[ RadSafe ] Fwd: [New post] Raised radiation level found inMissouri Snow

Tue Jan 7 12:47:04 CST 2014

It is actually not unusual at all to have higher background readings during a low pressure (snow) event than on a high pressure clear sunny day if you are located in an area with natural Rn flux. Otherwise we should all already be dead as that is some pretty 'hot' snow - but at last check, I was still here performing mundane radioanalytical analyses in the lab. I have observed this many times when reviewing background data. I should expect this to be possible on the beach as well though I must say I prefer that sampler's location 

Best Regards,
David

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I happened to be looking at a Spec sheet for an LND G-M tube & it gives the 
operating range as -40 to 75 C.  The batteries in the instrument would be the 
main concern.

Don Jordan

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Snow

I don't know the answer to this offhand, but how does the response of a GM tube 
change with temperature?  The reason I ask is that it is currently COLD in much 
of the Midwest, and it wouldn't surprise me if things are different at -20C.

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Snow

This is being sent out with vivid radiation symbol on the side and the source 
probably has zero credibility but Word Press allows Christina MacPherson to fill 
the world with this most likely false or misleading information.  I certainly 
doubt both the snow and the San Francisco beach - doubt that any Federal 
officials have launched an investigation either.  WordPress should be held 
accountable for the constant diet of trash that comes out of this site and many 
other anti-nuclear blogs.

Roger Helbig

Here is direct YouTube link for DutchSinse's alleged radiation test in the St 
Louis snow -

1/2/2014 -- ☢ Radiation Test ☢ 44.5 CPM in the Snow - St. Louis,
Missour...: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85BTQZ0moSA&feature=share&list=UUHE92x768p8h-fMrqhsnE1Q
… via @youtube

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Date: Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 10:55 PM
Subject: [New post] Raised radiation level found in Missouri Snow
To: rwhelbig at gmail.com

Christina MacPherson posted: " Missouri Snow Found to Contain Radiation DOUBLE 
Normal Amount http://www.darkpolitricks.com/2014/01/missouri-snow-found-to-contain-radiation-double-normal-amount/
More concerns about possible impact of Fukushima Paul Joseph Watson Prison 
Planet.com "
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New post on nuclear-news

Raised radiation level found in Missouri Snow

by Christina MacPherson

Missouri Snow Found to Contain Radiation DOUBLE Normal Amount 
http://www.darkpolitricks.com/2014/01/missouri-snow-found-to-contain-radiation-double-normal-amount/
More concerns about possible impact of Fukushima Paul Joseph Watson Prison 
Planet.com January 6, 2014  Readings taken from snow blanketing St. Louis, 
Missouri contains double the normal radiation amount, once again stoking 
concerns that the ongoing Fukushima crisis is now firmly impacting areas of 
America.

The radiation return from the snow precipitation is returning DOUBLE the normal 
background amounts. Normal background in this area is approximately 30CPM,” 
writes YouTube user DutchSinse, alongside a video documenting the readings.

“This means small particles of radioactive material are indeed coming down in 
the precipitation. Past tests show around 30CPM in the same spot on a nice day 
with no precipitation,” he adds, noting that snowstorms in 2012 also showed 
alert level radiation readings.

As we reported earlier, Geiger counter readings taken on a beach in San 
Francisco returned results five times the safe level of normal background 
radiation, prompting federal officials to launch an investigation.

Whether such readings are linked to the ongoing Fukushima crisis is unknown, but 
the fact that officials in Japan have been duplicitous in downplaying the true 
scale of radiation releases at almost every turn has understandably fanned the 
flames of suspicion.

Last week it was reported that new plumes of radioactive steam were emerging 
from the crippled reactor number 3 at the plant, but TEPCO representatives 
refused to explain the cause.

A former Fukushima worker also recently revealed that duct tape and wire nets 
were used to “repair” leaking radioactive water tanks in
2012 as a cost cutting measure.

The Department of Health and Human Services has ordered 14 million doses of 
potassium iodide, the compound that protects the body from radioactive poisoning 
in the aftermath of severe nuclear accidents, but a DHHS official denied that 
the purchase was connectde to the Fukushima crisis.

Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison 
Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for 
Infowars Nightly News

Christina MacPherson | January 7, 2014 at 6:55 am | Categories:
environment | URL: http://wp.me/phgse-g2r

http://nuclear-news.net/2014/01/07/raised-radiation-level-found-in-missouri-snow/
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