Traces of Radioactive Iodine from Fukushima found in Glasgow/UK

reply to post by Rising Against


That would be my conclusion as well - I don't know how many of these 'detectors' we have in the country though......

Things have got a lot worse, it has now been found in Oxfordshire UK

That's the complete oppposite side of The UK

reply to post by blackcat99


I'm really not sure myself to be honest. I'll do a couple of searches for it though...

I heard Sky news not too long ago mention that testing is currently being done in other locations as well so I'm sure we'll have more information soon.

Although admittedly, I still don't really feel there is a cause for concern at this moment in time..

Ahh it says we have 92 monitoring sites around the UK:-

The UK's system for detecting radioactive fall-out from incidents overseas is based on the collection of data from 92 monitoring sites around the country. Air samples are checked every hour and the data is then checked by the Met Office in London for any abnormal radiation readings.

news.sky.com... 3415962260?lpos=UK_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15962260_Video%3A_Japan_Radioactive_Iodine_Traces_Detected_In_Glasgow_After_Tsu nami_And_Earthquake_Disaster

so does that mean only 2 sites have picked this up - stranges a bit odd to me

reply to post by blackcat99

so does that mean only 2 sites have picked this up - stranges a bit odd to me

I would assume that number will rise soon. Like I said before, they seem to be testing different locations as we speak.

EDIT: That's an interesting link but It wasn't working correctly so I fixed it for you. (Source)

This is where Radioactive Iodine radiation from Japan has been detected so far today in The UK, I fear there are going to be more red dots appearing

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reply to post by lifttheveil


Thanks for the map, which site was that from ?

Originally posted by blackcat99
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Thanks for the map, which site was that from ?

I compiled it myself, to people unfamiliar with the UK it gives them an idea where we're talking about and for us in The UK it's a good visual reference, I'll keep it up to date and feel free to use it anywhere or add to the OP

Originally posted by starchild10
Iceland detected it. I think it's safe to say it will be here as well.
I won't be eating any UK lamb or milk produce for the foreseeable future. Look folks - by the time someone comes out and says 'oops', it's too late for thee and me.

So just what are you going to be eating ? radiation will affect anything it touches, it contaminates the soil things grow in and the water that makes it grow and any animal that eats it. We in the U.K. are about as far from Japan as it's possible to get on this small planet, so if the fallout gets here it will get everywhere.
It's here, it's happened, the only thing we can do is live with the consequences and hope it's not as bad as we fear. The only fact that we know for sure is, there is nothing we can do about it. Now that Pandora's box has been opened the lid isn't going back on

reply to post by Rising Against



exactly...thank you for making this point.

We don't just have to worry about the obvious 'play down' from Japan but even The UK has witholded information from the public

Salmond said the HPA had been expected to release the Glasgow readings on Monday morning. This had been agreed with Sepa but it did not do so. Sepa officials had then been told it would be disclosed on Tuesday morning, but the HPA statement was released after 1pm. Salmond said he suspected this information was delayed to avoid clashing with the release of a report calling for rapid investment in new nuclear power stations from Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, headed by Prof David King, the UK's former chief scientific adviser.

www.guardian.co.uk...

Originally posted by blackcat99
Ahh it says we have 92 monitoring sites around the UK:-

so does that mean only 2 sites have picked this up - stranges a bit odd to me

Just shows how miniscule the amounts are!

Being exposed to this "small amount of radiation" may actually help us in the far future; evolving, adapting to lessen the harm we come feel of radiation

Originally posted by BlackPoison94
Being exposed to this "small amount of radiation" may actually help us in the far future; evolving, adapting to lessen the harm we come feel of radiation

I agree with black cat it is a bit odd. If you look at my map above you can see Oxfordshire and Glasgow are almost opposite ends of The UK. Neither of them are on the coast either, so when you look at the geography of this it is highly likely that the radiation has spread a lot further over the UK

For example, just look at the two places where it's been detected and imagine it drfifting from Japan

reply to post by lifttheveil


Exactyt. It's spread al over the UK and all over Europe (it's been detected in Switzerland for example). But the amounts are so miniscule that most stations can't even pick it up.

I suspect we in Britain were subject to a lot more radioactive fallout this time last year after a certain Icelandic volcano erupted.

How exactly do they know it's radiation from Fukushima?

Is Iodine 131 only specific to that particular power plant and nothing else?

This leak will be bad enough that we will be watching it for awhile and its going to affect the whole Northern Hemisphere. Why do you think the Bush cabal and friends all got property in the Southern Hemisphere? It's called a "Controlled Demolition" but now its out of control. So goodluck to you all. As a "friend" of mine has said. All of you have been murdered.

reply to post by blackcat99


For those people in Scotland, the time to be concerned is when the sensors around the Faslane Submarine Base detect something & raise an alarm which the whole area will hear! That would mean a real problem, though hopefully not from the huge arsenal of nuclear missiles in that area.....

Stay safe

Originally posted by blackcat99
Apparently this has an 8 day half life and realistically it will disappear after a month - a nuclear physicist just said on Sky News - no link as live again

Hi

Is there anymore info on the short half life since this post was made? I'm in Edinburgh and it just had a whole 15 seconds of it's own on the local news.

reply to post by WakeupUK

I just heard it on Sky News earlier on today - a 'nuclear physicist' mentioned this - hasn't appeared on the news since though