Category Archives: Radioactivity Measurements – Opening Page

June 10 Fukushima update from DN!

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

Democracy Now!’s recent overview update: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/6/10/as_japan_nuclear_crisis_worsens_citizen

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Background Radiation DOSE & fallout deposits’ ACTIVITY… – What’s the calculation trick?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

You know what I am truly curious about? How dose rates (in µSv/hr for instance) actually can be used, if at all, to gauge the dangers of deposited fallout (whose accurate details would be in activity (in Becquerel or Curie) per something, … Continue reading →

Posted in Radioactivity Measurements - Opening Page | Tagged activity, Becquerel, dai-ichi, Daiichi, dose rate, fallout, Fukushima, ground level, http://allegedlyapparent.wordpress.com/, Japan, measureing, Sievert | 4 Comments

Background radiation in Park City, Doel, Tokyo & Hell

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

[added 6.6.'11: The post below has lead to this latest question-blogpost (couple blogposts later), which might be of interest: http://allegedlyapparent.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/dose-activity-question-re-fallout-gauging/ ] Gorgeous sunny day, spring at last. The weather’s too nice to spend much time online, but… [no no, … Continue reading →

Posted in Radioactivity Measurements - Opening Page | Tagged µSv, belgique, Belgium, cesium, current radiation, Current Radioactivity, Daiichi, Doel, dry well, fallout, Fukushima, Gamma Scout, http://allegedlyapparent.wordpress.com/, Japan, Los Angeles, measurements, microsievert per hour, monitoring, park city, radioactivite, radioactivity, radioaktiviteit in belgie, tokyo, Toolbox software issues, Utah | 2 Comments

LIBERTY! And interplanetary good vibrations for all…!

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

“[...] More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. [...]“ …………………………………………….- Charlie Chaplin, in ‘The Great Dictator’ (1940) CLICK IMAGE to … Continue reading →

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Hardware delay – part 2… (+ PC is a gamma heaven, says my Scout)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

Second key part of adaptor cord wasn’t included. Grrrr. My bad. Hopefully by the weekend. I’m starting to miss my prefered way to pass time after work… Wiggling it stopped doing the trick… :-/ The Geiger Counter I had ordered … Continue reading →

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100 kBq/Kg Seaweed confirmed

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

Over 100,000 Bq/Kg in seaweed off the eastern coast of Japan… The below is a good overview article, making lots of observations that have been made for months by independent investigators (Arnie Gundersen, Ex-NFK, Greenpeace – see my list of NUCLEAR … Continue reading →

Posted in Radioactivity Measurements - Opening Page | Tagged Belgian lab, cesium, Greenpeace, iodine, kukushima, pacific ocean, radioactivity, seaweed | Leave a comment

Greenpeace finds troubling seaweed contamination + lab link

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

May 13, 2011: ”Initial tests of the 22 seaweed samples collected by Greenpeace along the coast North and South of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, and up to 65km out to sea by its flag ship Rainbow Warrior registered … Continue reading →

Posted in Radioactivity Measurements - Opening Page | Tagged belgian, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Belgium, blog, cesium, contamination, data, Fukushima, Greanpeace, iodine, Jan van de Putte, Japan, Leuven, map, May 26, pacific ocean, Rainbow Warrior, sck-cen, sea water, seaweed | 1 Comment

Radiation Units page finally done (I think)

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

Finally incorporated the Curie and the Becquerel in –> my comprehensive Radiation Units page. This post actually has its own static page (RADIOACTIVITY (top bar right) –> Radiation Units (5 down)). If you spot an error, please leave a comment (see the … Continue reading →

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IODINE-131 a basic map comparison: Fukushima versus Chernobyl

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

Similarly to what I did to compare Chernobyl and Fukushima as far as the fallout maps for radioactive Cesium (137, 134) (SEE HERE for the radioactive Cesium maps and those comparison basics), what follows is a basic comparison for I-131′s … Continue reading →

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Fukushima News

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

As I’ve gotten a little jaded on the topic 2 months in, I rarely actually check my own list of Radioactivity and Japan/Fukushima News Sources. I often only check these two: Ex-SKK and Rense. The Japanese blogger who runs … Continue reading →

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3 SCALE-MATCHED Radiation Hotspot Maps: Chernobyl vs Fukushima

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

[5.20.2011 - 9 pm Correction made (see below). Also available now: VISUAL SUMMARY, see my next blogpost, here] Using the Legends and maps of the previous blogpost, below are a couple comparisons. 100 kilometer on each map is THE SAME: I … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Radioactivity Measurements - Opening Page | Tagged becquerel per square meter, Belarus, Bq/m2, cernobyl, cesium, Chernobyl, color, comparison, correction made, Curie, Europe, fallout, FDA, fish testing, fukuchima, Fukushima, http://allegedlyapparent.wordpress.com/, Japan, kaart, legend, map, maps, pacific ocean, radiation, Tjernobyl, Ukraine, USSR, vergelijking | 5 Comments

A little Elaboration on my Cesium-137/134 Fallout Color-Legends “Translation Legend”

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

[-Oct 3, 2011 - CAUTIONING NOTE- In several cases I erroneously "compared apples and oranges"- so to speak-, namely maps with fallout of BOTH Cesium 134 and 137 with maps that ONLY show Cesium 137 fallout. The comparison is thus … Continue reading →

Posted in Radioactivity Measurements - Opening Page | Tagged Belarus, Chernobyl, color legend, colors, compare, environment, Fukushima, hotspots, http://allegedlyapparent.wordpress.com/, Japan, kaart, map, map legend, maps, MEXT, radiation, radiation levels, radioactivity, Russia, TEPCO, Ukraine, UNEP | 8 Comments

Fukushima 2011 versus Chernobyl 1986: a fallout map comparison

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

One map’s green is another map’s red! PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE NEWER COMPARISON! –> more recently updated, and more accurate: ‘Fukushima 2011 versus Chernobyl 1986 - Extended fallout map comparison‘ based on the Sept 29, 2011 MEXT maps. You … Continue reading →

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Too far from your bed?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

Besides the radiation from Fukushima entering your body every breath you take, why there’s no place on Earth where this is a not a relevant issue: It’s as true in Japan as it is elsewhere: nuclear regulators are too … Continue reading →

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Strontium-90 Detected in Waters Near Fukushima Power Plant

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Michaël V.B.

Off to the beach! Details about Strontium-90 further below. Five-days old news, but thought I’d mention it anyhow, by way of Korean Global TV news agency ‘Arirang’ (May 10, 2011): http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=115777&code=Ne8&category=1 Click on the image to watch or … Continue reading →

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