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Before you label me as a tin-foil hat wearer, consider the following:
Live records for multiple radiation monitoring stations near the border of Indiana and Michigan have shown radiation levels as high as 7,139 counts per minute (CPM). The level varied between 2,000 CPM and 7,000 CPM for several hours early this morning (EST).
Normal radiation levels are between 5 and 60 CPM, and any readings above 100 CPM should be considered unusual and trigger an alert, according to information listed on the RadNet website (at EPA.gov)
Digital Journal reported earlier today that near the Indiana & Michigan borders Geiger detectors from the EPA & Black Cat were showing insanely elevated radiation levels. They quickly changed their story fundamentally, but not before I went OCD on it (see also my username). I personally conversed with the NRC today as well as the Hazmat response Captain for the Indiana State Police.
Here is a quick pic, before it was redacted / "corrected". Notice it is NOT the EPA's RadNet open-air detector in Fort Wayne, but another privately run detector near South Bend, owned by Radiation Network:
RadiationNetwork
They then "made a correction" and called it a false alarm, claiming that their "false alarm" was also the same cause for Black Cat... but what about the EPA's federal detectors, the ones that don't use the same information streams as RadiationNetwork? Read on:
EPA's "near-realtime" open-air geiger counter for Ft Wayne Indiana no longer shows live data but cuts off May 19th. This morning, it didn't (hence the basis for this comment), but by using the EPA.gov RADNET query tool, WE CAN STILL PULL THE DATA UP as in this screenshot
Want more? The area of interest isn't very far away from this strange event that just happened the other day where no fault line is present.
More? The DOD owns about 130,000 acres of land right in that immediate area.
Also, I remind you that it was the EPA's federal detectors and privately owned / Internet enthusiast detectors FROM TWO DIFFERENT PLACES (BlackCat & the Radiation Network) reporting the same incident.
Tell me Reddit, am I paranoid?
The onset and type of symptoms depends on the radiation exposure. Relatively smaller doses result in gastrointestinal effects such as nausea and vomiting and symptoms related to falling blood counts such as infection and bleeding. Relatively larger doses can result in neurological effects and rapid death. Treatment of acute radiation syndrome is generally supportive with blood transfusions and antibiotics.[1]
Chronic radiation syndrome has been reported among workers in the Soviet nuclear program due to long term exposures to radiation levels lower than what is required to induce acute sickness.[6] It may manifest with low blood cell counts and neurological problems.[6]
Radiation exposure can also increase the probability of developing some other diseases, mainly different types of cancers. These diseases are sometimes referred to as radiation sickness, but they are never included in the term acute radiation syndrome.
Originally posted by alkesh
wouldn't people be showing signs of radiation sickness by now if they where exposed to this much radiation for hours? come on now people use your goddamn heads
One of two reactors at the San Onofre nuclear power station in Southern California was shut down on Tuesday after a small leak was detected in a steam generator tube, but the incident posed no risk to the public or plant workers, the facility operator said.
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6/7/2012 The 7000 CPM reading from South Bend, Indiana was a FALSE alert
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Source: radiationnetwork.com
Date: 6/7/2012 7:45 AM
As per the Alert section in radiationnetwork.com the 7000 CPM reading from South Bend, Indiana was probably due to equipment failure and has been flagged as false with an apology:
inShare2 0digg 76Share According to RadNet, the United States’ radiation monitoring network, South Bend, Indiana experienced extremely high levels of radiation last night — up to 100 times higher than safe levels. Last night, live records for a radiation monitoring station near the border of Indiana and Michigan showed radiation levels as high as 7,139 counts per minute (CPM).
Originally posted by ANNED
Counts per minute is a old obsolete method of recording radiation that is no longer used by anyone.
Geiger counters that read in CPM we used mostly for prospecting for low grade ores
6000CPM = 5 mR(milliRems/hour)
3,300,000cpm = 1 rem
lethal dose in 50% of people exposed LD50 is
about 400 to 650 rem gamma
ohioline.osu.edu...
www.physics.isu.edu...
Originally posted by Pauligirl
radiationnews.blogspot.ca...
6/7/2012 The 7000 CPM reading from South Bend, Indiana was a FALSE alert
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Source: radiationnetwork.com
Date: 6/7/2012 7:45 AM
As per the Alert section in radiationnetwork.com the 7000 CPM reading from South Bend, Indiana was probably due to equipment failure and has been flagged as false with an apology:
as reported here
www.abovetopsecret.com...
Originally posted by IpsissimusMagus
They just announced a problem with a Nuclear plant here in California.
Apparently there are faulty pipes that carry radioactive water that cools the plant.
They are warning that if there is high demand for electricity this Summer, there willing be rolling brown outs.
Update
Link
One of two reactors at the San Onofre nuclear power station in Southern California was shut down on Tuesday after a small leak was detected in a steam generator tube, but the incident posed no risk to the public or plant workers, the facility operator said.edit on 6/8/2012 by IpsissimusMagus because: (no reason given)