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IODINE-131 a basic map comparison: Fukushima versus Chernobyl

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

[-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

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NILU abandons Fukushima forecasting: reliable data blackout cited. (The return of Zardoz…)

[May 17 edit: I'm replacing some words with f***ing st*** to see if this takes care of those silly content filters.  I'm getting  emails about "access denied".] >>>  In in this blogpost:  ”Zardoz”, the latest and last NILU fallout forecasts, … Continue reading

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Friday the 13th: Fukushima Gloominess spells Doom

This is a long-overdue overview.  (And so sorry, it’s not cursive.) Bloomberg 5/12/2011:   “Tokyo Electric Power Co. said one of the reactor cores at its stricken Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant is more seriously damaged than previously thought, setting back the utility’s plan … Continue reading

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Radioactivity – March 19 vs. May 1, 2011 – map comparison – Deutschland

The only specs on the map where radiation levels are adequately monitored are a few countries in Europe (Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Finland), with Germany having the most user-friendly online interface.  A comparison between a screenshot taken of … Continue reading

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NNSA hazard map Fukushima Dai-ichi NNP region + Expanded Evacuation Zone

“The U.S. Department of Energy released the estimation as part of a hazard map on cumulative radiation in areas near the Fukushima plant created by an affiliate, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  The hazard map shows that the annual … Continue reading

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Fukushima Nuclear Crisis – Update April 20, 2011

After this intro-paragraph follows an OVERVIEW of  the situation @ Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP + something on Earthquakes  to counter my recent slacking (all is relative) on keeping up with developments…   Since I’ve been posting at a rate that many … Continue reading

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Highest I-131 Radiation Fallout in US from Fukushima: in Utah, Idaho, California and Kansas

[May be outdated] –> more locations, times and isotopes tested by the EPA.  According to precipitation samples collected (they did something! -ha – though it took Socrata to make the data more user-friendly accessible at http://opendata.socrata.com/Government/Precipitation-RadNet-Laboratory-Analysis/e2xy-undq These are Iodine-131 levels detected … Continue reading

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Deepak Chopra & Arnie Gundersen: Nuclear Cautions & Parallels: Fukushima & Indian Point

CHECK Apr 15, 6:00 pm EST (New York-time):   http://fairewinds.com/content/arnie-gundersen-deepak-chopra-friday-april-15th  (GMO and other topics before & after)   http://fairewinds.com/content/arnie-gundersen-deepak-chopra-friday-april-15th CLICK on Image at or after: April 15 6:00pm EST : http://fairewinds.com/content/arnie-gundersen-deepak-chopra-friday-april-15th

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Arnie Gundersen: 3 things re. Fukushima.

I like it when I see that my opinions on this blog are in agreement with credible experts. :-) The Screenshot sums it up – Check out Fairewinds’ Nuclear Engineer Arnie Gundersen‘s latest video address (always good, so far): SOURCE: http://www.fairewinds.com/

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Greenpeace Team measurements’ Google Map

A Post on the Greenpeace Campaign Blog, ‘Fukushima evacuation zone expanded’ (Blogpost by Jessica Miller – April 11, 2011 at 13:16): http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/news-and-blogs/campaign-blog/fukushima-evacuation-zone-expanded/blog/34196 –> has the link that gives access to their impressive compilation of location- and time-specific radioactivity measurements outside … Continue reading

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Japan’s Nuclear Safety Agency pulls head out of sand! INES-7

On MARCH 26, I wrote “Fukachima reaches Level 7 on INES scale. The ‘level 7′  is not official yet, but I don’t see how they can keep it at 6 given the measured radioactivity.   Example:  Regarding the Cesium-137 levels of … Continue reading

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April 2nd- Fukushima Daiichi, 3 weeks later

I think this (April 2nd press release) sums it up nicely: “Operators of the plant are no closer to regaining control of damaged reactors, as fuel rods remain overheated and high levels of radiation are flowing into the sea.” = … Continue reading

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Wading through the cloud, oblivious.

Since New York is on the far end of receiving the radioactive cloud in the US, most likely pretty much all of the US is receiving sprinklings of Iodine-131 and Cesium-137 similar or higher.  A couple days ago up to … Continue reading

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10 million times normal was not a mistake

“TEPCO has confirmed that radiation levels in water inside the damaged reactors is about 100 rems (1 Sievert) per hour. Apparently that’s only 100,000 times above normal, not 10 million times.” (Source: NIRS, an activist site, no less; all mainstream … Continue reading

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