At a Tokyo radiation hotspot, weirdness abounds
From BoingBoing:Officials were worried this week, when they discovered a radiation hotspot in Tokyo, kicking off readings as high as 3.35 microsieverts per hour. (For context, a dental x-ray is about 5 microsieverts. This wasn’t a massive amount of radiation, but it was concerning. The AP reports that readings of that level have been found in the Fukushima evacuation zone.)
The good news: This has nothing to do with Fukushima. It turned out to be an extremely localized hotspot, and officials found the real source nearby.
The bad news: The real source turned out to be something the AP is describing as “mystery bottles” stored under someone’s house. No. Really.
Now that is some really crazy shit. I know people are freaking big time about these weird localized hotspots. To find one not caused by Fukushima is pretty distressing. It should be interesting to see how the local government deals with this.
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