Greenpeace.org report and readings from Fukushima

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/from-our-radiation-sampling-team-in-japan/blog/33954

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We kept our measurement gear on, but we had to turn off the audio bleeps on the Geiger counter, its constant sound was driving us nuts. The alarms of the devices can't be turned off, and in particularly high radiation areas they'd all go off. There was one place we hit such a high reading that we didn't even stop there. It was windy and dry, and the dust and snow can carry radioactive particles. So if you step out of the car and get dust or snow on you, you might bring radioactive particles into the car and you don't want that. We moved on quickly.

We met the police at a blockade about 35 km out from the Fukushima nuclear plant, and they let us do measurements. Cars were still going in and out that didn't appear to be relief workers or firemen -- it may be people are getting permission to go in and get their belongings, but I'm speculating. It was not busy, but it wasn't deserted: there were still people going in and out.

My biggest impression of the day was that this is a truly beautiful place – the mountains are breathtaking, and if you don't look at the Geiger counters, it's quite a nice place to be. But you look at the Geiger counters and you realise there's a danger, and that you can't see it with your eyes.

...about a country called Japan, that is no more.

Nagasaki, before and after:

They continued on after that. They will continue on after this.

There were no readings (actual numerical radiation values) in the article.

The heading states:
"We'll be reporting the details of our findings once they are compiled and have been checked"

someone complained about that.

I'm guessing they will continue to update the blog.
Or the readings didn't work out.

I can't find them.

Or try clicking the article again, or accessing it from the main page?

Refreshed and looked but still not finding.

(Heads to kitchen to brew new pot).

I just scrolled down and see it.

Search for "26 comments"

It's kind of hard to see with their color combinations.

No wonder I couldn't find them.

Pouring new cuppa now.

after never!

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/call-to-widen-evacuation-area-around-fukushhi/blog/33961?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=blog&utm_term=032711_2003&utm_content=Fukushima&utm_campaign=Nuclear

Our team of radiation specialists in Japan brought back their findings for the day.
The press release says it all:

Fukushima, March 27, 2011: Greenpeace radiation experts have confirmed radiation levels of up to ten micro Sieverts per hour in Iitate village, 40km northwest of the crisis-stricken Fukushima/Daiichi nuclear plant, and 20km beyond the official evacuation zone. These levels are high enough to require evacuation.

“It is clearly not safe for people to remain in Iitate, especially children and pregnant women, when it could mean receiving the maximum allowed annual dose of radiation in only a few days. When further contamination from possible ingestion or inhalation of radioactive particles is factored in, the risks are even higher.”

(See the whole thing here)

Here's a map of the measurements that the team made yesterday and today: