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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:58 PM
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After Rain, Radiation In Tokyo Jumps 10 times
Metropolitan area, 10 times more than the previous day in Tokyo fallout (00:01) Feature: East earthquake

Google translated from:
http://www.asahi.com/

"Iodine 131 detected in Tokyo hit 12,000 becquerels, compared with the previous day: a tenfold increase in both radioactive Iodine and Cesium." As for Hitachinaka City, which according to SPEEDI has seen a surge in radiation over the past 24 hours, things are far worse: "Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, saw the highest radioactive values recorded, with 12,000 becquerels of cesium, iodine and 85,000 becquerels."

Ministry of Education, under the influence of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, announced the results of such measurements with radioactive dust fell from the sky. Tended to increase mainly in metropolitan areas. 5300 becquerels per square meter of cesium in Shinjuku, Tokyo 137,3 detection of iodine 131 becquerels 12,000, compared with the previous day, rose about 10 times the concentration of both. The values ??that affect health, but prolonged monitoring is needed.

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http://www.bousai.ne.jp/eng/speedi/pref.php?id=08

As for Hitachinaka City, which according to SPEEDI has seen a surge in radiation over the past 24 hours, things are far worse: "Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, saw the highest radioactive values recorded, with 12,000 becquerels of cesium, iodine and 85,000 becquerels."

Measurement of radioactive fallout, we put the nation at 9:00 am on October 22 from 9 am to 21 the ministry, were analyzed.

The value of Tokyo, yesterday's Cs 560 Becquerel, Becquerel 2900 soared from iodine. Announced value of the cesium 22, 8 / 1 40,000 becquerels of radiation controlled area reference value, iodine value, amount to five quarters.

The values of cesium in other municipalities, the 1600 Becquerel Saitama City (790 becquerels day), Kofu, 400 becquerels (the non-detection), Utsunomiya 440 becquerels (250 becquerels same), and rose across the board.

The day before, in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, the highest values ??were recorded, although down slightly, 12,000 becquerels of cesium, iodine and 85,000 becquerels, still higher values ??are recorded. Fukushima and Miyagi can not be measured.

In the east, where it snowed a lot of rain and dust and floating in the atmosphere, believed to have dropped radioactive material. The short half-life of iodine, 8 days half-life of cesium in 30 years, continue serving after getting off the ground a long period of radiation. Soil and water, because it could lead to radioactive contamination of agricultural products, should continue to monitor future.
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 01:02 PM
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1. Note that the English version of asahi.com has no mention of this news
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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 01:38 PM
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2. Thankfully the wind has been blowing pretty consistently east, at least I think. But it's not over
not by a long shot.
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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 01:45 PM
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3. If they get an easterly wind for any length of time - it will not be good
nope
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hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 01:47 PM
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4. What do the radiation charts look like from before the Tsunami?
Especially when the wind is blowing in from North Korea or China...
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 04:00 PM
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5. So, see! The problem isn't nuclear reactors, it's rain!
Nukes don't kill people, rain does.

;-)
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 04:10 PM
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6. It's just background radiation
Not harmful for human health!

But don't drink it or bathe in it, btw.
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