2011年10月14日金曜日

bottled radioactive radium

Yesterday headline was  brand-new hot spot  in Tokyo, radioactively-hot, of course.
This hot spot was located on public road, narrow side walk where many resident including children have been passing through every day.

And it was determined that the source of radiation was the bottled radioactive radium which was found under the floor of adjacent old house. It was said that the bottles looked very old and no one was living in the house.

Some ppl were said to ask to the government to check this hot spot before 311, but the government payed no attention to residents voice.

It might be bright side of Fukushima accident that we Japanese (including public officials) have become more careful about radioactive materials. I am saving money to purchase a dosemeter :)

2011年10月13日木曜日

strange roses

I found these photos recently, they were taken  May, 2011

in Tokyo
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/nya0/20110508/p4

in Fukushima
http://country-season.asablo.jp/blog/2011/05/29/5888269



By the way, highly radioactive contaminated hot spot ( 2.707 μSv/h) was found in Setagara ward in Tokyo. It was footway on which many ppl have been passing every day.
The number 2.707 μSv/h looks strange. It is too high. This number is higher than home zone in Fukushima.
I wonder which is scarer, one version;  Tokyo (and Japan) has so many  hidden hot spots like this, and they only have not found yet, Or.. the other version;   someone  dumped  highly radioactive  contaminated thing here,  it is very easy to get such hazardous materials in Japan.