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  • @Edano I can believe that!
    by elainekirk 11/14/2011 5:48:48 PM

  • @Edano hmm what safety is involved? anti-terrorism? preventing an epic mechanical failure? What about protecting us from the power companies? :-)
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 5:50:18 PM

  • Nuclear Event in MultiCountries on Friday, 11 November, 2011 at 15:22 (03:22 PM) UTC.

    Updated: Monday, 14 November, 2011 at 08:56 UTC
    Description
    Nuclear officials across Europe are clueless as to the source of radiation floating in the atmosphere “across Europe” over the past several days. The Czech Republic's State Office for Nuclear Safety and the International Atomic Energy Agency have detected iodine-131. Iodine-131 is the type of radiation created during the operation of nuclear reactors or in the detonation of a nuclear bomb. The radiation was first detected two weeks ago and has been confirmed “in other locations across Europe.” The officials for the IEAE said the current levels of radiation do not warrant a public health risk and they would not state where else the radiation has been detected besides the Czech Republic. They do not believe it's coming from the Japanese Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima. Iodine-131 has a radioactive decay half-life of 8 days. The Japanese Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima released mostly Iodine-131 as part of it's radioactive discharge. Due to it's mode of beta decay, Iodine-131 is known for causing mutations and death in cells it penetrates.´ Accordingly, high does of the isotope are sometimes less dangerous than low doses. High doses tend to kill thyroid tissues that would otherwise become cancerous as a result of the radiation. Low doses, on the other hand are thought to be the major cause of increased thyroid cancers after accidental nuclear contamination, such as the radiation that was released during the nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site. Such dangers from low level radiation exposure are not detected for decades later. hisz.rsoe.hu
    by Edano 11/14/2011 6:19:21 PM

  • In Poland, which has no nuclear power plants, a spokesperson for the atomic energy agency told AFP: "We detected trace levels of radioactive iodine-131 over Poland during measurements taken October 17-24. It was a very low level. "Readings were 100 times higher in late March in the wake of Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident," spokesperson Stanislaw Latek said. He added: "Ukrainian authorities informed us they recorded similar trace levels of radioactive iodine-131 during measurements take October 10-20th." In Slovakia, Vladimir Jurina from the public health authority said levels of iodine-131 were "just about measurable levels." The values are basically the same as those in Austria, the Czech Republic and other countries. The source is a mystery to us. It's not from our nuclear plants though - we have checked with them," he said. hisz.rsoe.hu
    by Edano 11/14/2011 6:22:39 PM

  • ukraine measured iodine since oct 10. poland since oct 17, austria and czechia since end of october.
    by Edano 11/14/2011 6:26:49 PM

  • @Edano so moving from the East to the West? Doesn't the winds come from the north and east in those areas?
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 6:29:26 PM

  • shouldn't it move much faster ?
    by Edano 11/14/2011 6:34:03 PM

  • Non-categorized event in Tanzania on Monday, 14 November, 2011 at 09:44 (09:44 AM) UTC.
    Description
    Police and other state organs are on alert against illegal trafficking of nuclear materials into the country, the director of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Robert Manumba has affirmed. He confirmed that there were several incidents where radioactive materials have been brought into Tanzania or those legally acquired have fallen into improper hands. He added that much concern will be when uranium mining starts after various deposits were found in the country. “Some people have been caught with illegal possession of nuclear materials. Our scientific experts must work closely with the police to ensure the situation is brought to a control”, he told reporters after closing a week-long training course on combating illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive materials for police officers from various African countries. He said police are worried over the mining of uranium, a radioactive mineral, set to commence shortly, as there was a likelihood of nuclear materials, which are hazardous to people’s health falling into the wrong hands of illegal traffickers or improperly trained practitioners. He emphasised that police need specialised training on how to handle nuclear materials and deal with those involved in illegal trafficking. The CID chief specifically called on experts working with the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (Taec) to work closely with the police who are not yet well versed with dangers posed by nuclear hazards or uranium and other radioactive minerals soon to be mined in the country — in Dodoma, central Tanzania. Earlier when closing the training attended by over 40 senior police and intelligence officers from 22 African states, Mr Manumba cited unlawful possession, use, transfer, alteration, disposal and dispersal of radioactive materials as potential sources of danger that can cause death and injuries to people. hisz.rsoe.hu
    by Edano 11/14/2011 6:35:45 PM

  • @Edano do lower winds move slower? Something blocking it?
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 6:36:07 PM

  • @lillymunster lower winds are slow, but not that slow.
    by Edano 11/14/2011 6:38:08 PM

  • It would be helpful to know if or when Romania and Belarus detected any.
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 6:38:32 PM

  • @Edano I wondered about something physically traveling and spewing as it was moved? But you would think it would create path of where it traveled more.
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 6:39:21 PM

  • it is mysterious.
    by Edano 11/14/2011 6:44:19 PM

  • I think the piece of the puzzle missing here is Russia. There is no information icons on the alert map
    by MaryW 11/14/2011 6:44:20 PM

  • So all of Russia is unmonitered
    by MaryW 11/14/2011 6:45:08 PM

  • @MaryW Russia is monitored but all their reading sites showed nothing out of the ordinary. The Russian network is listed in the library. What we do know is someone is lying, we just don't know who or why. www.simplyinfo.org
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 6:54:02 PM

  • The Russian site actually has some stations outside Russia. It looks like Ukraine stations? I found some down near the black sea with continued elevated readings from Oct on.
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:00:13 PM

  • The one I found is for a station near Volgodonsk in Russia
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:02:37 PM

  • Added what I found to this map I am working on for the Iodine issue - it is publicly edited so you can add things you find to it. maps.google.com

    I marked the Russian city I found with an elevated reading and the date.
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:05:22 PM

  • @all Where there tremors prior to the Turkey quake of last week, that could have shaken things up in these old Soviet republics...just thinking out loud...
    by smoss 11/14/2011 7:05:27 PM

  • I found two monitoring stations close to Russian territory. Vardo radnett.nrpa.no and Svanhovd radnett.nrpa.no
    by MaryW 11/14/2011 7:06:43 PM

  • Volgodonsk 30 day reading Oct 16 elevation

    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:06:54 PM

  • @smoss how far were the tremors felt? Russia is full of old falling apart nuclear sites
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:07:15 PM

  • This site of Mary's had slight jumps on Oct 28th and a few days after. Can't tell if they are high enough to be significant. radnett.nrpa.no The other one shows a blip on the 30th of Oct
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:09:12 PM

  • @lillymunster I don't know, but surely Georgia is in close enough proximity. Your absolutely right, alot of old NPPs in that neck of the woods.
    by smoss 11/14/2011 7:11:32 PM

  • I just checked a defunct NPP in central Russia - they had a small blip on Oct 30th? No clue if it is related or not.
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:14:04 PM

  • They also have a NPP way far east almost to Alaska (Sarah Palin can see it from her house). That one showed no abnormalities.
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:15:26 PM

  • This is what I am using. It is very graphic so you can navigate without understanding the language www.russianatom.ru
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:15:55 PM

  • One near Belarus border saw jumps. Oct 24th.
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:18:10 PM

  • @lillymunster :) for palin
    by Edano 11/14/2011 7:19:59 PM

  • Semenovka near Belarus border jumped Oct 24

    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:23:12 PM

  • Edano, do you have a source for the Oct 10 radiation spike in Ukraine? I want to add it to my notes. I think we might be able to make some sense out of this by taking each location plus date for where they saw the first jump and put them both in a text list and on a map flagging the date.

    I have to wonder if Turkey's quake stirred up something dumped into the Black Sea area? But wouldn't the water prevent it from making the atmosphere?
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:26:37 PM

  • @lillymunster hisz.rsoe.hu
    by Edano 11/14/2011 7:28:12 PM

  • @Edano Thanks.
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:30:56 PM

  • Volgodonsk Oct 16, Ukraine (somewhere) Oct 10. Volgodonsk is about as far north as Ukraine but more east off the Black Sea. So far those seem to be the earliest reports. Romania, Turkey and Georgia - if we can find radiation stations in those countries could give us a huge clue where this is coming from.
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:34:37 PM

  • There was an Armenian NPP leaking in January. Turkey has some sort of radiation testing ability as mentioned in the article. Could that be leaking again? news.am
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:37:03 PM

  • Turkey has been playing with their research reactor www.taek.gov.tr
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:40:04 PM

  • Quake in Turkey Oct 23 - first spikes predate the quake.
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:42:00 PM

  • The Armenian NPP looks like it was built in the desert!
    by smoss 11/14/2011 7:43:33 PM

  • @smoss perfect place. :-)
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:53:18 PM

  • Turkey is in EUDEP I feel so stupid now. :-)
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 7:56:41 PM

  • No KANUPP linkage to Radioactivity in Europe, PAEC clarifies
    ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (APP): Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) on Sunday refuted a news item appeared in a section of national and international media alleging that higher than normal radioactivity noticed in parts of Europe could have originated from the recent KANUPP incident.In a statement issued here, the PAEC official said that there was no leakage of radiation to the environment from KANUPP on October 19. There was only a spill of heavy water within the containment building, which was brought under control following routine procedures.
    The release of Iodine-131 is not possible unless there is a nuclear fuel failure, while the incident at KANUPP involved leakage of heavy water which contains tritium and not Iodine-131, said the official.
    Higher radiation levels were detected in Poland and Ukraine even before October 19 when the KANUPP incident had not even taken place. It may be added that even if there was a leakage from KANUPP, it could not have traveled to Europe without leaving any trace in the surroundings.
    PAEC routinely monitors radiation level in and around KANUPP and at various locations in the city and country. No unusual levels of radioactivity have been recorded at any of these locations.
    ftpapp.app.com.pk
    by Liz 11/14/2011 7:56:43 PM

  • Axpo says no to Mayak nuclear fuel
    One of Switzerland’s leading energy utilities, Axpo, has put a stop to uranium supplies from the controversial Mayak nuclear processing plant in Russia.
    In the late 1950s, an explosion of highly radioactive liquid at Mayak exposed people in hundreds of towns and villages in the region to chronic radiation.
    The environmental organisation Greenpeace claims that nuclear contamination is ongoing. It also criticised Axpo for its decision to continue importing fuel from Seversk, since its facilities do not meet European standards.
    Greenpeace has condemned a decision by the Russian government for passing legislation to import spent nuclear fuel from other countries to Mayak.
    australiancannonball.com
    by Liz 11/14/2011 8:02:50 PM

  • Turkey's maximum radiation values increased between Oct 1 to Oct 10 and Oct 30.
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 8:02:57 PM

  • Minor increase in Romania between 10-1 and 10-10 with the increase at the south border
    by lillymunster 11/14/2011 8:05:31 PM

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