UC Berkeley NE monitoring potential increase in air radioactivity

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2011-05-20 12:54

The UC Berkeley Department of Nuclear Engineering is currently performing measurements to detect a potential increase in radiation here in Berkeley that could be associated with the release of radioactive materials in Japan. News video on the monitoring UC Berkeley team can be found here.

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This is old, yes? Or are we

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2011-05-20 13:15.

This is old, yes? Or are we talking about a "new" increase in radiation?

It is old

Submitted by bandstra on Fri, 2011-05-20 13:43.

That message has been up on the NE Department main page since this website and project was set up, circa March 17. It's outdated -- there was an increase in radiation due to releases from Japan. The current status is that there is so little radiation that we are struggling to see it anymore.

Mark [BRAWM Team Member]

Thanks Mark - can you delete

Submitted by Angela (not verified) on Fri, 2011-05-20 13:48.

Thanks Mark - can you delete this post? I think someone posted this just to stir everyone up..

Copy that - I had just

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2011-05-20 14:01.

Copy that - I had just figured out that it had been cut and pasted from the original.

People are trying, are they not?

I'll get the department

Submitted by bandstra on Fri, 2011-05-20 15:01.

I'll get the department people to update the blurb. Thanks to the original poster for pointing out that it is outdated, regardless of whether that was their actual intention.

Mark [BRAWM Team Member]

Nah, man, thanks to you. You

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2011-05-20 15:25.

Nah, man, thanks to you. You guys are bringing the science. We all appreciate it very much!