7-fold increase in radioactive cesium being released from Reactor No. 2 during April (CHART)
Follow-up to:
h/t Fukushima Diary
Reactor No. 2
- April 24, 2012: 7,000,000 becquerels per hour (Bq/h)
- March 24, 2012: 1,000,000 Bq/h
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Just to help a lot of us here…Took a while to sift through the graphics.
It appears that H23 is 2011 and H24 is 2012
Left bars are Oct 2011
Right bars are April 2012
Middle graph is Cesium, but which isotope!!??
Would be great if we could get a translated graphic some how.
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fireguyjeff…TY for that comment. I've pretty much goven up even looking at the graphs, graphics, etc…Too much missing info, and it takes too long to fill in the blanks.
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Kan: Let public decide on nuclear power in Lower House election http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201204240093
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IMPORTANT ENGLISH: #MayDay #Fukushima #May1 ( hello ! twitter : @iomicrab ) http://www.micrab.tv/log/important-english-mayday-fukushima-may1-hello-twitter-iomicrab/ via @iomicrab
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So what does 7MBq/hr mean?
The evac criteria is about 0.3MBq/m2
This means about 23m2/hr is contaminated to the evac level or 1 ha (2.5 acre) every 18 days
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Here's the link for 0.3MBq/m2
http://www.sbpr.org.br/IRSN%20Fukushima%20Report%20May%2023%202011_DEFF.pdf
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I think that one needs to be careful on this one.
The measurement in this story is a flow rate, of sorts, with the units of amount per hour.
Trying to relate that to a density, i.e. Bq per unit area (or flux density, to be more precise) doesn't work.
We don't have the option to mix units.
Much the same as trying to relate temperature to energy density.
Some one correct me if I have missed something here.
(like equating Federal Reserve Notes and actual money, etc).
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Take a full size peice of paper and fold it seven times !
Do it !,… we'll talk !
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maybe a better example of 7 fold would be…
Drink 1 shot of vodka. No problem, might make you feel good.
Now drink 7 shots in a row. Now you are DUI material, prone to drunk call ex-girlfriends, possibly getting sick is on your agenda suddenly and will likely wake up with a headache.
A 7 fold increase in radiation can cause expotential rise in problems.
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You can't, right?
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You can, but not if you try to fold it in half 7 times
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