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Rain brings radiation back

From 3:00 to 9:00 and 11:00 on 5/3/2012 (JST), radiation level picked up in eastern part of Kanagawa prefecture.

Rain clouds passed above Kanagawa prefecture. Rain is assumed to raise the radiation level.

5/3 午前3時から9時そして11時に神奈川県東部で放射線量が上昇しました。

この時間帯に雨雲が通過したことが確認されており、雨と線量上昇の関連性が推測されます。

 

Rain brings radiation back

 

 

↓ 4:54 5/3/2012

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↓ 5:12  5/3/2012

Rain brings radiation back3

 

↓　6:12  5/3/2012

Rain brings radiation back4

See also

 

↓ 11:00 5/3/2012

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Mochizuki
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  1. I’m wondering if any of these increased readings of late might be related to construction underway at Chernobyl. If anyone has data from places upwind of Japan (China) the source of the Iodine and the higher radiation levels in general might become more clear.

    Other questions to ponder: 8 days is only the half life of Cesium 131. How much would you have to start with to have these levels left over after 14 months?

    Can we link any of this to the burning of Tohoku’s contaminated waste? Some ideas – do the spikes and high readings occur only downwind of the plants burning the debris? Or are they being picked up also at cities that have refused debris and are not affected much by winds blowing over plants in other cities/

    Do the local spikes in places like Shinagawa, Kanagawa and Adachi coincide with burn times of debris? I notice the spikes seem to happen at night, but I have to admit that I am not watching closely for patterns. Are they burning the tohonku debris at night? Is there a correlation?

    Why did SPEEDI data yesterday show a prolonged 150% increase in radiation in Kanagawa, while nearby Yokoska’s readings remained closer to what Kanagawa usually gets? Was there something else happening in Kanagawa yesterday? Debris burn?

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