific thankfully:
10/11/12
8:30 am 10-minute INTERIOR average RAIN SAMPLE: 52.7 CPM [This shows, once again, that Radiation Station Santa Monica is not impacted by radon progeny affecting our rain readings.]
8:15am 10-minute INTERIOR average background: 49.4 CPM^
Glendale CA, Radiation Station: Rain, Thunderstorm
10 minute background: 36.6 CPM
10 minute rain sample: 44.8 CPM
22% over background. Not bad.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG high clouds
6:10a EXT 48.6 CPM
6:20a INT 57.0 CPM
Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
11th, October, 2012
Our local background 24hr average was 39% above average yesterday, and it looks like increasing even more over the next 24hrs, if the wind doesn’t change direction from the North.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-October-2012.jpg
The goal of the seismic imaging project is to attempt to measure the three major earthquake fault lines which run along our coast. The existence of these fault lines, especially after the continuing disaster at Fukushima, Japan, call into question the advisability of maintaining the Diablo Canyon nuclear power facility, operating near Avila.
The proposed testing will do nothing to prevent an earthquake on any of these fault lines. The tests will instead produce a large amount of data about dangers that we cannot avoid when these earthquakes occur.
Here is how the environmental impact report for the project describes it:
“The offshore component of the Project would consist of operating a geophysical survey 29 vessel, its associated survey equipment, and support/monitoring vessels . … The survey would be conducted along the central coast from approximately Cambria to Guadalupe (including marine protected areas around Cambria and elsewhere). … 18 active air guns … would discharge once every 15 to 20 seconds.”
In other words, huge underwater cannons would blast ear-shattering sounds under the water in an area from Guadalupe to Marin County. (These same measures are used to search for offshore oil reserves — coincidence?)
The environmental impact report indicates these tests would kill or injure marine mammals, including seals, dolphins, whales and otters. They could make them go deaf which would mean a lingering death. Already depleted fishing resources would be impacted. Seabirds would be affected as well, with little or no way of mitigating the impacts. Migratory birds would be affected as the tests would go on 24 hours a day and lights at night would be required. Air quality would be impacted and the project would contribute to climate change.
The ocean is our most precious resource. If the life of the ocean does not matter then neither do our lives. Some few persons stand to make lots of money from this outrageous project. PG&E will pass on the costs to us, the consumers. We and all life in the ocean and the land around us stand to lose. And for what?
The project will not prevent the next earthquake. And if it happens and Diablo crashes, so do we. Think of the economic impact of such a disaster. A recent issue of The Economist has on its front cover a statement that says the dream of nuclear power has become a nightmare. It is time to put our resources into safe energy and abandon nuclear power. Please sign this petition.
FOR LATEST INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO STOP THE DIABLO CANYON SEISMIC TESTING PROJECT AT
http://www.facebook.com/StopTheDiabloCanyonSeismicTesting
Here is an interesting and constantly changing map that allows the user to find out where the jet stream is at any moment.
http://virga.sfsu.edu/gif/jetstream_init_00.gif
In my second comment on Oct 7 under Rad News Digest, i gave a link to a short report by ENENews from the same day, which said that the ground below reactor 4 is sinking. Has anyone else found other reports on this? Does it appear valid?
Also, is there anyone taking readings in San Diego county? We don’t get much rain, but i guess we are in the line-of-fire. And disturbingly, i did a search thru our local weekly publication “the Reader”, to check if there had been any previous articles about radiation levels. The one related report i found had simply stated that during the time of the earthquake, and for at least a week afterwards, the city’s radiation detection systems were malfunctioning and out of commission. A coincidence or an intentional block-out?…
Do you think filtering water through those Glacier machines is pretty safe? They combine reverse osmosis with other systems, but i don’t know how reliable the machines themselves are. Though i’ve been using them for years already.
Take care, and thanks for all the reporting!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 48.3 CPM
6:20a INT 47.5 CPM
October 8, 2012: Lively and provocative show with high detections at Radiation Stations on both sides of Equator, Fukushima fallout-scavenging chemtrails back in Los Angeles with a vengeance, radioactive tritium in Vancouver B.C. open air water reservoirs indicating a foreign source most likely Fukushima, and much more.
A 2 Billion dollar Nuclear Plant loan.
News Article:
October 09, 2012 3:45 PM
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20121009-NEWS-121009738
“…the first nuclear power plant on the Arabian Peninsula, which, upon completion, will number among the largest nuclear-generating facilities in the world.”
“The new chief executive of Westinghouse Electric Company and a HIGH-LEVEL adviser to President Barack Obama will visit the local Westinghouse plant on Shattuck Way Wednesday.”
“The visit of Westinghouse CEO Danny Roderick and Fred Hochberg, president and chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, is related to a recent announcement that the Export-Import Bank has approved $2 billion in financing for a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates.”
What are they… nuts?
Do we have any readings from Michigan?? anybody
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 48.2 CPM
6:20a INT 45.7 CPM
Breaking- Jet Stream Primary Conduit For Airborne Long Half Life Radioactive Particulate
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/10/breaking-jet-stream-primary-conduit-for.html
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 47.4 CPM
6:20a INT 50.3 CPM
Exterior, Ventura, CA: 48.8
We purchased our Inspector in October 2011. I went back and looked up the exteriors I took in that month, to compare. Again, these are all from Oct, 2011.
52
43.2
44.1
47
45.6
59 (rain)
43.2
48.1
48.9
50
53.2
50.8
49.1
Protecting yourself from the effects of Radiation.
http://www.doctoryourself.com/Radiation_VitC.pptx.pdf
As you read this article pay attention to Lyposomal Vitamin C
http://www.quantumbalancing.com/liposomalC.htm
How to Make Lyposomal Vitamin C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eqfiTxDwg&feature=related
Counts Per Minute
I took a reading of 97.1 CPM I wanted to know how much of it might be Alpha so I put the meter in a plastic bag and took the reading again, and got 86.5 this would leave a difference of 10.6
What levels of Alpha would be considered a threat?
thanks
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:30a EXT 50.0 CPM
7:40a INT 46.3 CPM
My last comment was 2 days ago but I need to correct a bad link to my database. This link should take you to a logon page where you can sign on as a guest:
http://memphis.macusa.net/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=Rad_Data_Home.fp7&-startsession
The hosted database is a FileMaker document that allows me to easily enter and track readings over time and share the results with others. It may have some quirks but it is simple and accessible with the right link. This is a work-in-process and always open to suggestions. Thank you.
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC…….10/7/12
Rain been nil here..Electrical storm from W to E just went through
1…412.5 CPM @ 8:27 am
2… 32.7 CPM backgrnd @ 8:29 am ( 12.61 X backgrnd)
Here is a new and super-frightening video of many more video views of Fukushima nuclear reactor #4 that, contains 10 times more Cesium than Chernobyl, and seems to be gradually collapsing. When it does,(i.e.earthquake)it is anticipated that it will first destroy Japan and then become a global disaster….in the USA initially requiring evacuation of the West Coast. Appeals for help have been made to the United Nations. However, Tepco seems to be in no hurry to remove the 1530 highly radioactive spent fuel rods and will start doing so in 2014.
http://enenews.com/abc-fukushima-worker-shocked-steel-support-frames-under-reactor-4-damaged-reinforcement-of-fuel-pool-jury-rigged-danger-if-hit-by-typoon-or-tornado-vast-amounts-of-heavy-water-inside-vi
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG some high clouds
7:30a EXT 51.0 CPM
7:40a INT 49.9 CPM
Heavy chemtrails this morning.
No significant change in readings compared to background. Database updated today:
http://memphis.macusa.net/fmi/iwp/res/iwp_auth.html;jsessionid=055BFD08727927FE1578A18C.wpc1
I did have the opportunity to test some Albacore tuna caught off the north coast of CA a couple of weeks back that a local fisherman had given me. The sample was meat cut from the fish ‘close to the gut’, as explained to me. No shift over background read from the sample. Most of the people I talk to on the beach are ignorant of the radiation being dumped into the ocean. It make me feel very alone.
9am STL Thunderstorms @ 31X Greater than Background Radiation; estimated long half life rads @ 2 cpm over background.
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/10/9am-thunderstorms-31x-greater-than.html
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG some high clouds
6:10a EXT 53.5 CPM
6:20a INT 49.4 CPM
Here is a chart of a rain swab test minus background, collected from a passing storm during the period noted in our previous post.
The largest peak on the left is a 78 kev X-ray. The next three largest peaks are for Lead isotope Pb-214 at 242, 295 and 353 kev. The next significant peak is for Bismuth Bi-214 at 609 kev. The sample collected decayed fast. This fast decay is the signature of Radon washout.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Rain-swab-test-2.75-hours-B-240912-71-10.jpg
If there is something that has been missed in the analysis of this chart please let us know.
Australia,
Queensland,
Sunshine Coast,
5th, October, 2012
Here are the October and September day average background level charts, for the local area. They show the day average background dropping to 7% above average on 2nd October, from the steady increase to the high of 32% above average on the 23rd September.
The recent drop occurred when the wind predominantly came from the South. I can tell the wind direction just by looking at the fine details in the 24hr charts at present, as the Northerlies from the tropics encroach on the area the background goes up.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-October-2012.jpg
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-September-2012.jpg
All the tested sample evidence at present is showing there is a lot more Radon in the Northerly air coming from the tropics than there has been in previous years.
There may be other contaminants in the air with the Radon, but we have not been able to detect anything else of significance at present, with the test equipment available to us.
A number of theories have been put forward as to why there is an increase from previous years, in background and the amount of Radon gas being detected, when the Northerlies encroach. It has been organized here to collect more samples from contacts over a wider area, to try and more accurately define what is happening.
We are open to suggestions.
@All: Susan’s work as part of Team EnviroReporter is so outstanding, that we’ve created a new category called, oddly enough, Team EnviroReporter which will feature outstanding and relevant contributions from writers other than myself and Denise Anne. Look to this category of posts for some of the best reporting, writing and analysis that can be had anywhere on the environment and the challenges we face protecting it. We look forward to more work from Susan and Team EnviroReporter – indeed, we are honored to publish it.
Are you an excellent writer? Do you have a story that the thousands of people who visit EnviroReporter.com would want to read? Then send it our way!
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
6:10a EXT 49.6 CPM
6:20a INT 49.4 CPM
Radioactive Tritium Found in Water in Vancouver B.C. Canada
I have just read Dr. Gordon Edwards’ article on Tritium Emissions. Dr. Edwards is the President of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility. Dr. Edwards is consultant on nuclear issues and has been qualified as a nuclear expert by courts in Canada and elsewhere.[1]
http://www.ccnr.org/shuck_blog_12_09_12.pdf
Some key points concerning tritium:
1. Tritium is a radioactive hydrogen atom. It replaces one of the stable hydrogen atoms in water H20 and is called tritiated water HTO. Like H20, tritiated water is colourless and odourless. It has a half life of 12.3 years so it will be around for 123 years before it decays away.
2. Naturally occurring tritium is extremely rare on Earth, where trace amounts are formed by the interaction of the atmosphere with cosmic rays. The Ontario Drinking Water Advisory Council (ODWAC) says that anything above 2 bq/l of tritium in drinking water is due to man-made pollution from nuclear weapons or from nuclear reactors.
3. The Canadian standard for tritium in drinking water is 7000 becquerels per litre which is 350,000% higher than background. (One Bq is defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays every second).
4. Two independent scientific advisory bodies in Ontario have recommended reducing the permissible level of tritium in drinking water by a factor of 350 – down to 20 becquerels per litre maximum.
5. The UK Committee Evaluating Radiation Risks from Internal Emitters (CERRIE) has concluded that the biological harm caused by a given tritium exposure could be as much as 15 times greater than the harm caused by a corresponding quantity of gamma or X-ray.
6. Every radionuclide has its own unique pathway through the body. e.g Iodine 131 damages the thyroid. Cesium 137 goes to the muscle and is especially damaging to the heart muscle. Strontium 90 lodges in the bone and causes leukemia. But tritium, because it is attached to water, goes everywhere in the body and becomes incorporated directly into organic molecules.
7. According to the Nuclear Information Resource Service’s fact sheet –
“The public is only now becoming aware of the magnitude of tritium’s hazards. Most studies indicate that tritium in living creatures can produce typical radiogenic effects including cancer, genetic effects, developmental abnormalities and reproductive effects. Tritium can cause mutations, tumors and cell death.”
http://www.nirs.org/factsheets/tritiumbasicinfo.pdf
8. It has been shown that tritium crosses the placenta and enters the body of a developing fetus quite readily and that tritium damages both chromosomes and genes. A sudden intake of tritium can have a disproportionate effect on the subsequent life of a developing fetus.
9. It is not possible to filter out tritium once it is in the water. Bottled water is the only way to avoid drinking it (as long as the bottled water is tested to be tritium free). But it will still be in the rain water and will be absorbed through the skin in bath and shower water.
After the triple meltdowns and hydrogen explosions at Fukushima Daiichi on March 3, 2011, the City of Vancouver tested for radionuclides in the three open reservoirs at Capilano, Coquitlam and Seymour.
The lab gave a fairly high Minimum Detection Level for tritium – 15 becquerels per litre. For all three reservoirs, the results for March 16, 2011, March 25, 2011, March 28, 2011, April 5, 2011, April 11, 2011, April 18, 2011 and April 26, 2011 were all “less than 15 bq/l”.
Metro Vancouver either did not test for tritium on May 2, 2011 and September 21, 2011 or did not report results.
In January 2012, Metro Vancouver sent their water samples to the TestAmerica lab in Richland, Washington, U.S.A. TestAmerica sent results to Metro Vancouver but Metro Vancouver did not publish these results on their website. I found out about this because I contacted TestAmerica in August 2012 to find out about sending some foods to them for radioisotope testing.
TestAmerica said they could test my samples but that they would like me to have an expert to analyze the results. I asked them to recommend someone to me and they said they didn’t know anyone in Vancouver but that Metro Vancouver had sent samples to them and they suggested I call Metro Vancouver for a recommendation. If TestAmerica had not told me Metro Vancouver had done a test with them, I would not have known that more water samples had been tested. Once I had this information, I was able to request the test results from Metro Vancouver. The results are public information, so Bob Jones of Metro Vancouver sent me the results.
TestAmerica has much lower detection levels than the previous lab used by Metro Vancouver. Their “Method Detection Limit” is 3.6 to 3.7 bq/l.
Results in Jan 2012:
Seymour: 0.574 bq/l
Capilano: 4.884 bq/l
Coquitlam: 5.698 bq/l
Keeping in mind what Dr. Gordon Edwards said – that 2 bq/l is background and anything over that is either from a nuclear reactor or nuclear weapons (i.e. man made) then the Capilano Reservoir is 144% above background levels and the Seymour Reservoir is 185% above background levels.
Both Cesium 134 and Cesium 137 were detected in the January 2012 water tested. Cesium 134 is a trademark of Fukushima. The tritium could have come from Fukushima.
As the earlier 2011 results only measured any levels over 15 bq/l, it is not possible to compare results and see if they are rising or falling. This is another good reason why Metro Vancouver should have an ongoing, regular, monthly system in place of monitoring the city water. Why they will not do this is still a mystery.
Metro Vancouver has not published the January 2012 results. Metro Vancouver has not warned the public. The public has the right to know and choose to buy bottled water or not drink water from these reservoirs.
Metro Vancouver has not replied to my queries as to whether they have done any further testing since January 2012. Nine months later I do not know what the tritium levels in Vancouver water is. The reactors at Fukushima are still releasing an estimated 10 million becquerels per hour into the atmosphere – every hour of every day.
Metro Vancouver should be testing more regularly to see
whether or not the disaster is affecting our open water supply.
10 min exterior in Ventura, CA, with overcast skies: 48.8
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 49.0 CPM
6:20a INT 48.3 CPM
9:30pm passing STL drizzle at 5x over background radiation.
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/10/930pm-drizzle-radioactive-at-five-times.html
Question as to whether or not radioactive material was included in zinc cadmium sulfide spraying in St. Louis and Texas…
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/339573/3/I-Team-The-Armys-secret-cold-war-experiments-on-St-Louisans
Diablo Canyon may be in the throws of man made trouble as well. Using what I call “harmonics” (sound blasts) to test the faults at Diablo sure doesn’t sound smart to me! I live five miles south of that Devil! Anyone in this area might want to join a local coalition on this. I am ready with my heavy weight plastic, duct tape and supplies if we have to shelter in. Can’t load the link, but look at Yahoonews.com/officals mull seismic tests near california nuke plant.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 53.6 CPM
6:20a INT 46.1 CPM
“Wet and Chilly for the South West,” Farmers Almanac.
http://unofficialnetworks.com/farmers-almanac-2012-2013-winter-weather-forecast-106829/
2012-13 El Nino winter: strong Jet Stream splits at West Coast, branches later merge at East Coast (see next link). Rainy cold weather for California. Rads from Fukushima to be more concentrated in SoCal than previous year’s rainy season? Should we prepare to collect rain samples — if so, send where for testing? How best to collect? Who pays and how much?
http://unofficialnetworks.com/weak-el-nio-2012-2013-winter-world-meteorological-organization-107654/
If I remember correctly, Indian Summers (like we now are presently experiencing) are like a tease to tempt you to ill prepare and let your guard down…then, WHAM-O: a long harsh winter suddenly looms in on the horizon. I hope the forecast is wrong this year.
These rainy winters are also a concern for power plants like SONGS and their nascent releases of radionuclides into the atmosphere. Not to also mention the spreading of contamination at places like Rocketdyne in the mountains above Simi & the SFV. Just go to PubMed and see the research for yourselves– cancer, cancer, cancer, followed by more cancer.
@All:
ACTION ALERT, NRC MEETING OCT 9
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has scheduled a Public Meeting for Tuesday, October 9, 2012, from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the St. Regis Monarch Bay Hotel in Dana Point (1 Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point 92629). *We need another HUGE turnout for this meeting.* Plan to arrive EARLY to get best seats in what we expect to be another overflow crowd.
NOTE: On-site parking will be $5 Self-Park and $10 Valet. Carpooling is encouraged, We are using a Facebook Event Page to connect with fellow carpoolers from your location (
https://www.facebook.com/ events/332048410225364/.
This will be the first time that local concerned citizens, the NRC and Southern California Edison will take part together in a roundable discussion about San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) issues. They will also be joined at the discussion table by representatives from the California Energy Commission, the Coastal Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission.
This historic meeting will have two parts. The first part will be a roundtable discussion about SONGS steam generator problems. Part two will be a general discussion about procedures of the NRC and their effectiveness. The NRC has promised community organizers that questions from the public will be taken throughout the meeting.
“Generators 2 and 3 have been shut down since late January for safety issues. We welcome this opportunity to sit down with the NRC, Southern Calfiornia Edison and other interested parties,” said Gene Stone, a resident of San Clemente and head of Residents Organized for a Safe Environment. “Restarting San Onofre would pose a grave and dangerous threat to the eight-and-a-half million citizens who live nearby and their voices need to be heard loudly and clearly. We call on all interested citizens to come to this meeting and express their concerns about San Onofre.”
For more info contact: Gene Stone of ROSE – 949-233-7724
Carol Jahnkow of the Peace Resource Center of S.D. – 760-390-0775
caroljahnkow at gmail.com
Sociologist claims Army scientists secretly sprayed St Louis with radioactive particles for YEARS to test chemical warfare technology
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2210415/Revealed-Army-scientists-secretly-sprayed-St-Louis-radioactive-particles-YEARS-test-chemical-warfare-technology.html
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 49.9 CPM
6:20a INT 46.7 CPM
@chase; so far no rebuttles to your comment on the report re; Dairy Closures. I find it pretty amamzing that no one has attempted to defend against your Fukushima statement since dairy farmers have so much to lose. Silence may tell all? My heart goes out to the central valley, a place where I grew up. The poverty rate has always been high there, and the state is going to hurt from this turmoil fiscally, as well as end an era so embedded in the history of the central valley. Fukushima is changing our lives at a faster pace each day.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:40a EXT 48.5 CPM
6:50a INT 50.7 CPM
@Michael If the plants face new and previously unaccounted for risks, it only makes sense that their insurance premiums should be increased to cover the costs of fixing a meltdown.
Of course that would drive them out of business, thats why the government forces us to cover the costs and risks.
Milks latest ad campaign.
California Milk Processor Board
The general logo theme on the TV commercial and in these adds has what looks like an ‘atomic symbol’ in it to me.
I have to wonder. Is some advertising guy trying to give us a ‘useful’ subliminal message here. It just struck me as odd.
Atomic logo?
http://www.gotmilk.com/#/imitation-milk-kit
The slogan is:
– “REAL MILK… comes from cows”.
(What! Do they think we’re idiots?)
click the second bottle from the left –
http://www.gotmilk.com/#/real-milk
Anyone else notice that?
_________________
Here’s what ABC news says… CA Dairies are going broke.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/calif-dairies-strained-feed-milk-prices-17356072#.UGdGx1KOCDV
Here’s what I think:
I personally stopped drinking milk and many others I know have also stopped over the last 18 months due to detections of cesium in California’s Milk.
There is no mention of this in their article.
However, you can go there and leave a comment.
I did.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:40a EXT 49.7 CPM
6:50a INT 47.1 CPM
@Potrblog & All: I sure hope people take advantage of this opportunity to comment on the threat of floods inundating vulnerable American reactors. Below reads the press release without links which you can get if you go to http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2012/12-107.pdf
NRC SEEKS COMMENT ON PROPOSED GUIDANCE FOR EXAMINING
PLANT RESPONSE TO UPDATED FLOODING HAZARDS
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on proposed Interim Staff Guidance to U.S. nuclear power plants for evaluating how re-analyzed flooding hazards could affect plant performance. The need to re-analyze the hazard is one of the lessons learned from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident. The new analysis will take advantage of recent advances in understanding flooding hazards.
The proposed guidance would provide a means for meeting the requirements in a request for information the staff issued on March 12. The guidance would not be mandatory, but should a plant decide to take a different approach, the NRC would review both the plant’s methodology and results when they submit their response.
The NRC will accept comments on the proposed guidance until Oct. 29; comments can be submitted via regulations.gov using Docket ID NRC–2012–0222.
The NRC began examining flooding issues, in the form of upstream dam failures, prior to the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident. That work was incorporated into the agency’s post-Fukushima efforts, which include requiring all U.S. plants to re-analyze potential flooding hazards at their sites using the latest available information. The plants will use present day guidance and analysis methods that have been used in new reactor applications to analyze hazards including stream and river flooding, hurricane storm surges, tsunami, and dam failures. In May, the NRC announced a schedule for all U.S. nuclear power plants to complete the hazard re-analysis by March of 2015.
If the re-analyzed flood hazards exceed the levels a plant was originally designed for, the plant will tell the NRC what interim measures it will use to safely deal with the new hazard. The plant will also perform an “integrated assessment” to identify specific vulnerabilities and examine how existing or planned systems or procedures will prevent or mitigate flood damage.
The staff’s draft guidance lays out several assumptions for the integrated assessment, such as taking into account available onsite resources and systems for responding to flooding. The assessment must also consider any mode of operation (at full power, for example, or during a refueling outage) that could be affected by a flood, as well as simultaneous events such as losing power from the electric grid. The assessment cannot exclude a flooding event based can solely on how rare that flood might be. The guidance is available on the NRC website.
Australia,
Victoria,
Melbourne,
28th,September,2012
Quote from Toadmac in an enenews post.
http://enenews.com/japan-tv-fukushima-radioactive-plume-is-circling-earth-every-40-days-fallout-still-spiking-this-summer-video/comment-page-1#comment-291390
“We have had very unsettled (almost strange) weather today in Melbourne, Australia. There has also been Strong radar interference picked up on the Australian BOM network at 05:10 UTC on September 27, 2012 as well as very high scintillation and ionospheric readings during the last 18 hours. My counter had a very high background reading in the morning (0.30 uSv/hr) almost double the average here.
I tested a rain sample and it was the highest (1.74 uSv/hr) I have had in months? Did I miss something or is it just a random act of God? Strange weather from where I’m standing any ways! Anyone else have any answers?”
Australia,
New South Wales,
Sydney,
24th, September, 2012
Report from contact there.
“I would like to say that “pulses in the range of 0.32 uSv/h” are so frequent in Sydney that I don’t report anymore. My small Russian counter pulses every 2 hours or so at higher levels than this. I can leave it on for the weekend and take proper recordings.”
9-25-12 San Diego, CA 10 minute averages
40.1
42.5
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG some high clouds
6:10a EXT 50.7 CPM
6:20a INT 48.1 CPM
Illegal Immigrant Arrested at Palo Verde Nuclear Plant, AZ
“Man used fake ID to try to get inside plant as a construction worker.”
“…he didn’t go very far, into the really, really secure area, you never know what’s going to happen once these guys get inside there.”
http://www.kfyi.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=118695&article=10449168
I wonder how many illegal, possibly terrorist, workers are accessing these things every day?
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC
OOps! Forgot to report LAST rain showers here on 9/18/12
1…125.9 CPM @ 12:21pm
2… 30.9 CPM backgrnd @ 12:32 pm
showers moving from SW to NE…
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 48.4 CPM
6:20a INT 50.6 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 48.0 CPM
6:20a INT 49.1 CPM
The first storm radioactive washout test chart in my post on the 25th ran for 2.75 hours.
Radon decay chain isotopes decay quickly and the chart peaks get overwhelmed by background, so the test was stopped after 2.75 hours, and the test results saved.
Using the same swab a new test was immediately started. This time for a longer duration test. It ran for an extra 9.39 hours. So at this point the original sample had been decaying for 12.4 hours when this test was stopped and the results saved.
The short period chart shows the type of peaks you expect from Lead Pb-214 decay in Radon washout.
short period chart,
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Rain-swab-test-240912-71-10-s.jpg
That is because Lead Pb-214 decay gives out gammas in this ratio of 242 (7.25%), 295 (18%), and 352 (35.6%). So the highest peak should be at 352 keV. Which it is.
The longer period chart shows a prominent peak develop at 242 keV.
longer period chart,
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Rain-swab-test-9.39-hours-240912-71-10-s.jpg
Gamma Ray Bursts & Fallout At 37 Times Background Radiation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99e_-ngSIWg
Charts at
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/09/gamma-ray-bursts-fallout-at-37-times.html
Used a much better system to capture Radon decay isotopes in the hot rain from another storm that came through on the evening of the 24th. Using surgical gloves as the sample was hot. Wiped a paper towel over the bonnet of a car and kept turning it over and folding the paper towel swab on itself after each wipe. Then squeezed out as much water as possible.
This was then put into a zip lock plastic bag, and put into the testing chamber and tested with a 2″ x 2″ NaI Scintillator. It was 4x more radioactive than the last storm radon washout test sample used on the 21st. This allowed for a much more detailed spectrum to be recorded.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Rain-swab-test-240912-71-10-s.jpg
5PM Storms @ 20X Over Background And Lightening Strike Xray Bursts
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/09/5pm-storms-20x-over-background-and.html
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 48.8 CPM
6:20a INT 47.3 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 50.2 CPM
6:20a INT 51.2 CPM
http://enenews.com/airplane-air-filters-coming-australia-contaminated-fukushima-radioactivity-months-after-311-video
Above link is interesting as the video depicts Australia-bound airplanes being contaminated with FUGOO. Check comments also, as it seems Cathay Pacific refuses to alter their Polar flight course to Singapore and instead flies jets directly over the rad emitting pools of Fukushima. Kind of a hot waypoint for navigation purposes!
Anyone out here in raddieland have pets? Reason I ask is at the feed store are plenty of newly-produced fish (salmon, mostly) foods for dogs and cats on the shelves dry and canned–has the thought occurred to sample for radioactivity? Lamb products too. I query this is an afterthought to an article stumbled upon a couple months ago (a must read):
http://www.katiethegoat.org/about-katie/
“Goats, with their four stomachs and unique digestive systems, concentrate radioactivity in their milk, more than other mammals. They are reliable indicators of the presence of radioactivity in the environment. For that reason, they are feared by the nuclear industry, which downplays its routine radiation releases.”
Michael, please contact the Weems in Dayton Canyon. Sampling their goats will be a wake-up call for any denier. These goats forage on Rocketdyne grasses and water. Have you thought about obtaining a Katie II to assist in your own endeavors?
Australia,
Queensland
24th, September, 2012
The average daily background radiation levels here have increased significantly from the 19th to the 23rd of September, to 32% above average on the 23rd. This has been happening when the area receives a North / North easterly wind direction, for any significant period of time. Again the weather conditions have been mostly fine, no significant solar activity with one brief storm on the afternoon of the 21st. The storm did have some radon washout in it but the elevated background was present days before this storm occurred.
Day chart for September
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-September-2012.jpg
24 hour chart,
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/24-hour-background-radiation-chart-23092012.jpg
Radon washout chart for the storm late afternoon on the 21/09/2012.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Rain-swab-radiation-chart-21092012.jpg
The first storm of the season came through late on the afternoon of the 21st. The wind was coming from the North / North east, and the storm came in from the South West, over the top of this northerly surface air flow.
I did a paper towel swab off the top of two wheelie bin lids. This is the first time I have done any swabs here, and actually got a hot detection with the GS (Gamma Scout Geiger Counter). Up until now all the detections here have been free air detection.
The swab test GS visual peak was 0.28 uSv/hr and the data log peak was 0.35 uSv/hr.
I immediately put the swab into the scintillator test chamber, in a zip lock plastic bag. It was decaying quickly, so the chart is a bit rough. The screen shot was the test chart after 3 hours of testing. The longer I left it in the test chamber, the more the chart data was overwhelmed by background. This is because it was decaying quickly.
A rough estimate is that it was half as active after 3 hours. Seems to be a Radon decay chain as Lead Pb-214 and Bismuth Bi-214 are the main peaks, and there is no indication of any radium. The good news is that I did not detect any fallout isotopes. The peak in the chart between 352 and 609 keV is a test chamber artifact.
To compare with our southern hemisphere friends…
Sitting at my desk in Ventura, CA, I am getting a spot check interior CPM reading hovering around the high 40s.
Switching to sv/hr, I get a reading of .011
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy sjy
7:30a EXT 46.8 CPM
7:40a INT 46.3 CPM
Just heard about the steel beam dropping into the spent fuel poos at reactor number three. Chase, you do not have to be a plant engineer to actually believe things with your own eyes and quick analytical mind! I am wondering if something happened on the 20th as well. Thanks for the report on the webcam, and I know you and others here will stay vigilant. As for me, I am going to stock up on zeolite as I can afford it.
Michael, thanks for all the updates. And glad you posted Kim’s petition. Just got one the other day. Maybe our congressman/women can find some funding now that a steel beam has hit the fuel pool and all of hades has broken loose!
New Zealand,
Dunedin,
23rd, September,2012
Report just in.
“Was outside with a few friends with the GS in the back yard … and we started getting some 0.33-0.36 pulses coming through every 2-3 minutes …. bit of a shock.”
These are free air detections in uSv/hr with a Gamma Scout Geiger counter. I realize these maybe small compared to some North American detections, but this is a significant detection for NZ.
9-18-12 Burbank, CA, 10 min avg: 32.1
9-19-12 Hemet, CA 10 min avg: 47.5
9-22-12 Ventura, CA 10 min avg: 52.1
Not to overdo the TEPCO Web Cam, but again things at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant are not going well.
There was a ‘fireball’ blast/explosion recorded. (2012-09-20)
Look lower left.
My screen shot:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2099954/Rad%20TEPcam%20Sep%202012%20ExplodeLeft%20001.jpg
Explosion Details:
–> @ 18:11:42 on screen Tepco timer
–> @ 0:34 seconds on the video recording.
(use this detail time reference while viewing the video)
EXPLOSION @ TEPCO FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI POWER PLANT
2012-09-20 18:11-18:14 JST
(credit enenews user nuckelchen video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na3V5dmR88Y&feature=youtu.be
nuckelchen’s frame to frame
from the light-blast on the left:
http://i.imm.io/F9Lv.jpeg
_
This all happens very fast, (seconds), but when I watched the video (multiple times) and knew where to ‘pause/stop’ quickly, I then saw a lot of things.
Multiple Light flashes, emissions/smoke and some of it moving at extremely high speed from left to right. Some I cannot explain.
Some of what looks like a smudge on the left screen I think is actually thick emissions prior to the ‘high speed’ blast and/or a small particle of debris from a prior ‘out of view’ pre-blast.
You can see the concussion. At one point prior to the main explosion I ‘believe’ I’m seeing a piece of debris or projectiles horizontally flying at high speed past the base of the center stack and it continues between R3 and R4. (It’s hard to tell?) Just so fast.
___
Also of note today:
Yahoo Japan, RT news, EXSKF and others are reporting that a steel beam weighing over 1000 lbs has fallen from a crane doing debris removal into the Spent Fuel Pool at Unit #3.
[excerpt RT news]
“[Tepco] says the metal construction, 7.3 meters [~25 feet] in length and weighing 470kg, did not cause any breach in the cooling system, but could complicate further retrieval of spent nuclear rods.”
Complicate? I don’t like the sound of that.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG light, high clouds
6:35a EXT 50.0 CPM
6:45a INT 51.2 CPM
@Chase
“Charged particles coming off of the cranes and the stacks looks like something out of a Sci-Fi movie.”
Agree
NRC TO DISCUSS IMPLEMENTING ORDERS FOR
POST-FUKUSHIMA IMPROVEMENTS SEPT. 27 IN ROCKVILLE, MD
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with industry representatives Sept. 27 to
continue discussions on schedules and guidance for the Orders and related request for information the
agency issued on March 12. The actions stem from recommendations of the NRC’s Japan Near-Term
Task Force (NTTF), which examined issues raised by the Fukushima nuclear accident in March
2011.
The meeting will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Commission Hearing Room on the first floor
of the White Flint North complex at 11555 Rockville Pike in Rockville, Md. NRC management and
industry executives will discuss guidance for the three Orders (covering strategies to respond to
extreme natural events resulting in the loss of power at plants, ensuring reliable hardened
containment vents, and enhancing spent fuel pool instrumentation) and a multifaceted request for
information, all of which were issued in March.
The discussions will cover implementation of the information request’s earthquake and
flooding hazard “walkdowns,” where skilled engineers verify that the plants conform to their current
license requirements. The meeting will also cover longer-term evaluations and actions related to
possible lessons learned from the Fukushima accident.
The public will have the opportunity to ask the NRC staff questions about the process during
the meeting, which will be webcast. A teleconference will also be available by calling 888-220-3090
and using passcode 69958. Those planning to attend the meeting or call in to the teleconference
should contact Richard Jervey at 301-415-1073 or richard.jervey@nrc.gov to ensure adequate
meeting resources are available.
The NRC continues to evaluate and act on the lessons learned from Fukushima to ensure
U.S. nuclear power plants implement appropriate safety enhancements. Following direction from the
agency’s five Commissioners, the NRC’s activities are being led by a steering committee comprised
of senior NRC management. The agency has also established the Japan Lessons-Learned Project
Directorate, a group of more than 20 full-time employees focused exclusively on implementing
NTTF recommendations and related activities.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 54.4 CPM
6:20a INT 49.2 CPM
Have you raddies signed the petition created by this brave and caring woman? Denise Anne and I have. Now it’s your turn to turn up the heat in the kitchen!
September 17, 2012: Full hour show with Jeff and Michael looking at foodstuffs in America impacted by Fukushima radiation, methods of Pacific Ocean mobility of meltdowns’ goo, disheartening thyroid conditions of Japanese children who are fed radioactive lunches in lurid show of supposed safety and more including AEG’s perchlorate problem in their hoped-for Farmers Field stadium in downtown LA.
After I visit EnviroReporter each day to check on Rad Levels, I then watch the TEPCO Web Cam ‘live’ while I make lunch or before going to bed. Mostly just to make sure the buildings, or what’s left of them, are still standing and have not yet melted into a puddle of glowing goo.
The views of ‘emissions’ steam/gas have steadily increased over recent days. (my observation)
Yesterday, at lunch (1:30 am jst) as I looked at the low quality radiation distorted view on the Web Cam I observed horizontal LIGHTNING coming apparently out of nowhere and striking the base of the stack/tower next to Reactor #1.
Here’s a screen shot I took of the lightning initiating.
(Look between R1 and the Left Stack)
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2099954/Rad%20TEPcam%20%20Lightning%20R1%20Tower%20021.jpg
At approximately 1:20 into the recording, at the bottom middle of the screen, I noticed a large ‘explosion of light’ or gases occur. It happens again several seconds later.
Then… (like a chain reaction starting)
At 1:27 into the recording lightning arcs from the emissions between Reactor #1 and the stack to the left.
Over the next several seconds the emissions rise and the lightning spiders its way up the side of the stack.
Not over yet…
As I watched this, the entire sky and all metal objects at the entire site begin to appear to interact with the atmosphere. That’s the best way I can describe it. This continues for over an hour.
Everything seems to electrify like a giant “Static Vortex”.
(that’s my made up word for it) Charged particles coming off of the cranes and the stacks looks like something out of a Sci-Fi movie.
Here’s the source video:
Note: this video is a 20x speed
Lightning begins at 1:27
(credit enenews user nuckelchen)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHRnEKfWE70&feature=channel&list=UL
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 50.3 CPM
6:20a INT 52.2 CPM
@Chase – this is a fabulous collection of utubes you have put together. I have added your link to my “Keep Yourself Informed” list that I send out. Also, I will definitely take the time to go carefully through each utube. We needed this.
Michael, thanks for suggesting this to Chase and thank you so much Chase for putting all the time and incredible effort into creating STOP NUKES NOW!!
With huge gratitude,
Susan
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 48.7 CPM
6:20a INT 50.1 CPM
@Chase; beautiful youtube channel! Yes, well done.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 48.8 CPM
6:20a INT 48.6 CPM
@Chase; beautiful youtube channel! lovely job, thank you!
Last of the Southern Jetstream Rain @ 10X Above Background Radiation
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/09/last-of-southern-jetstream-rain-10x.html
@Micheal
I wanted to say thanks for your suggestion over a year ago for me to set up a youtube channel with relevant videos.
I did that. The channel now has had about 3000 views and 50 subscribers. It really is a compilation of my ‘video’ knowledge regarding Fukushima Daiichi and fallout.
I tried to organize the videos into categories or ‘playlists’ as they are called on youtube.
1. Radiation Realities – A miscellaneous list of videos that contain things everybody probably needs to know or BE AWARE of..
2. Radiation Tests – Includes tests from EnviroReporter, potrblog, Anti-proton and many others. (chronological order)
3. Rad Movies & Videos – Contains First episode of full movie ‘On The Beach’ (Australia Version), music videos and more.
4. Rad Interviews – Collins, Hartmann, the CDC etc…
5. Favorite Videos – Inspirational, from George Carlin, Native American knowledge to demolition videos of Nuke plants.
6. My Uploads: Mostly videos I’ve made of screen shots taken from the ‘live’ Fukushima web cams showing Gaseous Emissions coming from the destroyed Nuclear Plants. The series of videos is called “See Through The Fog”. I use a photo editor filter to highlight emissions that are not necessarily visible to the eye. (Note: The music track behind the videos is my band.)
STOP Nukes NOW!
http://www.youtube.com/user/STOPnukesNOW
Over 18 months of this and what have I learned?
From commenter Liz mar 21 2011, at EnviroReporter.com
(One of the first and most important comments I’ve ever read.)
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 52.0 CPM
6:20a INT 47.5 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:35a EXT 49.3 CPM
7:45a INT 46.1 CPM
A simple ‘real’ human example of radiation absorption.
Specifically Gamma in this case.
“This video shows radiation levels on May 29th 2011, in Fukushima city (Japan) about 60-65 km (40 miles) from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors. Measurements are made by a CRIIRAD scientist.”
(at about 2:35)
When he places himself between the ‘detector’ and the ‘outside’ and the measurement reading drops, it demonstrates just how much your body is absorbing.
He also says that the level of GAMMA rays will distort his DNA. He knows!!!
Three melted cores, with no end in site, ongoing accumulation, yet still NO EVACUATION(S).
Note: View the ‘Show More’ option for an explanation of counts per second and whats normal for this device.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLvoQKx9glE&list=PLD33AEE01FE5EBB75&index=62&feature=plpp_video
Just in – New measurements with Inspector Alert on flight to Australia September 2012:
“from Seattle to LA (after sunset), at cruising altitude (30k feet) I measured 720 CPM. The counter was going crazy. On descent into LA, at 10k feet, I got 170 CPM. On the runway, about 30 CPM. I don’t know how much cosmic radiation played into it but I’m sure fairly significantly.
From LA to Melbourne, south of the equator at night at 35k feet, I got 402 CPM, quite a bit lower than from Seattle to LA, and we were even 5k feet higher. So that is possibly somewhat telling regarding Fukushima. Still high from cosmic radiation, but not as high as in N. hemisphere.”
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:35a EXT 47.4 CPM
7:45a INT 50.6 CPM
9-12-12 Anaheim, CA, 10 min ext 39.7
9-14-12 Ventura, CA 10 min ext 52.5
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 48.8 CPM
6:20a INT 49.7 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 48.9 CPM
6:20a INT 46.7 CPM
sherman oaks, ca
5 min avgs
9:30am EXT 38.6 CPM
9:40am INT 42.8 CPM
@chase the same honeywell hepa in my daughters room after another two months accumulation topped out at 448 CPM. I have the video. I didnt take an average, I got it out of my house. I see it like burning cinders floating around from a fire, you just cant see them, or feel the burn when inhaled.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
6:10a EXT 45.8 CPM
6:20a INT 46.2 CPM
Light rain in Ventura, CA. Collected moisture on paper towel and did a 10 minute test. 53.9 cpm
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:05a EXT 50.4 CPM
6:15a INT 48.6 CPM
@Chase,
A Child’s Wish.
“A mother from Iwaki City, with her three young sons, explained: “My middle son’s Christmas wish-list usually consists of ‘I want this, I want that.’”
“When I peeked at it this year, I saw that he’d written, ‘I wish for radiation to be gone.’”
http://www.simplyinfo.org/?p=7434
When a child’s wish is “…for radiation to be gone”, then something’s not quite right with world. We need to change that, work on it like our lives depended on it.
We also need to be realistic with children. They must learn to mitigate. Fallout is not going to go away within their lifetime and most likely it will get worse due to the arrogance and greed of a few. They should understand that too.
Beyond the number crunching there are people, families and children.
“Only areas in which cumulative radiation exposure is projected to reach 20mSv/year have been evacuated by the government, leaving residents of other areas to decide whether to evacuate ‘voluntarily’ without government compensation. As a result, many who wish to evacuate cannot afford to.” – from article
______________
A Parent’s Concern.
@rocket
Your words were meaningful and simple that day, June 11, 2012. They ring with emotion and truth.
It’s now September.
Here’s the comment:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2099954/Enviro%20Sad%20Comment%20001.jpg
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy sky
6:10a EXT 52.7 CPM
6:20a INT 50.8 CPM
@Susan,
Yes, we are getting fallout, but not nearly as badly as some places in the Northern Hemisphere. Earlier in the year Byron Bay, Dunedin in New Zealand, and Melbourne, had significant detections that where much higher than my location.
We are all concerned here that this situation will return as we come into the Southern Hemisphere summer. Then most of our weather influences will come from the tropics. All my significant detections so far have occurred when the wind has come from the tropics.
Have a look at the charts for January and February 2012, at the SCCC monitoring site.
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2630
Our background is lower on average, so we are more likely to detect small changes, that would be missed by people whose location has a higher average local background.
@biggee, there are high readings all across the northern Jetstream. We even had a report of 1000cpm in Charleston, Sc. They also seemingly get lots of high readings in Devon, England when the jet stream hits.
One thing that does make Saint Louis unique is Tornado Alley; we just happen to be positioned in a location where the weather can rule pull down fallout from the upper atmosphere.
Another interesting thing is that the readings have increased since the corium hit ground water in late summer of 2011.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy sky
7:30a EXT 45.3 CPM
7:40a INT 50.5 CPM
@Biggee it would also be helpful to have a Radiation Station in Upstate New York or Ohio or Great Lakes regions in case the high St. Louis radiation levels move eastward in a northerly trajectory. I wonder about St. Louis too and whether there are other pockets with levels that high on a regular basis. There is too much data to be captured.
Hey RADIATION STATION ROANOKE VA!!! “wheres the beef”?? I thought you were giving rain testing reports since you came aboard! Just checked to see you have only given 3 since 1/14/12..Last one was on 5/5/12 and a very high reading at that. What’s happened? St Louis and NC here NEED your rain sample reports to LINK UP with us in Mid USA… As a RADIATION STATION it means being more responsible in testing as many RAIN samples as possible. Please explain.
@Vital1 Welcome to the newest Radiation Station – Sunshine Coast Australia. Thank you for linking up with Enviroreporter and showing us how things really are in the Southern Hemisphere. We are in the Pacific North West of North America. We now have our Inspector Alert hooked up to software so we can see (sadly) that our background is easily 3 x higher than yours and it often spikes to 4 times yours.
@Michael Now all we need to do is to link into Enviroreporter.com . Can you tell us how to do that? What kind of camera would show the Inspector and the screen – and how do we link up?
Thanks for everything everyone is doing!
Im really dumbfounded by the consistant high readings in St Louis via ..potrblog..Any ideas? and also here in NC but lesser CPMs and the station in Roanoake VA just NE of here thats been MUCH lower..Suggestions? We need a station somewhere between St Louis and Harrisburg NC…maybe in a SE direction to form a link in a chain..Anyone live in that area willing to take it on??
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC for 9/8/12
1/2 hr severe thunder/lightning storm followed by 20 min of showers moving West to East/bending sharply to N EAST after passing thru here
1…311.2 CPM @ 6:46 pm [8.53 x background!]
2…36.5 CPM backgrnd @ 6:57 pm
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC
Report for 9/4/12
Thunder/lightning heavy rain
1…103.5 CPM @ 4:35 pm [3.9 x background]
2…26.5 backgrnd @ 4:57 pm
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
5:55a EXT 50.6 CPM
6:05a INT 50.2 CPM
Southern Jetstream Fallout 18X Greater Than Background Radiation
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/09/southern-jetstream-fallout-18x-greater.html
sherman oaks, ca
5 minute avg
11:00 am INT 42.8 CPM
11:10 am EXT 45.2 CPM
A word about atmospheric aerosol spraying especially relative to Michael’s astute postulation regarding its effect on nuclear fallout:
the below is an excerpt describing an upcoming conference at the “Air & Waste Management Association”
http://www.awma.org
“This international conference will provide a technical forum on advances in the scientific understanding of the effects of aerosol on urban, regional, continental and global scale haze and radiation balance. The conference will specifically address : emission sources, atmospheric conditions and aerosol characteristics associated with haze and aerosol urban visibility; regional haze; climate forcing; innovative aerosol, haze and radiation balance monitoring assessments and modeling methods; and urban and regional haze and aerosol climate forcing policy, regulatory, and economic issues…”
There is nothing obviously awry with the above, and any conspiracy theory could be easily refuted, yet some troubling messages persist.
“aerosol climate forcing policy”
“innovative aerosol”
“radiation balance”
There are two things I can say for certainty:
1) In order to test and measure theories about atmospheric pollution and (how to dispose waste in it or disperse and dilute it) you have to intentionally spray the atmosphere with control aerosols.
2) It is irrefutable and has been proven and exposed over and over again that the government sets up and funds cover organizations and research foundations. In many cases the scientists who work for these organizations are unwitting participants and have no idea what the true purpose of their research is. I’ll just leave it at that.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG partly cloudy sky
6:10a EXT 49.8 CPM
6:20a INT 48.3 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 48.4 CPM
6:20a INT 49.1 CPM
[Sherman Oaks, California]
3:30 PM RAIN SWIPE 48.5 CPM 10 MIN AVG
EXT BACKGROUND 44.2 CPM 10 MIN AVG
Interior in Ventura, CA: 39.9
rain-dampened paper towel, tested inside: 50.1
Both 10 minute averages.
intermittent but steady light rain in sherman oaks since 9am. Potrblog-style vehicle hood swipe test:
(10 min averages)
11am 1st Reading: 438 CPM
11:20 2nd Reading: 373 CPM
11:35 3rd Reading: 346 CPM
Will report later on whether we get a rapid return to background.
STL: Southern Jetstream Fallout 22X Greater Than Background Radiation
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/09/southern-jetstream-fallout-22x-greater.html
Looks stormy in Ventura, CA, but no rain. 10 min exterior: 45.8
NEW RADIATION STATION! South of the Equator along the east coast of the land down under:
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG high clouds
5:55a EXT 49.1 CPM
6:05a INT 49.8 CPM
Vancouver,BC
10:00PM Exterior 30 min count 834
27.8 CPM – clear skies
Here is the 24 hour average chart for the last few days of our local background in the Southern Hemisphere. It is still sitting around 8% above the four year average of 0.10 uSv/hr. If this is the situation in a location in the Southern Hemisphere, how much have some local background radiation levels in the Northern Hemisphere risen, since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Long term data logging could be as important as monitoring spikes in radiation because your overall exposure is greater if your background is increasing.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-September-2012.jpg
More reading:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/09/04/fukushima-radiation.aspx?np=true
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 45.7 CPM
6:20a INT 50.2 CPM
@Rocket thanks for your kind words. Since no U.S. agency is tracking deaths that could be attributed to Fukushima radiation it seems that it’s up to citizens to do so.
@Chase because Santa Barbara’s economy is based on real estate and tourism of a sort that leans heavily on restaurants and locally-produced wines (plus UCSB, which has been part of the Military Industrial Complex since the early days), there is no agency or official here that would publicly admit to the presence of radionuclides. This is a very small town and everyone has a vested interest in one of the three afore-mentioned economic drivers.
The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation is based in Santa Barbara and I’ve not seen/heard anything from it on Fukushima, in fact, it’s mission is so narrowly defined that it could almost be a front for nuclear power interests. Local Santa Barbaran and Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Dr. Walter Kohn might be one of few who could possibly/might yet break ranks and speak out. He is a scientist and a true human being without privileging the former over the latter.
Where is the Society of Concerned Scientists? Why are scientists so quick to unleash technologies they don’t understand yet impossibly slow to recognize the effects of those technologies on the planet, and incapable of taking responsibility for them? The Cold War has been over for a long time yet the blind worship of nuclear power persists as a cult to which we and our children and grandchildren, etc. are unknowing hostages.
http://www.enviroreporter.com/gallery/fukushima-gallery/mutated-california-sunflowers-july-2012/
Has anybody tried calling any agencies lately just to see what their current take on all this is? Not that it would help or anything, but it would be interesting to document and to know if the ‘official’ response is to IGNORE it or make up some kind of disinformation or both.
How long can the ‘IGNORance’ continue?
(probably a stupid question, huh)
sherman oaks, ca
5min Averages
8:00am INT 44.6 CPM
8:10am EXT 52.6 CPM
“Sea World” Blue Ceramic Coffee Cup purchased pre-Fukushima Made in China. Multiple 10 minute averages:
110 CPM
S***buck’s “Via” Dry Instant Coffee multiple 10 min averages:
67.6 CPM
Seems that there is no escaping that radioactive morning wake-up whether it be coffee, green tea, or the mug itself.
@sblocal: I’m sorry to hear of your friends untimely passing and cant imagine how distressing that must be for you.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:35a EXT 49.7 CPM
7:45a INT 47.8 CPM
The End of Isaac: 7pm Rain @ 19X Background Radiation
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-end-of-isaac-7pm-rain-19x.html
I was hoping you would link up.
Keeping stats can be a boring job, but it’s highly important when you need it.
Thanks again to all.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:35a EXT 46.9 CPM
7:45a INT 51.7 CPM
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC
10 min thunder shower yesterday 9/1/12
1…235.5 CPM @ 2:35 pm [7.65 times background]
2… 30.8 CPM backgrnd @ 2:46 pm
@vital1 & All: Thank you for this excellent report! Folks, look forward to Radiation Station Sunshine Coast Australia coming within days! These remarkable and caring people are an example of what we all should be doing – sharing information vital to the understanding of the state of our increasingly radioactive environment.
August Report,
The August local background radiation level average was 9% above the 4 year recorded average of 0.10 uSv/hr. Even though this is better than the 43% above average for January 2012, it means our local background has not gone back to normal levels.
See the 2012 monthly average chart.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Caloundra-monthly-average-background-radiation-levels-for-2012.jpg
Here is the 4 year average chart.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Caloundra-local-average-background-radiation-levels-2007-to-2011.jpg
We have had days where the day average increased significantly, but there are no real significant peaks detected, or showing in the 24 hour chart. These increases on these days have happened when solar activity was very quiet, it was dry, no rain, and the wind was coming from the North or North East, from the tropics off the Pacific ocean. These were free air measurements no swabs. This suggests the increased radiation must be well mixed in the air.
Without long term data collection, we would not have noticed this
trend.
For full local radiation monitoring information,
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2630
For those of you who would like to experiment with long term charting,this page now contains templates to help get you started.
http://sccc.org.au/charting-templates
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@Rocket it’s been an extremely depressing week. I learned that an old friend passed away on Aug. 21 in Santa Barbara of multiple myeloma. He was in none of the high risk groups for getting this (other than being male), and was a health nut (going back decades) in his early 50s who walked and took the bus everywhere. I last spoke with him about a year and a half ago and he had no diagnosis or signs of this disease at that time. Radiation exposure is one of the few known causes of multiple myeloma — it’s not heritable, not viral, very rare, and 95% who get it die from it.
6pm STL Isaac Tornado Warnings, Radioactive At 12x Background Radiation
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/08/6pm-tornado-warnings-radioactive-at-12x.html
having been away from my friends who have the courage to face stark realities, I now return with another stark reality. The Honeywell hepa filter running in my 21 month old daughters bedroom with 2 months of accumulated dust topped out on a 5 minute test at:
448 CPM —right here in sherman oaks.
I have the video to prove it.
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC
Rain has been nil here thus no reports..I have 2400 sq ft brick ranch.Just now changed the 2 air filters (forced air ht-air)Filters allegin 20x20x1..Installed 2/10/12..I scanned over each for high clicks @ CPM mode for
1…148 CPM (4.33 times bkgrnd)
2…135 CPM (3.95 times bkgrnd)
3…34.2 backgrnd @ 10 min count
Need to buy 2 Hepas!
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“Just show (the people) that this power is from God…”
- from film (Atomic Energy Commission speaking to Father Keller)
So here’s MAJOR part of how the psychopathic ‘nut balls’ behind the Nuclear Agenda were able to coerce a people, a country, into believing a lie.
Oh, it’s very clear.
This IS one of the most astounding things I have EVER seen.
First get a well known celebrity, then get a clergyman to tell you that God is the reason that Atomic/Nuclear is a good thing. Instill fear and mix it with some technical jargon.
Wow, Holly crap!
‘Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing’
(@1:55) FEDflix
Starring Fred MacMurry and Father James Keller. 1952
http://archive.org/details/AtomicEnergyCanBeABlessing
Where are our clergy, religious leaders of today?
Ask yours, if you’ve got one, what they think and why they don’t speak about it?
It’s manipulative implications are more than vast.
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Less Isaac and More Radioactive Fallout
9x in STL
http://youtu.be/qAXuRIZZ_cA
Week ending 8/24/2012: all readings normal. Database updated http://memphis.macusa.net/fmi/iwp/res/iwp_auth.html;jsessionid=055D46CAA4704AE0157E1A4E.wpc1
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@Chase the “RadiationNetwork” is not the same as EPA’s RadNet. RadNet does censor (alter) their data. I have not seen any info that the RadiationNetwork alters their data, although they do take down sites that show unusual readings.
The picture you linked shows an alert of over 150,000 cpm; such a reading is in the ballpark of the maximum most Geiger counters can show. Moreover, I would not trust the capability of their software and data cable to accurately report such a reading without testing it first.
The RadiationNetwork does have lots of issues, the primary three being:
(1)they do not normalize their data to a common standard like Cs-137, hence readings from location to location are not comparable.
(2)they only share the instantaneous reading of any location.
(3)they quickly remove from view any unusual readings.
I think issues 2&3 get better if you pay to join their site.
From that perspective, a better free/public alternative is BlackCatSystems Geiger map; it is less populated, but it does not have the three weakness shown above. Plus, they make their software available for free testing. see their radmap here:
http://www.blackcatsystems.com/RadMap/map.html
@Chase: This ‘plastic bag-wrapped Inspector reads super-high’ sounds factually improbable at best. I have no faith in any network that charges to be part of it. Complaints about high measurements being dismissed as false-positives by a pay-to-join network by users to me do not engender any confidence either.
@SBLocal: After thousands of tests with multiple Inspector Alerts, many videotaped, we know how these machines work. The manual information is also on our site.
Hurricane Isaac? Lowest Radioactivity In a LONG Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw4331ENEhI&feature=youtu.be
@Chase, this is worth calling suppliers of Inspector Alerts et al, and asking for the lowdown on equipment performance under these conditions (eg plastic bag). A lot could be learned from talking to people who understand these tools.
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Dial M for Meltdown – 11 minute fast-paced
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hcBGSr9QGk
Ends with the question “What’s Next?”. You have to ask yourself – what nuclear power plant are you nearest to and could it be next?
@Micheal, potrblog or anybody
Moments ago.
There was another report of a VERY high reading in Indiana on Radiation Nework. 167,000 cpm Yikes!
This makes 3 in a row now.
credit yogda:
http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t363/yogda-lives/167160CPMIndiana.jpg
I know you don’t, myself included, put a lot of faith in the Radnet system.
It seems that ‘every’ time a high reading comes in they say it’s a malfunction of some sort. No word on this one yet.
However..
The PLASTIC BAG THEORY:
This time they are blaming it on a plastic bag.
Here’s what they say at Rad Net:
“…a monitoring station in Indiana broadcast an Alert over the Radiation Network,…
Although set up indoors at the time, stormy weather seemed to be the culprit, until the station operator offhandedly mentioned that his Inspector Geiger Counter was safely inside a plastic bag. As soon as he removed the detector from the bag, voila!, the readings dropped immediately, as shown on the graph.
I have seen this phenomena many times since Fukushima, where placing the Geiger counter inside a plastic bag causes an over “accumulation” of radiation counts. I don’t know why this happens. My personal theory (although not a very good one) is that radon gas has a chance to build up in the unventilated space of a bag, in the same way that radiation readings are often elevated in a radon infested, sealed basement.
I’m guessing that sometime after Fukushima, a novice Geiger counter operator, perhaps in Japan, decided to slip his detector inside a plastic bag, maybe to protect against potential contamination, and others saw this and picked up what I consider to be a very bad habit. To me, about the only valid reason to bag up your Geiger counter is to avoid water damage while taking a momentary outdoor reading in the rain.” – radnetwok
Question: What is your opinion of this?
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USA Radioactive Ground Beef Test Results 2012, 2011, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcVv-MnVvgY&feature=youtu.be
@Chase – thanks for the reminder on sunflowers. I agree about not touching sunflower seeds or butter.
@Tray – milk isn’t necessary for kids. Water (distilled) is best. Coconut milk, if it’s organic and not from a suspect area might be an option (not recommending, just thinking out loud). Some people have trouble digesting coconut milk because of the high fat content. You can make coconut milk with dry coconut and water. I’ve looked at the common nut milks and most health food store brands come from Oregon or Canada (hemp milk especially). Neither are good sources.
Atomic Attack – The Motorola Television Hour
A Television Play 1950 – (bw film 50 minutes)
Features (a very young) Walter Matthau as Dr. Spinelli.”
- National Archives and Records Administration
“In this sobering film, a family living 50 miles outside of New York must escape the FALLOUT from a nuclear bomb dropped upon the Big Apple.
Great acting! Some interesting inaccuracies. The social and psychological aspects may be pretty close though. Very sad when people start getting sick.
A tear came to my eye as I thought of the children in Japan who were not ‘immediately’ evacuated.
National Archives FEDflix
http://archive.org/details/gov.ntis.ava09891vnb1
or
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J3HOaU9E5U&list=PL89C3EBC75D1471F4&index=26&feature=plpp_video
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The ‘no immediate concern’ Nuclear campaign slogan will become a large scale fail! They used the same logic back then too. hmmm…?
However, at least this film shows some of the realities encountered by average people. First they are told the danger will pass in hours or days. Then, reality sets in.
@Tray
Sunflowers are used to decontaminate soil because they are one of the best plants for absorbing radiation. So ‘maybe’ not a logical choice. (?)
rhizofiltration: using terrestrial plants for removing radionuclides from contaminated water and soil
http://www.ecaa.ntu.edu.tw/weifang/cea/sunflowers.htm
Note: This only works to a certain degree. Even once the plants have absorbed the radiation they must be burned to ash and then that ash is stored as radioactive waste.
The point is, the radiation does not go away, it just moves to a different location. It still remains hazardous. So when the words ‘cleanup’ or ‘decontamination’ are used, remember, all that really means is they moved it somewhere else.
Then you’ve got to ask, “where is that somewhere else?”
Then, you might also ask, “why did we build these Death Machines in the first place?”
Now the only real choice is to test everything.
Radioactive Rain Remains
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/08/radioactive-rain-remains.html
What about whole wheat pasta from Italy? I heard they did a lot of nuke testing in FiJi so I stopped drinking that water.
SBlocal, Thanks for the info on the nut butters. I just bought sunflower butter any thoughts on that.
What milk are you guys drinking? Esp. those with kids. Thanks!
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@ Michael – per your comment on Eat me re: southern hemisphere radiation – Mururoa atoll is getting attention. When I read that it was at imminent risk of collapse where France conducted nuke tests long ago I thought of the insanely high radiation readings by the guy in Brazil who posted his readings of rain on YouTube and figured that if the atoll has already collapsed we’d not likely hear about it until much later. Do you see any connection?
[Michael Collins - No.]
@Tray – I’m probably going to substitute almond butter with homemade cashew or hazelnut butter. Trader Joe’s has organic cashews that come from Brazil, India, and/or Vietnam. TJ’s also has a nutella substitute made with almonds and labeled as a product of Belgium, though that doesn’t tell us where the almonds came from.
@Chase – my readings have generally been a little higher here in Simi Valley compared to Santa Monica or Ventura but I’m not necessarily seeing a steady upward climb. There are periods where the readings jump a bit for a couple of days, most likely due to the jet stream, but they usually come back down to normal background levels for SV. Here are today’s readings:
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http://optimalprediction.com/wp/adventures-with-radiation-in-food/
“Eggs: One generic store brand went bad in April 2011. Another brand didn’t go bad until September. I recently bought ordinary eggs, they were pretty bad, threw them out. Organic eggs from Pennsylvania were much better… though still perceptible. I use them very occasionally in cooking.”
“Bread: White bread was bad, but premium rye bread is OK. I should quit it though, it contains wheat flour. Rye and wheat contain gluten, but wheat also has an affinity for strontium-90.”
“Peanut butter: Horrible. I saw Argentinian peanut butter once, it was sold out in a day. No more almond milk either. Nuts concentrate radioactivity, try tropics and southern hemisphere only. Lots of items contain peanut oil.”
“Bottled water: Biggest current struggle. I have a reverse osmosis (RO) system, but it appears to be inefficient in filtering out gaseous iodine and krypton. I use it for boiling and rinsing. Aquafina, PureLife, and Aldi purified water all use RO, but recently it seems to have gotten worse. Gerber baby water MAY use RO. Jana imported bottled water from Big Lots is reasonably cheap. Fiji is fine, but expensive.”
More comments also on fish, meat, dairy, fruits & veggies, rice, soy sauce, spaghetti sauce… (Link above)
[Editor's note: We cannot verify accuracy of above information. This comment was also sent from a fake email but had enough valid information to publish it regardless.]
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http://tekknorg.wordpress.com/
“FOOD IS N°1 SOURCE OF RADIATION
TO PROTECT YOURSELF
LEARN TO MEASURE YOUR FOODS”
So now almonds are testing high. Michael are you still drinking Silk almond milk? What are you guys giving your kids. Anyone testing peanut butter? By the way my husband just ate a huge bag of pistachios Arghhhhh! I really just want to scream.
@Micheal
1. Any conclusions/observations on the POWDERED MILK Tests?
See Stats: (8/17/2012)
http://www.enviroreporter.com/investigations/fukushima/radiation-station-stats/
I noticed that even the ones with an expiration of 2010 tested hotter than background. (?)
I remember potrblog also testing pre-Fuku powdered milk with similar results. He was going to do some further research, but I’m not sure how far he got.
2. Radiation Network is showing 4 or more locations with over 50 cpm today. (some over 60) ie… Sacramento, Oklahoma, Michigan, New Jersey. (NJ is usually about 50)
I have also noticed the ‘live’ detector from Santa Monica bouncing over 50. I usually don’t see this.
Are you seeing higher than average?
A steady upward climb?
Again, what is your general observation?
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@All testers. Thank you.
You are the Paul Revere riders of the Fallout Era.
I don’t care what anybody says, Mr. Revere was not a ‘fear monger’.
[excerpt]
“…through the night went his cry of alarm
To every Middlesex village and farm,
A cry of defiance, and not of fear,
A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,
And a word that shall echo for evermore!
For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,
Through all our history, to the last,
In the hour of darkness and peril and need,
The people will waken and listen to hear
The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,
And the midnight message of Paul Revere.”
– H. W. Longfellow
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RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC 8/19/12
Yesterday rain showers
1…298.1 CPM @ 8:44 am [772% of #2 background]
2…38.6 CPM backgrn @ 8:56 AM
3… Took outside backgrnd —36.2 CPM @ 9:07 am
overcast/warm/drizzle/humid
@California Nuts
Quoted from NIRS: “Here are some of the types of foods that are most likely to concentrate radioactivity: dairy (milk, and everything made from it), meat, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, oil. Many processed foods contain hidden oils.”
Please contact your county electeds and demand testing of local foodstuffs. Demand they show the specific isotopes found. If the Japanese are testing Cali food exports and know how much Cs-134/-137 is there, our counties do too plus have the necessary ability/bankroll to make testing happen.
So just how safe are cooking oils, such as this year’s olive oil?
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@Radiation Rangers: More of the same DTSC ‘background radiation is good for your kids’ propaganda, this time in SF Bay… Chatsworth and Simi Valley are handled similarly by DTSC as can be discerned from article (link next):
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Treasure-Island-Radiation-More-Widespread-than-Reported-166559576.html
“[State health] officials have raised questions about exposure for residents of the island. At an August 2011 meeting, a summary shows, the health department alleged that a Navy contractor might have inadvertently exposed children to radioactive dust at a Boys & Girls Club and a child development center on the island….”
Press Release
Immediate Release
August 17, 2012
First Double-Shell Tank Leaks at Hanford Nuclear Site
“This Changes Everything,”….New Urgency for Building More Tanks
Seattle, WA: Today a public interest group released evidence that the first double-shell tank leak of highly radioactive waste has been detected at the Hanford nuclear site.
Hanford Challenge disclosed a memo to the Washington State Department of Ecology dated August 14th, 2012 that acknowledges a highly-radioactive chemical waste leak that was detected in early August from Tank AY-102 on the floor of the annulus (space between the walls) of the tank.
Radioactive waste was found in two locations, according to the document, one of them in a “mound approximately []2 ft. x 3 ft. x 8 inches.” The material was dry.
The AY-102 tank is one of 177 underground nuclear waste tanks containing an estimated 56 million gallons of high-level nuclear waste. 67 Hanford tanks have leaked over one million gallons to the soil, but until recently, all of them were the older-style, single-shell tanks. The AY-102 tank is a double-shell waste tank, and was previously considered to be stable and non-leaking. Double-shelled tanks have two steel walls, with a “tank within a tank” design that adds to the safety margin.
Hanford is widely acknowledged to be the most contaminated facility in the United States.
“This changes everything. It is alarming that there is now solid evidence that a Hanford double-shell has leaked,” said Hanford Challenge’s Executive Director, Tom Carpenter. “These tanks were supposed to last another 40 years, but that thinking has been superseded by this new reality.”
The State of Washington entered into a cleanup agreement with the Department of Energy with deadlines that allow the high-level tanks to not be emptied until 2052. The assumption has always been that the double-shelled tanks would continue to hold their wastes throughout that time frame.
Carpenter stated, “This new evidence gives urgency to the suggestion that the DOE build more tanks. We always knew the Double Shell Tanks would leak, we just did not know when. We have the first, how many will be leakers in another 40 years? The only good news here is that the waste from this tank leak was not in liquid form, and is apparently not yet affecting the environment.”
Hanford Challenge questioned the Department of Energy’s lack of transparency: “Officials have not made any kind of announcement about the leak, despite the fact that they have known for over a week. The era of secrecy and hiding problems is supposed to be over, but old habits apparently die hard,” said Carpenter.
Hanford Challenge has also cited the uncertainties around the opening of the Waste Treatment Plant, which is under scrutiny because of safety issues raised by whistleblowers, as another reason the government should immediately build a new set of tanks to temporarily store Hanford’s deadly waste.
http://www.hanfordchallenge.org/
Margery Brown’s questions.
Really good questions I might add.
My best replies.
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1. “Why are consumers being left to somehow discover for themselves just which foods are still o.k. to eat?”
a. Most likely because the ‘experts’ in charge are tied to the Nuclear Industry.
b. Or because if the ‘majority’ understood what has happened and what is truly going on in the name of ‘secrecy’ there might be an economic collapse which would also end the Nuclear Industry.
c. I don’t know. The ‘system’ should work better, but it obviously does not.
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2. “…how many citizens even know there is a problem?”
(GREAT question! Interesting, I wish I knew those numbers. I am amazed at how many seem completely clueless. This observation is sad and scary at the same time. Frustrating at times too.)
a. Not enough apparently.
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3. “…why does the EPA apparently feel that there is nothing to be concerned about? …How bad does it have to get before ‘they’ agree that they really should do their job?”
a. Many who work for the EPA have deep ties to the Nuclear Industry. Their ‘conflict of interest’ is blatant. Their primary ‘job’ is to protect the Nuclear Industry at all cost. Whether that’s raising so called acceptable ‘limits’ or manipulating numbers in a favorable way or making comparisons to airplane rides and bananas or just not testing.
b. Their ‘no concern’ campaign remains successful under some pretty extreme circumstances. It will not change.
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Avoid Watershed Bottomlands! Persistent Radioactive Fallout in Rainfall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLbtZTY4l9k&feature=youtu.be
California almonds, pistacios, prunes, and especially mushrooms have now been found to be contaminated with Cesium, which goes straight to muscle tissue, including the heart muscle. It is really incredible that Japan has tested our pistacios, but our EPA has not done so. But then,they are not testing any foods, so far I know.
I also understand that eating any fish from the Pacific Ocean is also now a bad idea,as well as swimming or surfing in the water either.
Why are US consumers being left to somehow discover for themselves just which foods are still o.k. to eat? And how many citizens even know that there is a problem here? And why does the EPA apparently feel that there is nothing to be concerned about? How bad does it have to get before they agree that they really should DO THEIR JOB?
Perhaps it might be a good idea for us to line up any and all Government and/or private sources of help, BEFORE Fukushima reactor #4 either finishes collapsing or loses all of it’s spent fuel rod fire prevention cooling water, resulting in a GLOBAL CATASTROPHE, that is,after they evacuate 35M people from Tokyo. As a long time Red Cross Disaster worker, all I can say is OMG!!
Anyway,there may not by ANYTHING left for dinner!
@Susan the pistacios story is frightening to say the least. This would also probably implicate almonds and walnuts. I think CA avocados also test high. They all share the really high fat content — that is, the good fats we’re supposed to be eating more of. Sheesh. Where is everbody who posts here? Are they all checking out second homes in the southern hemisphere? Maybe we can get some reports on Australian real estate markets. I’d be doing it if I could…
Yesterday it was reported that American pistachios have Cesium 137 at 9.54 bq/kg.
Can someone help me with my math here? A Bq is a becquerel. A becquerel is one atomic disintegration per second. So in every kg (2.2 lbs) of pistachios there are 34,344 disintegrations per hour (over 800,000 disintegrations in a day) – astonishingly high to my mind. If you are lucky you will excrete the Cesium. If the Cesium 137 lodges in your gut then that number gets multiplied out for the rest of your life.
I think Potrblog posted a while ago that 3 bq/kg might be a good limit to keep in mind – is that right?
Don’t know why our government is not testing food – these results came from Japan where they are testing food imported from the U.S. and Canada
I’m starting an “A List” of foods that might be better avoided.
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Vancouver,BC
10 Min Count, clear skies
11:00PM Exterior 30.1 CPM
11:20PM Interior 25.7 CPM
(meter-Inspector EXP)
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC …8/17/12
45 min moderate thunder/lightning storm from West to East
1…165.6 CPM @ 5:25 pm [4.48 x background]
2…37.0 CPM backgrnd @ 5:37 pm
On August 15th, 2012 the journal published this:
“Internal Radiation Exposure After the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster.” This research letter stated that levels of internal cesium contamination after Fukushima are “low…much lower than those reported in studies years after the Chernobyl incident”. (incident?!)
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1346169
This has been widely reported in
USA Today
NBC News
NPR
Washington Post
Philadelphia Inquirer
Today, Beyond Nuclear tells us the real story:
“New research misleads on internal radiation doses around Fukushima.
Deception in Sieverts: how a measure of radiation damage can actually be used to hide damage.
http://www.beyondnuclear.org/children-health/2012/8/17/deception-in-sieverts-how-a-measure-of-radiation-damage-can.html”
The cover-up continues.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant: from Aug 13, 2012
Observed Blue Spark/Bolt Reaction moving vertically on the TEPCO Web Cam.
An ‘original’ screen shot followed by two ‘filtered views’.
I would also say this is not a camera anomaly. (My opinion.)
Screen Shot captured at :21 seconds
(Filter #2 really highlights it… moving vertically, center screen)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxa2TP1bbL4
Lots of ‘other’ gases obviously spewing non-stop into our atmosphere too.
Flashing ORANGEish lightning (?) in background
tepco fukushima 2012-08-13 23:57-00:00 JST
credit nuckelchenblogde
Source Video:
(3:00 minutes real time)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iva7Xn1yJG8&feature=youtu.be
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3:30pm STL Storms @ 9X Greater Than Background Radiation
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/08/330pm-storms-9x-greater-than-background.html
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RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC 8/15/12
Rain has been scarce/last 7 days ago.Just had 10 min heavy thunder shower from West to East then cleared.
1…329.o CPM @ 6:55 pm (10X + backgrnd)
2…31.9 CPM backgrnd @ 7:11pm
Is anyone out there checking Seattle Washington air?
The following question has just come to our Pacific Northwest group:
“An herbalist friend of mine who lives west of Seattle just had a severe episode of nosebleed. She had similar episodes last April, and that’s how we knew Fukushima had melted down even before the official announcement: using darkfield microscopy, she determined damages to her RBCs were due to gamma radiation. (She has an experience treating Chernobyl victims in Europe.”)
A member in Corvallis, Oregon 250 miles away reports “the EPA Radnet monitor is showing pretty high gross beta count Plenty of mid 150ish, almost up to 200 today.”
EPA Radnet doesn’t show any cpm recordings since May.
Normally, when we are in Seattle, the readings are consistently 12-18 cpm – remarkably lower than the background levels of 29-30 cpm where we live in Vancouver, B.C.
Is anyone checking levels with a geiger counter in Seattle today?
Thanks
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ABC News 4 – Pennsylvania Deptartment of Health hands out Iodine pills. As of Aug 9th
coincidence…? something…?
from article -
“Pennsylvanians who live, work or attend school within a 10-mile radius of one of the state’s five nuclear power plants can get free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets.”
“Taken as directed during a radiological emergency, KI can help protect the thyroid gland against harmful radioactive iodine.”
“Individuals should only take KI tablets when directed to do so by state health officials or the governor.”
Includes list of pickup locations:
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/19207414/free-potassium-iodide-tablets-available-aug-9-from-pennsylvania-department-of-health
MAXIMUM ALERT! Cesium-137 Detected In Pennsylvania
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFLrZ3F-4Bk&feature=youtu.be
Hi Chase -
Thanks for the perspective. Yes, we are extremely fortunate to have Enviroreporter helping us find the truth of what is happening.
My husband and i have stopped eating all dairy except 3 year old cheese. We eat nothing from the ocean – no fish, seaweed, carreganeen or sea salt.
I agree, it would be great if grocery stores had isotope identifiers like the ones I’ve seen in the Japanese documentaries.
I, too, read that as of June 2012, Fukushima is still releasing 10 million bq/hour – that’s 7200 million bq/month.(7,200,000,000 bq). Down from the 900 quadrillion (900,000,000,000,000,000) becquerels released in the month of March 2011. But no doubt about it – the nightmare continues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQG_KPV45J4&feature=autoplay&list=WL60CD6C2FD5A374DB&playnext=2
The public is on it’s own. No government is going to help us. We have to work together to protect ourselves. Thank you, Chase, for sharing your thoughts and knowledge
Susan
When I first stumbled upon this site shortly after 311 I had a lot of questions. I had to go back to school, so to speak, to learn about the basics of radiation. There was a lot to know.
Thanks you again to EnviroReporter and the many others who have contributed and continue to strive for knowledge and truth.
A retrospective: What has changed and what has not.
From EnviroReporter Comments: (my first comment)
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Chase says:
April 28, 2011 at 11:03 am
I live in the mountains near the Sequoia National Park. I am on disability and have to rely frequently on the local food bank. Yesterday, they handed out large quantities fresh milk and cheese to everyone. They usually have powdered milk if they have it at all. Just seems strange to me.
Anyway… My question is this. What is the best way to determine if your food and water are safe? The general consensus seems to be the EPA/media are not giving the full impact or truths. Do you have to own an expensive detector that measures all sorts of radiation? Is this the way of the future?
And… it seems to me that grocery stores should put a Radiation Detector next to the scale in the produce section. Going on “blind luck” and hoping that the cheese or lettuce you just bought is not the contaminated one seems crazy to me. But, it seems like the only choice I have.
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Update: What I know today…
I stopped drinking milk over a 16 months ago.
I did not take the milk and cheese that day.
The EPA/media have utterly FAILED us.
(I have no doubt, at this point, that the situation will not change.)
I have determined that, unfortunately, testing IS the way of the future.
I am still going on ‘blind luck’ but I try to make more educated choices.
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Three meltdowns and a dangling fuel pool later here we are.
Note: According to TEPCO
* Fukushima Daiichi is Emitting:
-–> 10 MILLION BECQUERELS per HOUR…!!!
Non-stop, Ongoing, Accumulating, No End in site.
roundabout – unfortunately the EXT readings are even higher today:
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:40a EXT 54.1 CPM
7:50a INT 47.9 CPM
SimiRich; Thanks for your readings. The jet stream is not hitting Ca today, so I am sad that they are as high as they are…
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:50a EXT 50.4 CPM
8:00a INT 51.2 CPM
All readings continue to be at normal background levels.
[Radiation Station Pacifica California]
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:30a EXT 49.0 CPM
7:40a INT 45.9 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:45a EXT 46.4 CPM
7:55a INT 47.6 CPM
August 9, 2012
Anniversary of Nagaski:well worth the sad read.
http://alethonews.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/nagasaki-the-worst-war-crime-ever/
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:40a EXT 48.5 CPM
7:50a INT 47.9 CPM
STAY OUT OF THE RAIN!
91 times background radiation in a Saint Louis rain surface swipe.
Alert: Unusual Airborne Radiation Spike In 10:30pm STL Storms
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/08/alert-unusual-airborne-radiation-spike.html
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC 8/8/12
Large front t/lightning storms moving West to East.NO t/lightning in overhead 20 min shower.Used paper towel sample.Tested BOTH sides of towel
1…243.3 CPM @ 4:13 pm
2…229.2 CPM @ 4:29 pm (flipped over sample)
3…29.5 CPM @ 4:44 pm background
Clean sample.NO dirt on either side just water
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:30a EXT 49.9 CPM
7:50a INT 49.9 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
8:00a EXT 52.7 CPM
8:10a INT 43.7 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:35a EXT 47.9 CPM
7:45a INT 45.7 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 51.3 CPM
6:20a INT 50.6 CPM
11pm STL Storms @ 11X Over Background Radiation
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/08/11pm-stl-storms-11x-over-background.html
Damp paper towel sample from a light rain in Ventura, tested inside for 10 min: 50.2
Another quick downpour came through Simi Valley. Elevated reading taken from rain water sample.
8:20a 158.8 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG
There was some tropical moisture that rolled through over night. Not a big rainstorm – just a few instances that lasted only a few minutes each time. There was plenty of rain water accumulated for me to take a paper towel sample from a table in my backyard. Very elevated readings.
6:30a INT 194.7 CPM – paper towel sample
6:40a INT Background 48.6 CPM
6:50a EXT 50.4 CPM
10 min. interior: 47
re-check of rain sample after one hour (previously 77.9): 52.2
Small thunderstorm in Ventura, CA. Barely damp paper towel tested inside my house for 10 min: 77.9
Will test again in an hour.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=32184
Fukushima. Radioactive Cesium Contamination of Japan’s Food Chain.
Almost all edibles contain radioactive cesium. Rivers and lakes are contaminated
Jim Bartel has been a Japanese-English translator for more than 20 years.
The unabridged version of “The Tears of Sanriku” is available at:
http://en.calameo.com/read/000943675abbc6fc02b9f
I am going to Europe next month, any advice, I am ‘chicken’ to wear an N-95 mask?
Can I wear same mask to and from?
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 46.2 CPM
6:20a INT 48.5 CPM
Caution re fertilizer:
As few years ago, Rense radio reported that fertilizer could be radioactive: http://rense.com/general76/tox.htm
Today I tested two dry fertilizers:
One was organic corn gluten from Canada and registered 30 cpm – same as background.
The second was “conventional” and was over 100 cpm (the guy with the fertilizer bag took it away as he saw the reading going up so I didn’t even get a chance to see where it came from). Good example of how radioactivity spreads….from the fertilizer to the garden vegetables to our bodies to our body wastes and into the sewage system to be recycled as water and soon enough the “background” radiation is higher.
Shows how important it is to test with your geiger counter what you are using, eating, spreading on your garden etc .
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 50.8 CPM
6:20a INT 46.0 CPM
@Susan
The radiation was still 1.5 times greater than background levels after 8 hours. The high short half readings are the alarm bell that longer half life stuff is in the sample too.
Here is a video update, on the Alert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1jeEZwwJzw&feature=youtu.be
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48451773/ns/technology_and_science-science/
hmmm ‘fire rainbows’
I clicked onto Potrblog’s site and read what Charleston SC had to say – it was good that he rechecked the rain swipe 8 hours later and found the radiation was “gone”. It looks as though that was Radon.
Could Ray in Ontario check the rain swipe after a few hours next time to compare the immediate result with one a few hours later to see if he has radon in the rain too?
ALERT: Over 1000 CPM Radioactivity Reported In Charleston, SC
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/08/alert-over-1000-cpm-radioactivity.html
@Indigo, From Michael’s description on Rense.com it sounds like “fasciation”. Google images of this.
Sunflowers grow under our bird feeder (black oil sunflower seed)…also in Santa Barbara. They are about 2 feet taller this year. One plant was “white”, no chlorophyll. It grew to about 1 foot tall and did not mature.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 51.5 CPM
6:20a INT 49.7 CPM
Well Micheal, I bet you didn’t think you’d hear from me so soon again? We had some rain here in eastern Ontario today. Probably better off with the drought, eh? lol. Ok two tests after two showers of my down spout. Both broke my previous high mark for rads. I’d say it’s getting worse.
3 PM July31st test. 13 X background.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr6Rc2-vL88&lc=Nuc-mTaSdYM8dLymMwVj_skuTLg8STYLIgt01iFi4Pc&feature=inbox
And 4 PM was even hotter.18 X background.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s261-JDhPIA&feature=plcp
So I’d say this crap is at least from Canada to Brazil. Probably from pole to pole.
Thank’s for all your great work, Micheal.
PS. Have a peak at the new fuk cam. Lot’s of steamium, probably from the 5.4 quake yesterday Thanks!
Worth a read for sure:
“Bread and Circuses”; This profligate spending on the Olympics could be dismissed as merely expensive indulgence if human civilization didn’t have critical structural and environmental challenges that need urgent attention. If societies everywhere could rouse themselves to give as much impassioned energy to the litany of social, economic and ecological problems plaguing the planet as they do to the Olympic gatherings, then our future would look more promising.”
http://thecanadian.org/item/1621-ray-grigg-bread-and-circuses
Exterior 10 min, once the gray skies cleared to sun: 49.5
10 min. average on some seaweed, mixed types, washed up on to a Ventura beach (tested inside my house): 47.3
There are oak trees all over Santa Barbara being attacked by moths and many are turning rust colored and look like they’re already dead. Since we’re also in a severe drought it would be hard to attribute the tree and plant behavior to only one cause, but certainly radiation plus drought would take a toll. Do genetic mutations concentrate in plants the way they concentrate in animals?
In a few days I will send out a pic of pine needles branches that were browned, while others were green, this was in Wyoming, and there was an entire forest full of these anomalies on the same tree. I thought of radchix4 youtube, Michigan Red Forest video. There is also the pine beetle problem there, but this was different.
Am I still the only one who notices how sporadically the plant life om Southern California is dying, how the tops and sometimes sides of trees are rust colored? Anyone seen any other trees that bloom one color on one side and another color on the other side. I’ve only seen maybe, one or two of those. I know we are in a drought, but some of these trees are watered by individuals and/or the city.
Hi Friends,
We too have found a few oddly shaped leaves in our backyard. I took pictures last week and will send them in.
Exterior in Ventura, CA today: 52
2012/07/31
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 49.8 CPM
6:20a INT 51.3 CPM
Actually I live in Goleta about 3 miles inland.
So far have not noticed any other abnormalities.
Going to plant another crop and see how they turn out.
@Indigo, are you near the ocean or mountains? I’m in Santa Barbara (hence “SBLocal”) and my succulents this past spring grew noticeably larger and bloomed more than in all the years I’ve had them. But it’s also been drier this year which they probably like. As documented earlier here, Kim kindly tested pine needles from my backyard and we found that the years old needles near the bottom of a pile about four to five inches down had 15% CPM above background whereas the green just-fallen pine needles from this spring tested at background.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 51.7 CPM
6:20a INT 47.6 CPM
37X Background Radiation in 12:30pm STL Storms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Cr2h0Bars&feature=youtu.be
Also, Micheal we have had a heatwave with lots of days over 100 F here in Ontario Canada and very litte rain since May. It’s not a good year to be a farmer around the Ottawa area. Anyway on July 23rd our area did gt a quick shower and a friend in Ottawa tested it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1AnYlIAF_M&feature=plcp
Also, Micheal we have had a heatwave with lots of days over 100 F here in Ontario Canada and very litte rain since May. It’s not a good year to be a farmer around the Ottawa area. Anyway on July 23rd our area did gt a quick shower and a friend in Ottawa tested it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1AnYlIAF_M&feature=plcp
[Editor's note: This disturbing video of Ontario Canada rain on July 23, 2012 comes in at at about 2.5 uSv/hr which is far more than 20 times Los Angeles's already high background. NOTE THAT BOTH the Brazilian and Canadian tests were done with the nuclear radiation monitors IN plastic bags meaning that these readings did not include the most dangerous form of radiation detected by the instruments: alpa. The readings would probably have been much higher out of the bags. From Brazil to Canada, radiation rains mean there is no longer safe haven in the Southern Hemisphere from the radiation nightmare that we call Fukushima Daiichi.]
Hello again Micheal. This crazy high radiation check comes from a friend in Encantado {southern Brazil}. There are no nuke plants or uranium mines anywhere near him. Sam has had high readings before so I asked him to try another street drain {Hence the title. “The other drain”}, just in case of spectics. Well as you will see the geiger really goes nuts when he’s just walking and holding it. That’s from the mist and light rain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSSyC3p9K5s&feature=share
@Indigo: Yes, we have had reports of other deformed plants in the United States. Hopefully, folks here who have had similar manifestations will let us know about it. Please, Indigo, send me some photos of your Sunflowers at contact [at] enviroreporter.com. Other folks experiencing similar deformities are invited to send us photos of them as well. We will then write about it but we need to see your proofs, people.
I live in Santa Barbara.I have planted some Sunflowers, in my garden.
I noticed the other day,that most of them were badly deformed.
Has anyone else had this experience with any plants in their garden?
In researching the internet,I find similar deformities in plants grown near 3 Mile Island.
Has anyone else experienced deformed plants in their gardens?
I’m in Santa Barbara and we have a small garden.Almost all of the Sunflowers are deformed and I mean majorly deformed.I know that Sunflowers are used to pull radiation from the soil so I am thinking they are like the canary in that they are more sensitive and pick up radiation before other plants do.Anyone noticing deformities in their gardens?This really concerns me.I looked online and find similarities in plants grown near 3 Mile Island.I don’t have any readings for this area so I have no idea what is really going on.I’d appreciate any thoughts or info on this.
Thanks
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:45a EXT 52.0 CPM
7:55a INT 48.4 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:40a EXT 46.6 CPM
7:50a INT 48.2 CPM
The Japanese apparently intend to re-start reactors #5 and #6 because “they are killing TEPKO”. Is there no end to this financial insanity? This is like a variation on Pearl Harbor, all over again. The Japanese government seems to care nothing for their own people, much less the rest of the world. Somebody please make them stop!
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/07/tepco-plans-to-restart-fukushima-plant-reactor5-6-and-daini/
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 48.8 CPM
6:20a INT 48.9 CPM
Check out our new post Fracked which has, among other things, this interesting interview with yours truly and Fracking Chemical Cocktail. Comment over at that post if you will.
The July 23rd show with Jeff Rense and Michael Collins is a “must listen to”! Michael, you know how to bring the news to life. Thanks so much.
@POTR there is little oversight of municipal non-point source discharges and I would bet that St. Louis is one of the areas with the least amount of scrutiny by regional EPA. Before the documents disappear, someone might think about doing a FOIA and seeing what they’ve been up to in broad daylight with no concern for being caught. I found that one document just by Googling “St. Louis radiation” or something almost that simple.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG heavy overcast sky
6:10a EXT 49.2 CPM
6:20a INT 48.3 CPM
@SBlocal, Its likely the testing was performed because it is near a former Uranium processing location; but the source of the contamination is unknown.
The details of why the testing is going on now are unclear;I have not found any press releases, and I wager the only reason it is in the news is because a sewer worker tipped them off.
They say the radioactive material they found in the storm water drain is not moving; that means what they found is just remnants of what actually flowed through the system. Its like they found ketchup stuck on the inside of an old empty ketchup bottle, and use that find to infer that the bottle never held more ketchup than they found.
Finally, it is very interesting that they don’t provide the size of the area measured. Usually such measurements are done per 100 square centimeters. A sewer pipe is much larger than just 100cm2.
In the end, I’ll wager they just want the sewer workers to shut-up and just go back down the hole. I doubt they will do even cursory tests on any other storm drain locations; the fear of finding more radioactive contamination likely scares the crap out of the sewer district.
Although I had to leave without a geiger counter throughout the western states, I never left the conversation, both within myself, or with others. I have to say, from Ft. Collins Colorado, Arizona, South Dakota or Wyoming, people are aware of political forces, but are oblivious to the horrors of Fukushima fallout in their land, air and water. Interestingly, citizens in Ft Collins to whom I spoke, had no idea of the state their power plant was in last summer. This is how much power the plants have over the media in localities.
As I took note of the beautiful landscapes and wild animals, watched the waterfalls, rivers and lakes experienced by tourists and locals, what could I do but live in silence with the knowledge most people are not yet prepared to hold.
My own part in how I help others to accept their part in taking precautions seriously is being solemnly considered.
POTR: St. Louis has an old-fashioned combined sewer system (all or virtually all runoff combines with sewer water and goes to a treatment plant) which means that the source of the radioactive material could be anywhere.
Was the radioactive material found at the treatment plant or during water quality testing after an overflow into the Mississippi?
St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District allowed the DOE in 2001 to discharge radioactive substances as hauled waste to their sewer facility that were from remediation of the Weldon Spring Site in St. Charles that processed Uranium.
See this PDF detailing all of the radioactive substances they allowed:
http://www.lm.doe.gov/Weldon/LTSM013173.pdf
Looks like a story that begs to be investigated.
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG heavy overcast sky
6:10a EXT 52.9 CPM
6:20a INT 43.9 CPM
6:35a INT 53.1 CPM overnight dew sample taken from car
“Elevated Levels” of Radiation Found In Saint Louis Storm Water System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXGRNCW2l4Q&feature=youtu.be
@David Crain: Since you don’t have a laboratory, of course, I’d suggest filtering a liter of water through a coffee filter and see if you pick up anything over background. For places where I haven’t wanted to get in the water or couldn’t but could reach it with, say, a broom, I’ve attached a sock to said broom and went dipping. Squeezed out some of the water and measured the wet sock. Sound primitive but it does the trick when you have an Inspector Alert like you do. Your documenting these measurements, along with the time/date/exact location on Pacifica’s beach, will help everyone watch to see if you’re impacted yet, by how much, and if the continuing testing yields an uptick in radioactivity. Thank you for your excellent Radiation Station Pacifica California, David.
@kay: Did you wear an N-95 mask? In Seasons Readings we detected 36 times background at a higher altitude (longer flight) and recently David Crain (see above) 48 times background on a similar length and altitude flight across the United States. That is a 33% increase in verifiable detections in half a year! Was some of what we detected, and what you detected, from hot particles: I would assume so because of the high numbers which are getting higher and hotter. According to calculations by Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the Fukushima No. 1 plant, a total of about 10 million becquerels per hour of radioactive cesium was being emitted from the No. 1 to No. 3 reactors as of June. Wearing N-95 masks won’t catch all the fallout folks are flying through, but it sure is a heck of a lot better than flying the unfriendly Fukushima skies with nothing on at all. Obviously the best way not to fly through the goo is to stay out of airplanes altogether.
I just traveled from Quito, ecuador to Cuenca, ecuador. Flight time is only about 35 minutes. I had my Inspector plus with me, and noted that airport and surrounding area background radiation was measuring between 40 and 60 cpm. It actually went down during takeoff, the climbed to 350 counts per minute at maximun, for sustained-5-10 minute Periods. I showed the flight attendant and told him in my broken Spanish that it could be dangerous. That was over 7X background and I was sorry I had not worn my mask this time-was it very dangerous? Were there likely hot particles this far South-close to the equator? He heard information about Fukushima and radiation for the first time and was very grateful when I gave him your, jeff rense’s and another website to research from.The other flight attendants were also very interested, and asked me questions. Some people do want to be awake-they just aren’t exposed to the truth. Thanks to you and all who are trying to give this valuable information to our brothers and sisters who choose to listen, sometimes at great personal expense. Thank you Michael and Denise. Kayanna
July 23, 2012: Iffy Stanford University study on Fukushima cancers, new Japanese gov tests of radioactive Pacific fish, 300 hot Japanese cars caught by Russian customs, tragic video of Japanese nursery school close to meltdowns site and more in fast-paced half-hour show where a patient Jeff can’t get a word in edgewise due to Michael’s ability to talk nonstop for 23 minutes without taking a breath. This is the first (and last) Michael Blabberthon.
retest of my exterior in Ventura, thankfully down a bit. 10 min. average: 47.3
Gray with a light mist in Ventura: 54.1
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG overcast sky
6:10a EXT 49.6 CPM
6:20a INT 47.9 CPM
The last comment I made was a month ago after returning from my trip to Little Rock (via Dallas/Ft Worth). Since then I have been taking weekly readings in my local environment and am happy to report no change above “normal” background radiation level. My FileMaker DB is updated. Datalink is on Pacifica Station page, http://pacificastation.net/
I am not too sure about the reliability of my water samples. Doesn’t water block most radiation? Even if the sample had contaminates how much radiation would you pick up if blocked by the water surrounding it? I want to learn best in class methods for using my InspectorPlus radiation detector. Please comment.
Exterior, gray skies in Ventura: 51.2
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 48.8 CPM
6:20a INT 47.9 CPM
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
8:10p EXT 48.6 CPM
8:20p INT 47.0 CPM
Sunrise at Fuku. Through the FOG Video #5
TEPCO ‘live’ Web Cam
Early morning July 22nd in Japan:
Heavy emissions…
Unit #1 roof, and ‘the pit’ at Unit #3.
(Screen Shots with Filter View)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyY2wvnHTi0
reference: my screenshots are from this video -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3hr8ycqPQc&feature=channel&list=UL
“The machine does not isolate us from the great problems of nature but plunges us more deeply into them.”
- Antoine de Saint Exupéry writer/poet (early 1900′s)
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
7:40a EXT 53.9 CPM
7:50a INT 50.0 CPM
@biggee – Thanks for the welcome and the information. I will scope out your videos and incorporate into my testing.
-SimiRich
RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC
Thunderstorms around all day.Finally 1 went over from West to East for over 1/2 hr.The West to East carry the higher counts on average….7/20/12
367.4 CPM @ 6:17 pm
30.2 CPM background @ 6:28pm [Editor: 12.17 times background!]
NO dirt on sample.Pure rainwater….
Simi Valley, CA – 10 MIN AVG clear sky
6:10a EXT 53.2 CPM
6:20a INT 49.4 CPM
@ simi-rich…1st let me say Welcome!as another much needed Radiation station.If you look at (8 other radiation stations on this website) here I am RADIATION STATION HARRISBURG NC.Go there and LINK to my youtube and see my tests.They are older as I have not added in awhile….or search youtube…..jgrayovski…..
I use a paper napkin folded over twice held with metal tongues swiping my outside car…Sample is flattened on 2 paper plates.I use ALL 10 min tests with Inspector+.Get the Inspector as close as possible WITHOUT touching sample as Not to contaminate…I make the test @ my kitchen table and THEN make a 2nd test in SAME spot for a 10 min background test…IF you go to my youtube and watch the tests it will make it simpler..Any more questions please dont hesitate to ask….biggee
biggee – as I am a novice with an incredibly cool and valuable tool, I am always trying to learn to take the best measurements. I’ve learned quite a lot from everyone on these boards – so thank you all!
My question is – how are you taking your measurement during the thunderstorm? Are you wetting a paper towel and measuring inside or are you actually taking your measurement outside in some fashion?
Any insight is much appreciated!