[ RadSafe ] Video of Meter - Up to 10,20 µSv in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture 163km from Fukushima Dai-ichi

[Dan McCarn]

Hi Franz -

That's why I used his "background" taken about 1 meter above the ground. 

Dan W McCarn
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> On May 23, 2016, at 10:47, Franz Schönhofer <franz.schoenhofer at chello.at> wrote:
> 
> Roger,
> 
> At first glance I see that there are no units visible on the scale of the
> "meter" - dose meter, dose ratemeter, ratemeter or whatever it is supposed
> to be. However the chance seems to be high that it might be microSievert.
> Environmental doserates do not make any sense when measured in contact with
> some obviously tiny sources - this can easily be proved by using a small
> radioactive object like a watch with radium dials or a small piece of uranium
> ore and a dose rate -, ratemeter. So there is no meaning of the numbers shown.
> Therefore - sorry Dan your calculation is misleading: The doserate in close contact with a tiny speck of radioactive material cannot be used to calculate the whole body dose to a person. I am happy that this is not the case, because have a large collection of uranium ore, thorium ore, uranium stained glass and ceramics like fiesta ware, watches with real radiumdials, historical radioactive compounds (Joachimsthal) etc. etc. many of them on display in my flat. Please don't tell the Austrian authorities, because it is forbidden to own any (!!) fissionable material. I have been wondering, whether the uranium containing granite stones which make up a high share of our pavements and streets in Vienna will be removed or most of the granite stones at our graveyards. (No answer yet.)
> 
> So far my comment on this "scientific" and terrifying video. It would be good for an examination for future health physcists: "What is wrong in this video?"
> 
> Best regards again!
> 
> Franz
> 
> 
> Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- From: Roger Helbig
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 2:51 PM
> To: RADSAFE
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Video of Meter - Up to 10,20 µSv in Ichinoseki, Iwate
> Prefecture 163km from Fukushima Dai-ichi
> 
> https://nuclear-news.net/2016/05/22/up-to-1020-%C2%B5sv-in-ichinoseki-iwate-prefecture-163km-from-fukushima-dai-ichi/
> 
> Is this meter or its reader perhaps being mislead due to lack of
> experience or other cause?
> 
> Roger Helbig
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