Published: June 12th, 2012 at 6:22 pm ET
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June 12, 2012 report on Narinari.com translated by Fukushima Diary:
Blog post by wife of Taro Yamamoto
“[...] we are planning to move out of Japan for the risk of reactor 4 and incineration of disaster debris in Osaka. [...]
I feel sorry for people staying in Japan, it looks like we are going to abandon them, but we don’t know how Japan is going to be.
Published: June 12th, 2012 at 6:22 pm ET
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smart move. Hopefully more Japanese will act smartly for themselves. A mass exodus will be another factor to force the ones responsible into actions.
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Surely a smart move to get the heck out of Dodge- trouble is he may be about 15 months too late- But just seeing the actors flee their own country is humbling and tragic- Sumtimes on Enenews I feel so far ahead of the curve that I begin to think Its all just hysterics. But now I feel like those guys on star trek that get greatly accelerated and watch all these events unfold in what appears to be slow motion.
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This actor is being charged and the Japanese government for protesting against Fukushima Daiichi.
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Please elaborate and provide citations. Thank you.
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all of our governments have failed us..alas
jet streams, rad effects and remediation protocols
http://realitycheck.no-ip.info/forum/index.php/board,24.0.html
new Caldicott (Rocky Flats) and Fukushima fallout forcasts
http://realitycheck.no-ip.info/nnn.html
for those in USA heeding the call
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml
Japanese consulates
http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/consulate-guide.html
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Fact is, (without #4 blowing) our few thousand extra miles away is deceiving. Especially as contamination increases. Air, food, water…and ocean water (+ atomized ocean water mist). When you see contamination from Chernobyl, being a varying 100,000+ square miles, you realize everything in the path of the N.Hemi jet stream, and especially in and around the Pacific should weigh their options as well… yes, Hawaii as well. The rainy parts of Hawaii especially.
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I feel the same way BillyRaz. You want to live your life with these dangers in mind, then seeing everyone around you going about business as usual makes it seem like you are paranoid. For example: I hate serving kids milk/chocolate milk at my work, knowing the rad levels way are probably way higher than preFuku milk. They look at me like I'm crazy. I'm sure I would be fired if I started warned even one parent.
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one down, 130 million to go.
he's moving to the Phillipines. I stopped buying Phillipino sardines last month. Maybe he will have to move further South later. reverse MacArthur's "I shall return", at least this millenia.
Or Churchills' we shall fight them radionuclides – oh I cant see them on the beach. nor in the air, nor in the sea. / rave.
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I'm afraid that it's going to be a very long 'hot' summer in Japan.
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Summary of Negative Health Effects Of Low Dose Radiation On Children Around Chernobyl; via A Green Road Blog
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/03/low-dose-chernobyl-and-fukushima.html
Tokyo; is it safe to live in or visit? via A Green Road Blog http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/03/tokyo-is-it-safe-to-visit-or-live-in.html
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It may pay to start checking food sources; there are many contaminated areas around the globe at this point.
Where you get your food and drinks matters.
Someone needs to invent a cheap, easy to use food and water radiation tester.
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It has never been a more important time to buy local foods.
Be a product of YOUR(italics, not yelling) environment.
Mass produced grocery store goods rarely have an actual "Produced in" notation. Some companies say if the product "doesn't say where it is produced, than it was produced in the country it was sold in".
A quick call to the Questions/comments # listed on the product can help discovering in where the product is actually made. BUT,
The ingredients origins are fairly tricky to figure out…
Good luck everyone
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You get some info off the product or bar code:
[UPC - Universal Product Code - printed just below barcode]
http://www.upcdatabase.com/item/096619261109
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EAN/UCC-13
Description mediterranean sea salt grinder
Issuing Country United States
Last Modified 26 Jan 2009, 8:12 PM
Last Modified By robf
Pending Requests 0
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As you can see it gave me info on the plastic grinder but not on the salt contained inside the grinder. All we know is the salt might or might not be 'Mediterranean'.
Unless there is a better database somewhere ..
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You get more product info with this database:
http://www.itemlookup.net/validate.php?PHPSESSID=edaeef2d2eb95947bc1380a13fb854ec
Kirkland Signature Mediterranean Sea Salt Grinder, 13 oz (368.5 g)→ See more details → Read Reviews → Check Offer Price Amazon: USAProduct Details: UPC : 096619261109 EAN : 0096619261109 SKU : TY-AKF1-20SA Manufacturer : kirkland signature Publisher : kirkland signature Product Description: Kirkland Signature Mediterranean Sea Salt Grinder Disposable. Adjustable Grinder. The finest restaurants and chefs worldwide prefer Mediterranean Sea Salt for its distinctive quality. Every Kirkland Signature product is guaranteed to meet or exceed the quality standards of the leading national brands. → more details
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How to set up a cheap, easy to use food, and water radiation tester DIY food testing lab.
I have started the draft of the free guide that I will post here on enenews for setting up a home based DIY food testing lab for radioactive contamination. As I create it, I will post parts here for comment and suggestions. It will be a work in progress. I hope to have the first draft up on enenews by this week end.
The Beeresearch equipment I suggest here is the most cost effective I could find after a lot of research. It costs around AU$2000 to $2250 depending on which package you purchase. At this price it may still mean a group purchase by some.
There are two packages that will do the job. You will need to place a AU$500 deposit on ordering, and it may take several week before it arrives. This will depend on scintillator availability.
Package one consists of a 2” x 2” inch scintillator crystal, is the more expensive of the two packages. It is priced at present at around $2250 plus freight. These prices will probably change with time, and depend on the availability of the type of scintillators available.
1 x GS-1100A
1 x 2" NaI(Ti) Detector.
1 x SHV cable
1 x PVC Carry case.
1 x Local Freight
Or this package.
It uses, a 1.5” x 1.5” inch scintillator crystal, this kit is priced around $2000 at present.
1 x GS-1100A
1 x 1.5” NaI(Ti) Detector.
1 x SHV cable
1 x PVC Carry case.
1 x Freight
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What is the difference besides price? The larger 2” crystal means everything is more sensitive. This means detecting radiation contamination in food will be a lot quicker. Also the larger scintillator crystal provides a wider range of isotope detection.
So I suggest if you are going to do this, you purchase the more expensive package. Even though this is the most cost effective option I could find to do food testing effectively, some people may still only be able to do this as a group purchase.
You will also need to build a DIY lead testing chamber to get the best out of this equipment. The minimum cost for that could be around AU$300 for the lead. I am looking at other ideas for building a shielded chamber, that may work out cheaper.
Be aware you will need to dedicate some time and effort to set this all up, and get it working properly. If you have someone available with some technical skills, it will make the whole process a lot easier. The free manual' once complete, should be a big help.
Here are a couple screen shots showing off the charting features, and isotope identification.
This is a chart of a radium clock dial, kindly loaned to me to test, by enenews member Spectrometising. Yes, it is that radioactive.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Radon-clock-dial-310512-B-68-7.jpg
This next chart is of the gamma radiation from a ionization smoke detector, very close up. These types of smoke detectors are based on Americium 241, which has a…
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These types of smoke detectors are based on Americium 241, which has a Kev (Kilo electron volt) energy signature of 60 Kev. All isotopes have a Kev signature, this is how you identify them. I did not dismantle the smoke detector.
This is the Gamma radiation detected directly through the normal casing and up close to the detector. (Note: You should never pull apart an
ionization smoke detector!)
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Scintillator-Americium-241.jpg
The chart below is of a 625 gram sample of Bentonite Clay. The peaks on the far left in this chart up to the 88 Kev mark, are not from the Bentonite clay, but secondary X-ray artefacts created from background gamma radiation passing through the lead shielding of the testing chamber. I need to put a copper liner in the lead shielded testing chamber to remove the secondary X-ray artefacts. Just having problems sourcing copper in my location at present.
The peak on the far right at 1460 Kev is Potassium Chloride, referred to as K40. This is caused from the radiative K40 in the wooden building I did the testing in. K40 is in pretty much every living thing.
http://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bentonite-clay-625grm-210512-B.jpg
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Most clays will have some radioactivity in them. If you look at the line at the bottom of the chart, at the peaks between numbers 183 to 660 Kev, this appears to be radioactive lead P-214 and Bi-214, if my calibration is correct. Small amounts, but in my opinion, ideally if you are consuming something as a food or a tonic, it should not show any peaks in this region. Bentonite Clay needs further testing by others with this sort of equipment, to verify this. Also, samples mined from other locations may test differently.
Peaks in these charts are relative to the quantity of the samples used, plus the length of time the testing took. You will need to get an understanding of this to fully interpret the testing results from this equipment.
For instance, the peaks in the chart from the sample of radium that
weighs a fraction of a gram, on the clock dial, where very large. The Bentonite clay sample was 625 grams, a hugely bigger test sample of material. It was also tested over a much larger period of time. You need to take into account, time, distance and quantity, to make a proper assessment of the results.
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To purchase either of these packages contact Steven Sesselmann of Beeresearch on 0412 422 318 or email steven@beejewel.com.au
This is what the package looks like set up on a computer, with the Beeresearch bias box "Gamma spectacular" unit plus scintillator. On the computer screen is free PRA charting software in action.
It is the scintillator that does the detection and is the most expensive item. The scintillator is the tall long silver tube in this photo. They are very delicate, so handle it with care if you purchase one.
http://www.beejewel.com.au/research/Bee_Research/gamma_spectacular_files/GS1100-03.jpg
more info here,
http://www.beejewel.com.au/research/Bee_Research/gamma_spectacular.html
The scintillator needs to be set up in a lead shielded testing chamber for food testing.
Once enough people started to do this, their test charts could be posted here, for discussion, advice and assistance. Like we do with the Geiger detection post. Also with some brain storming we could improve the test equipment set up and testing procedures, plus build a library of test information for the community to use as a resource.
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The Guide once complete should make it much easier for people to set up a home or community based food testing lab. I will post the first draft of this guide in this enenews forum.
Note: I already have a free Geiger Counter Use Guide posted in this forum. The new guide will be focused on setting up your own DIY food testing lab based around the info I posted above.
http://enenews.com/forum-post-radiation-monitoring-data-april-30-2012-present
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@vital1 – huge piece of work, kudos for going to that effort (and expense).
Where is spectro, haven't seen a post for a while?
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Going Big Time.
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CB,
I have no commercial interest in the Beerearch, or any of the other products I mention in the food testing guide, or my other guide. I have done this research because I see a need for this type of equipment and information to be easily available to the community. When people buy this type of equipment they often need a bit of guidance on using it.
After a lot of research this is the cheapest kit I could find to do the job.
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Your screen shots showing off the charting features, and isotope identification failed, Your charts are non existent.
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CB,
Strange, tried from here and they opened fine. I will try another computer.
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Do that, let me know what you fabricate.
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CB,
Tried another computer and from my location the images opened find. I used two different operating systems, one computer is using Linux, and other Windows. Is there some sort of block happening on your system or from your country?
Is anyone else having problems opening the chart images?
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Richard,
If he comes back you will have to ask him. I have spoken to him but I will leave it to him to explain.
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I hope this movie star will work to help people to get the truth out to everyone
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I wish good health and happiness to this young couple! May young people follow them, for the sake of this old nation. People here have critisized me for favouring children and young people, but I still stay on my position, that they deserve it. Future generations depend on their health. And I would prefer to have healthy grandchildren far away from me, than suffering ones in front of my eyes.
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