Update on Alpha Spectroscopy testing
Hello, just checking to see if there has been any progress made setting up an alpha spectroscopy test. It was discussed in a previous thread, but I haven't seen any further info on it.
As I said before, if UCB needs to purchase any additional equipment in order to complete these tests, maybe we can help. I appreciate the information you have provided so far and would be willing to donate in order to get the proper equipment for these tests.
Info for people interested in learning more:
http://www.furryelephant.com/content/radioactivity/alpha-beta-gamma-radi...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-particle_spectroscopy
"There are three different types of radiation given off by radionuclides: Gamma, Beta, and Alpha. This is how we test for them. All of the current tests you see data for from any source are for Gamma radiation. Not all radionuclides emit enough Gamma rays to detect them (Plutonium (alpha), Strontium(beta), Uranium (alpha))All testing currently being done is Gamma ray detection. Plutonium and Uranium mainly emit alpha rays, Strontium is mainly a beta emitter, hence they are not detected."
I saw this in the FAQ as
I saw this in the FAQ as well. Is there a reason none of the other schools or the EPA are doing the full range of tests? Is there something about alpha spectroscopy that makes it difficult to complete?
I just don't see any good reason not to be doing these tests.
I would be interested in
I would be interested in finding out more about this as well.
Alpha & Beta Emitters
I am very interested in this as well. Thank you for all you do!
I wish we had more data.
I wish we had more data. Thanks to UCB for what they have released so far.
Strontium Isotopes Detected
Strontium Isotopes
Detected in Moscow - Japan, Canada and U.S. Have Some Explaining To Do
According to an article by Agence
France Presse on April 1,"Radon, a company set up in Moscow to monitor
radioactivity and dispose of radioactive waste in central Russia, has been
detecting traces of iodine and strontium isotopes since last week, deputy
director Oleg Polsky said." ["Moscow 'detects radioactive particles'"]
If radioactive strontium isotopes
were detected in Moscow, then the Japanese, Canadian and American authorities
would have detected it too if they were looking for it. They should have been looking for
strontium in air and milk, for starters, because strontium-90
is a known health danger. What if they did detect it but withheld that information from us?
Well, then, their assurances of safety are out-and-out lies. Either way,
governmental institutions in North America and Japan are criminally negligent
or violators of human rights because they are covering up a public health danger. When
a deadly chemical is in your midst and your protectors will not tell you the
truth, you have a serious credibility problem - and criminal or human rights violation - involving
government officials.
Human rights lawyers should immediately file a federal
TRO (temporary restraining order) on the EPA to prevent any destruction or manipulation of the
recently collected RADNET air filters. Lawyers could motion a federal judge to order an independent lab to run a beta spectrometry
analysis on the filters to detect radiostrontiums. This court order could provide Americans with
needed information and also provide evidence that the Obama adminstration and the EPA
were acting negligently regarding public health.
Next week's Agence France Presse article:
"International nuclear thought police shuts down Radon for illicit
statement"
got links?
for the strontium isotope reports?
expatica.ru/news/russian-news
expatica.ru/news/russian-news/moscow-detects-radioactive-particles--from-japan_139759.html
"Radon, a company set up in Moscow to monitor radioactivity and dispose of radioactive waste in central Russia, has been detecting traces of iodine and strontium isotopes since last week, deputy director Oleg Polsky said."
Troubling
Very, very troubling. And again I have to ask: What is the U.S. Government UP to? Do they not believe there is a public health hazard? Do they feel that, since nothing can really be done to prevent it -- it's not like we can reverse the jet stream by flipping a switch -- no need worrying people? Are they trying to avoid a public panic? (If it's the last, they have a VERY flawed understanding of people: The best way to INCITE a panic, is to withhold information, behave unconcerned, and raise suspicions so that you wind up CREATING one. People would rather be told the TRUTH, no matter how terrible, than continue to think they're being lied to.
Rick Cromack.
Allen, Texas
www.facebook.com/lonestarplano
http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/n
http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/node/2448