Tsukuba University Tracks Radiation Hotspots in Ibaraki / Chiba

tsukuba university measured radiation in ibaraki

A news report about how Tsukuba University has taken readings of radiation throughout northern Kanto, finding relatively high levels of cesium in a few locations that were quite far from Fukushima:

The project was carried out by Professor Keisuke Sueki. After taking soil measurements from about 110 locations, he found that a couple hot spots in southern Ibaraki and northern Chiba prefectures. Cesium-137 levels as high as 40,000 becquerels per square meter were found in the cities of Toride (Ibaraki) and Nagareyama (Chiba).

Although the measurements in those areas are about 400 times the usual level of radioactive cesium-137, the report stresses that it is not dangerous. It is at a level that would justify continued monitoring, but it is not high enough to pose a threat to human health.

In related news, Japan’s government is still trying to create safety regulations for radiation in swimming water at beaches. It is not yet clear whether they will make it stricter than the current 200 becquerels per liter safety level for drinking water.

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Ryan Smith

Note to self: Stay away from that area for a while.
Ryan Smith

Note to self: Stay away from that area for a while.
Ryan Smith

Note to self: Stay away from that area for a while.
Kevin not kevin

This is definitely something that needs to be looked at carefully. There are a lot of people on the ground doing radiation tests in Kashiwa, and some places are looking pretty bad considering the distance from Fukushima. As a resident of the area with children, I’m not sure what to do at this point. Living with low, but elevated levels of radiation, doesn’t sound very ideal to me.

It also looks like the tabloid AERA has just written an article about the topic, so there is a lot of buzz from concerned parents right now.
Kevin not kevin

This is definitely something that needs to be looked at carefully. There are a lot of people on the ground doing radiation tests in Kashiwa, and some places are looking pretty bad considering the distance from Fukushima. As a resident of the area with children, I’m not sure what to do at this point. Living with low, but elevated levels of radiation, doesn’t sound very ideal to me.

It also looks like the tabloid AERA has just written an article about the topic, so there is a lot of buzz from concerned parents right now.
http://nihonburp.com Michael Warren

definitely not good but as they said not dangerous levels, for comparison what kinds of levels of radiation were found around Chernobyl?
http://nihonburp.com Michael Warren

definitely not good but as they said not dangerous levels, for comparison what kinds of levels of radiation were found around Chernobyl?

Stereo

Classification at Chernobyl　(1 Ci=3.7*10^10 Bq)

1,480,000 + Bq/m^2: Confiscated Zone
555,000 – 1,480,000 Bq/m^2: Permanent Control Zone
185,000 – 555,000 Bq/m^2: Periodic Control Zone
37,000 – 185,000 Bq/m^2: Unnamed Zone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chernobyl_radiation_map_1996.svg

Tsukuba University Tracks Radiation Hotspots in Ibaraki / Chiba

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