Gizmodo: Nuclear Weapons Partly Responsible for Radioactive Wild Boars, Researchers Say https://gizmodo.com/nuclear-weapons-radioactive-wild-boars-chernobyl-1850786614?utm_source=regular #environmentalimpactofnuclearpower #radioactivecontamination #chernobyldisaster #energyconversion #fissionproducts #nuclearreactor #nuclearfallout #nuclearweapon #radiobiology #nuclearpower #environment #steinhauser #warconflict #caesium137 #caesium #samples

Dark forces lurking behind dishonest TEPCO

Updated 22:00, 12-Jun-2023

"Tokyo Electric Power Company (#TEPCO) announced that facilities used to release the nuclear-#contaminated wastewater from the #FukushimaDaiichi #Nuclear Power Plant into the sea will be put into trial operation on Monday, according to local media outlets. The move is widely seen as a pilot for #Japan's formal dumping plan.

"After TEPCO sent seawater into an underwater tunnel designed to dump the nuclear-contaminated water into the #ocean last week, the marine #fish caught in the harbor of the plant were found to have 180 times the maximum limit of the #radioactive element #caesium allowed in Japan's food safety law.

"Despite this worrying result, the International Atomic Energy Agency (#IAEA) asserted in a report released on May 31 that TEPCO had demonstrated 'capabilities for accurate and precise measurements of the radionuclides present in the treated water stored on site.' The report concluded that no additional radionuclides at significant levels were detected. The contradicting findings make the public even more concerned about Japan's dumping plan."

"In an interview with Chinese media, #ShaunBurnie, an #environmentalist who has stayed in Japan for almost 30 years, straightforwardly expressed his disagreement with the IAEA's report. TEPCO has only tested 20 percent of the #wastewater tanks, Burnie said. In addition, third-party laboratories in the U.S., Switzerland and South Korea have taken the samples of only 25-liter water (before dilution) each, while there's more than 1.3 million metric tons of nuclear-contaminated water stored in the plant. The amount of samples was unbelievably limited."

#WaterIsLife #Fukushima #StopTEPCO #TEPCOLies #NoDumping #FukushimaWater

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-06-12/Dark-forces-lurking-behind-dishonest-TEPCO-1kzmruhxAGY/index.html

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Light the world
Do you recall when you used a piece of glass to focus a beam of light onto a creature make a rainbow on the ground? It seemed to amazing that what looked invisible suddenly could take on such an awesome transformation. The myriad of colours instantly appearing.

Today, we may not be so amazed. We have so many optical gadgets which split light and send it in diverse directions 'at th
https://dbobstoner.com/light-the-world/
#Lectionary #Caesium #Community #Light #Rainbow

#Radioactive capsule fallen off the back of a truck - found
“The report's finding and the staggering loss of the capsule will surely provide a catalyst for authorities to keep a closer eye on the #mining industry, coupled with regulatory changes.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-02/recovery-of-radioactive-capsule-leaves-questions-unanswered/101919726
Rio Tinto #regulation #Caesium-137

Missing radioactive capsule found in Australia - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-64481317 #australia #cesium #caesium #radioactivity

good bews reach us from #downunder...

...where they have found their lost chip #caesium #c137

#australia #perth #kangaroo #meme #mamema #memes #aus #radioactivity #riotinto #westaustralia

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/01/tiny-radioactive-capsule-lost-in-australian-outback-found-by-side-of-1400km-stretch-of-road

The lost capsule “contained #Caesium-137, a #nuclear fission product used in high-tech equipment. The #radioactive element is also a byproduct of nuclear weapons and reactors.These chemicals can persist in water, soil, sediments, plants and animals, and even travel up food chains. But the situation of the lost capsule is unique. That makes it hard to predict the environmental damage it might cause.”

https://theconversation.com/i-study-how-radiation-interacts-with-the-environment-and-the-capsule-lost-in-wa-is-a-whole-new-ballgame-198870
WA Hwy

#Notfallschutz☢️
Wer mit #Strahlenquellen umgeht, muss sicherstellen, dass sie nicht verloren gehen. Wie die aktuelle Suche nach einer Kapsel mit #Caesium-137 in Australien zeigt, kann dies trotzdem passieren. In so einem Fall ist eine Suche per Hubschrauber, Drohnen und Messfahrzeugen möglich, die jeweils mit Messtechnik ausgestattet sind. Uns stünden alle drei Optionen zur Verfügung. Wie wir vorbereitet sind, zeigen wir auch in einer Ausgabe des #StrahlenschutzFokus
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Radioactive substances expert perplexed at how dangerous capsule 'has fallen off the back of a truck' in WA. The capsule was lost in transit along a 1,400km route in WA. "At the moment, I don't think anybody can quite believe that something that's highly #radioactive has fallen off the back of a truck. It's a regulatory failure.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-31/expert-perplexed-at-loss-of-highly-radioactive-capsule-in-wa/101908580
#caesium-137 #radiation

@attacus
This incident in WA isn't a first for Australia, BTW.

In 2014 there was an incident in Chinchilla QLD involving a CS-137 source about 3x larger than the WA one. It was being used for borehole logging - so I'm assuming it was related to our friends in the fracking industry.

The source fell out of its shielding and was left on a platform where it was later discovered by workers, two of whom handled it. Four people were exposed and one got nasty radiation burns to the leg.

More detail:

https://www.laka.org/docu/ines/event/1045

It's also mentioned in the ARPANSA incident register:

https://www.arpansa.gov.au/sites/default/files/legacy/pubs/RadiationProtection/arir/arir2014.pdf

#caesium #cesium #WesternAustralia #radiation #radioactive #Chinchilla

@attacus
Unlike many other lost source incidents (Goiânia Brazil, Tammiku Estonia, Samut Prakarn Thailand, Li Georgia) which are documented in fascinating detail on the IAEA site, there is very little information available on this particular accident.

But they do mention the source had a 1800 R/year dose rate. Interestingly, this works out to 2 mSv/hr which is exactly the same as was quoted for the WA source.

#caesium #cesium #WesternAustralia #radiation #radioactive

We don't have a natural understanding of #radioactivity and how it can spread.

Regarding the lost #caesium capsule in australia.

Maybe reading about the #Goiana accident from Brazil 1989 helps. A scale 5 of 7 incident.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident

112.800 people needed screening. 249 were heavily contaminated. 49 were secluded. 21 needed intensive care. 4 dead. 500 longterm victims.

And it all started with a #capsule changing hands

WA's Department of Emergency Services is searching for the #radioactive capsule. The capsule was lost on a 1,400km journey between Newman and Perth
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-29/call-for-review-into-disappearance-of-radioactive-capsule/101904900
#caesium-137

I downloaded the #Caesium Image #Compressor - Portable version.

It works great!! Multi-image compression!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳

Here's a YouTube video showing how to use it.

#Caesium Image #Compressor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gF6mkP9gXc

Ok, I guess I will have to do this myself. I have found a free & open-source software for compressing images:

#Caesium Image #Compressor

https://saerasoft.com/caesium

How does Britain know what #time it is?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqciKS_N0K8&ab_channel=TomScott

#Clock #Clocks #Timekeeping #UK #GreatBritain #NTP #NPL #Caesium #Cesium #Atomic Clock #AtomicClocks

Asking #caesium to release their building converter as opensource
https://community.cesium.com/t/weve-just-updated-cesium-osm-buildings/10764/16

#openstreetmap #3d