Hitachi city Japan – Childrens play area contaminated with radiation to 0.40 mcSv/h

On July 5, 2013 We have seen the children playing in a dangerous park. Distance of 100km from the crippled nuclear plant
Fukushima Daiichi. Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

h/t

http://www.frequency.com/video/tragedy-of-fukushima-daiichi/106149206/-/5-770055

July 6, 2013 - Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized

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That is because it is not. That park is less active than Denver, Finland, and hundreds or thousands of other places on earth.

Comment by SA Kiteman | July 7, 2013 | Reply
- hi SA
  actually to get a reading of 0.40 on a gieger counter is showing above the evacuation limit of 0.29 mcSv/h .. but the reading is not constant..
  
  i was at the edge of bodmin moor and managed a quick peak to 0.40 mcSv/h but it was not at that level at a steady read.. the people in the sorrounding area to bodmin have radon protection measures..
  
  i hope you are getting your personal dose radon data from the UNSCEAR studies measured in homes and not from the averaged radon maps? you will find the doses away from these low populated areas (the lakes of finland, bodmin, mountains of Iran etc) much lower..
  
  0.40 mcSv/h in Particulates. gases or ground shine?? that means bio accumulation..
  
  have you a link to a radon map showing thousands of places on the earth? or even hundreds?? are they populated?
  this is where children play.. i think that is worrying.. imo
  peace
  
  Comment by arclight2011part2 | July 7, 2013 | Reply
Your reading of about .4uSv/h is about 3.6mSv/a which is lower than much of the natural backgound reading around the world. And the evacuation reading was more like 2uSv/h (20mSv/a). It is the “return” level that is so absurdly low. You do the people of Japan and Fukushima Prefecture a disservice by harping on negligible levels of radiation.

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/print/PrintArticle.aspx?id=184644196

Comment by SA Kiteman | July 7, 2013 | Reply
You do the people of Japan and Fukushima Prefecture a disservice by harping on negligible levels of radiation…..
you mean i damage Tepcos sure science mitigating damage reports with stuff like this…??

Japan decontamination is a failure – “”No Repeat of Decontamination”

or i dont really on Biased science driven reporting mitigating costs for the nuclear industry??

http://www.cjr.org/the_observatoryscience_media_centers_the_pres.php?page=4
very interesting and from that..

“..A large empirical study carried out recently by Andy Williams of Cardiff University, UK also confirmed that science PR was increasing and independent science journalism was decreasing….”

makes a stronger case for amateur science bloggers perhaps (in the interests of critical thinking processes)

“…Maybe one way for the SMCs to improve their service during such crises would be to ask the scientists offering comments to also make conflict of interest disclosures. It may, in fact, not be a bad idea to do that with all SMC activities.
http://www.cjr.org/the_observatoryscience_media_centers_the_pres_1.php?page=4
This explains the lack of good independent reporting in Japan.. of course the UK likely help set up Japans SMC along uk lines

Any chamce of a link or 2 to the Dose levels you are refering too? i have asked once already.. it is a hobby of mine 🙂
many thanks in advance..

Comment by arclight2011part2 | July 7, 2013 | Reply
Citizen watch says under 1 Bequerel for children and they mean it! (more or less)

Comment by arclight2011part2 | July 7, 2013 | Reply
- Now thats what i call a decent risk assesment of the situation.. 27 children with thyroid cancer already!! ?? Minimise any radionuclide intake and dont let the lessons of chernobyl be missed .. though there are deniers!!
  
  At least the locals are fighting back imo
  
  Comment by arclight2011part2 | July 7, 2013 | Reply