Setagaya Hot Spot – Bottle Found With Pic, Radium Claimed As Cause
This photo of the radium bottle found at a Setagaya grocery store was released today. Officials claim that the area
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Crowd Sourced Information Again Proves Key In Fukushima Disaster
Crowd sourced information has been key to our knowledge and understanding of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. It is again proving
Read moreHokkido University Experts Say 9.0 Quake Highly Probably – With Translation of Text
This has been going around various websites concerning the probability of another 9.0 quake. Hokkiado University experts are saying a
Read moreMore Hot Spots Around Tokyo
A grouping of hot spots were found earlier this week in Ginza, Tokyo. “An elementary school located in Ginza, Chuo-ku,
Read moreMeanwhile In Japan, People Continue To Grapple With Fukushima Aftermath
People in Japan continue to try to effectively deal with the challenges left from the ongoing disaster at Fukushima Daiichi.
Read moreMore Stronium Found In Yokohama, More Hot Spots In Tokyo, Citizen Tester Threatened
More Stronium 90 has been found in Yokohama 250km from Fukushima Daiichi. A gutter in Yokohama was found to have
Read moreGrowing Divide Between Government & People In Japan Over Nuclear Power
The Fukushima disaster caused an even more intense spotlight on the problems in the Japanese political system. The public has
Read moreRadioactive Stronium Found On Apartment Roof In Yokohama
195 bq/kg of Stronium 90 was found on an apartment rooftop in Yokohama. The same sample tested extremely high for
Read morePicture Of Bottles From Setagaya Hot Spot
These are the bottles that caused all the trouble in Tokyo. “According to Setagaya-ku and the Ministry of Education and
Read moreTokyo Hot Spot Likely Due To Bottles, Not Fukushima
Update: More information on the bottles (or jars) from NHK. It is still not totally clear what they are. If
Read moreFarmers Set Stringent Radiation Standards For Rice
Farmers groups in Fukushima have set a much higher standard for rice contamination than the national government. Rice with any
Read moreTea Farm Promotes Contaminated Tea As Safe
A Shizuoka tea farm is promoting their tea as “safe”, it has 174 bq/kg of cesium 137. It is under
Read moreTokyo Sidewalk Closed Due To High Radiation
A Setagaya Ward (Tokyo) sidewalk was closed due to high radiation. Local officials were informed by residents of the hot
Read morePublic Food Radiation Testing Lab Opens In Kashiwa
For about $13.00 per test people concerned about their food can test it themselves. A software firm owner has opened
Read moreCheck Out Our Library
We have been cataloging and gathering a collection of useful nuclear information. Papers on radiation exposure, information on other nuclear
Read moreStrahlentelex December 1987
We have another issue of Strahlentelex available (thanks to Peter Melzer for scanning the document). This one is the December
Read moreRadiation Testing Update
Radiation testing results have been coming in from many sources. We have gathered those found here for comparison. UPDATE: TEPCO
Read moreTEPCO Web Cam Guy Shows Up At Press Conference, Confronts TEPCO
On September 29th the now rather famous finger pointing guy showed up at a TEPCO press conference to confront TEPCO.
Read moreGermany’s Citizen Radiation Testing Strahlentelex, A Print Issue From 1987
Post Chernobyl people in Germany found themselves getting insufficient information from their government on radiation and food contamination. Strahlentelex is
Read moreWorkers Tell Media Of Questionable Contracts, Dosimeters That Error In High Radiation
Frontal 21 has another expose on Fukushima Daiichi. They have spoken to workers who explained even more dangerous work conditions
Read moreNew Quake Near Fukushima Stirs Up Smoke By Common Pool
Another quake has happened in the vicinity of the damaged nuclear plant. This one is just south of J-Village and
Read moreMinamisoma Residents Do Their Own Radiation Testing, Establish Reconstruction Committee
Residents in Minamisoma have created their own radiation monitoring system that is considerably more accurate than the government testing. The
Read more10 mSv Inside Tokyo Train
A US Expat happened to check the seat in a Tokyo area train and found it to be quite high.
Read moreDebunking The BBC And Jim Al-Kahlili
The BBC recently aired this segment on Horizon (science programme) that was quite shocking in some of the outrageous claims it
Read moreCitizen Finds 63,000 bq/kg On Roof In Yokohama
A citizen found these extremely high levels of radiation on the roof of his apartment building. After finding high air
Read moreGreenpeace Fukushima Seafood Results
Greenpeace has issued a report on their independent seafood testing around Fukushima. The testing dates from late August 2011. They
Read moreGutter Sediment From Tokyo Shows Concerning Amount of Americium 241
Many places online were reporting on the high levels of cesium found in gutter sediment from Tokyo. The author of
Read moreLarge Amount Of Plutonium In Date City 60km From Fukushima Daiichi
SPA Magazine has now uncovered that “several thousand” becquerels of neptunium-239 was found in Date City. neptunium-239 evolves into plutonium-239
Read moreNew Citizen Radiation Readings East of Tokyo
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Read moreIncreases In Cesium In Urine From Fukushima
Children in the Fukushima region were tested initially in May and more recently in late July. This testing is independent
Read moreAnother Radiation Model Shows US & Canada Received Significant Fallout
University of Kyushu has published a paper and their model of radiation fallout from Fukushima Daiichi. This model shows the
Read moreExtremely Radioactive Mushrooms Found In Fukushima
Wild mushrooms with 28,000 bq/kg of radiation were found by the Citizen Radiation Measuring Station in Fukushima. Considering the already
Read moreCitizen Food Testing Laboratory To Open In Chiba In October
The “Becquerel Center” opens in October in Chiba, near Tokyo. Their detecting equipment from Germany can test for cesium and
Read moreCitizen Created Radiation Map Of Tokyo
People in the Tokyo area have compiled their radiation readings into a crowd sourced Google Map. The map has detailed
Read moreCRIIRAD Gives Workshop To Train Citizens In Radiation Testing
French NGO CRIIRAD presented a workshop in Yokohama to show interested citizens how to test food for radiation contamination. Children
Read moreSafecast drive into Fukushima
Safecast is the citizen group that has been taking readings all over the region near Fukushima Daiichi. They arm citizen
Read moreYahoo Adds Radiation Monitor Network in Japan
Keio University and Yahoo Japan have teamed up to create a live radiation reading network. The network is primarily in
Read moreVideo: Creating A Contamination Map In Japan
The excellent NHK documentary follows a radiation scientist as he tracks the fallout around Japan from Fukushima Daiichi. Kimora worked
Read moreBuilding A Citizen Testing System In Japan
What is currently happening in Japan may sound familiar to many in Germany. After Chernobyl exploded, governments were intent on
Read moreHigh Cesium Found In Soil In Kashiwa Near Tokyo
Member Asuperdry, took matters to hand and had local soil from Kashiwa tested. 23,663 bq/kg cesium 134 was found and
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