Radioactive food contamination discovered

[Coligny]

This got me thinking... Where, exactly, does Tokyo's water come from?

Here's hoping the answer doesn't involve Fukushima or anywhere nearby.

http://www.waterworks.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/supply/02.pdf

[CrankyBastard]

Anyone (Brits) here collected their medication yet?

http://ukinjapan.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=569110882

Where to obtain iodine tablets
We are distributing the tablets to British nationals and their dependents, with priority being given to children and pregnant or breastfeeding women. You can obtain the tablets at the following locations in Tokyo, Sendai and Niigata. Please bring with you proof of British citizenship and proof of age of any dependents.
Tokyo

When: 19-22 March, 1400-19-00.

Where: Grand Arc Hanzomon Hotel, 1-1 Hayabusa Cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0092. Distribution room: Nocturn (5F). Waiting Room: Symphony (5F).

Sendai

When: From 1400 19 March, until 11.00 20 March.

Where: Consular Response Centre, Sendai: ANA Holiday Inn, 1-4-1 Shintera Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, 984-0051.

Niigata

When: 20-21 March, 1400-1700.

Where: Chisun Hotel & Conference Centre Niigata, 1-1 Sasaguchi, Chuo-ku, Niigata-shi 950-0911.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Please bring with you proof of British citizenship and proof of age of any dependents.

I've lost my passport...I wonder whether a deathly pallor, awful teeth, constant whining, spitting out words like "cor blimey," "naffing," "bollocks" and confessing to tying a hanky around my head while I sunbathe on stony beaches in "barmy" 11-degree Celsisus temperatures will suffice to get some?
Mind you, with more Paddy in my blood than the average Japanese, I probably shouldn't fancy my chances...., but I suppose a few iodine pills is a fair exchange for centuries of brutal oppression...

[Coligny]

I've lost my passport...I wonder whether a deathly pallor, awful teeth, constant whining, spitting out words like "cor blimey," "naffing," "bollocks" and confessing to tying a hanky around my head while I sunbathe on stony beaches in "barmy" 11-degree Celsisus temperatures will suffice to get some?
Mind you, with more Paddy in my blood than the average Japanese, I probably shouldn't fancy my chances...., but I suppose a few iodine pills is a fair exchange for centuries of brutal oppression...

Underwear with picshure of Jeremy Clarkson should suffice... or if not broken your commemorative plate with the painting of Lady Die and Prince Charles...

[legion]

Anyone (Brits) here collected their medication yet?

Yes, in Tokyo, there was quite a queue but free coffee at the end of it, and the staff are quite pleasant.

[damn name]

The exact isotopes detected were:

Te-132
I-131
I-132
I-133
Cs-134
Cs-137

[cstaylor]

The exact isotopes detected were:

Te-132
I-131
I-132
I-133
Cs-134
Cs-137

Do you know the concentrations of each? The Tellurium, I-131, I-132, I-133 have a relatively short half-life, but the caesium ones are much longer. From the Kyodo news it was listed in megabecquerel per square kilometer (is that a common way to express it?), but it failed to mention where in the water supply it was found.

With the rains tomorrow I expect a small spike in caesium in the water supply as all of the radioactive dust on the buildings gets washed away.

[cstaylor]

Also, I'd suggest holding off on the horensou (spinach) until the GOJ announces an inspection plan tomorrow and its effective date. From Wikipedia, becquerels are explained in counts per second of radioactive emissions, so Ibaraki spinach is producing counts of 24,000 counts per second.

[damn name]

Here's the data. Sorry, you'll have to align tables for raw value. This is surface (ground) radioactivity using a 1 x 1.5 vinyl sheet for collection. This would be per hour at the times shown.

Te-132 I-131 I-132 I-133 Cs-134 Cs-137
3.2 day 8.0 day 2.3 hour 21 hour 2.1 year 30 year < half life
Date Radioactivity (Bq)
March 15, 9:20 - 10:20 24 124 38 16 4 4
March 15, 13:20 - 14:20 18 35 18 4 3 2
March 16, 13:20 - 14:20 8 23 7 1 2 2
March 17, 13:20 - 14:20 2 6 1 0 0 0
March 18, 13:20 - 14:20 0 1 0 0 0 0
March 19, 13:20 - 14:20 1 2 0 0 0 0
March 20, 13:20 - 14:20 4 51 6 0 3 6

(I won't be able to answer any questions about this. I've been told to leave by several members here, so I won't be posting again.)

[cstaylor]

(I'm ignoring the part where you say you won't post again, just in-case you change your mind)

Are these numbers for Tokyo? Weird how the numbers jumped up again today... is that from the change in wind direction?

If nothing goes wrong with the Fukushima daiichi tomorrow, I'll bet we'll see much lower numbers after the heavy rain starts.

[cstaylor]

If nothing goes wrong with the Fukushima daiichi tomorrow, I'll bet we'll see much _lower_ numbers after the heavy rain starts.

Damn you Wikipedia!

[Yokohammer]

I won't be able to answer any questions about this. I've been told to leave by several members here, so I won't be posting again.

A true Fucked Gaijin would never bow to such pressure.
You seem to have a green rep, so it can't be that bad.

[FG Lurker]

A true Fucked Gaijin would never bow to such pressure.
You seem to have a green rep, so it can't be that bad.

He was mildly red when he posted that so I greened him one. Apparently the number of posts you have has a big impact on the number of green dots you give or take from someone 'cause he went from one or two red dots to a bunch of green ones after that.

He doesn't seem like a bad guy, hope he comes back and sticks around.

[Coligny]

Damn you Wikipedia!

me no be understand...

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

CAUTION: Medical authorities warn that consumption of any spinach produced in prefectures directly affected by the March 11 Great Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Disaster are liable to suffer symptoms such as baldness, distortion of the oral cavity, speech impediments and abnormal swelling of the forearms and calves.

[Yokohammer]

CAUTION: Medical authorities warn that consumption of any spinach produced in prefectures directly affected by the March 11 Great Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Disaster are liable to suffer symptoms such as baldness, distortion of the oral cavity, speech impediments and abnormal swelling of the forearms and calves.

I yam what I yam!

[color="Silver"](Took me a while to figure out what the flock you were talking about there ... )[/color]

[Coligny]

I yam what I yam!

(Took me a while to figure out what the flock you were talking about there ... )

i is still trying...

(lack of sleep starting to take its toll)

[Yokohammer]

i is still trying...

(lack of sleep starting to take its toll)

You want a hint? If you do I'll PM it to you.
If you want to work it out yourself I won't bother.

[FG Lurker]

You want a hint? If you do I'll PM it to you.
If you want to work it out yourself I won't bother.

I have no idea if that was ever translated to French or shown in France. If not then there isn't much chance of figuring it out...

[CrankyBastard]

CAUTION: Medical authorities warn that consumption of any spinach produced in prefectures directly affected by the March 11 Great Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Disaster are liable to suffer symptoms such as baldness, distortion of the oral cavity, speech impediments and abnormal swelling of the forearms and calves.

Over 40 years a seafarer, I've already got those symptoms.

[Coligny]

I have no idea if that was ever translated to French or shown in France. If not then there isn't much chance of figuring it out...

It could be even worse, adaptated translation. In "Demolition man"(*), Bullock is all-a-excited when she and Stallone get invited for an official diner... It seems to be Taco Bell in the US version, while it was Pizza Hut in the French one... since we don't have or know what Taco Bell is...

(*) Always found it to be much deeper than advertised, but the French pseudo-intelligentia put it in the "derp-herp meathead" movies... because you know... it's american... so it can't be smart and stuff like them Jerry Lewis movies... same goes with Rambo 1...


that's to say... teah... I'll gretefully take the hint kthxbye

[Coligny]

Over 40 years a seafarer, I've already got those symptoms.

Got it... Popeye... it was a case of "i wuz not even born before it got forgotten", but my grandpa adored it...

[cstaylor]

me no be understand...

Rain should suppress the radiation far away from the Fukushima plant because the radioactive material would be carried down by the precipitation somewhere closer to the plant. However, the numbers have increased today due to the change in wind direction. So I blamed Wikipedia instead of blaming my own poor logic.

[cstaylor]

Got it... Popeye... it was a case of "i wuz not even born before it got forgotten", but my grandpa adored it...

Next time we'll pull a quote from Asterix instead.

[2triky]

"One upscale Japanese restaurant in Taiwan is not taking any risks. An eatery called Peony in Taipei's business and financial district is offering a radiation gauge to its diners, Reuters reported.

"I can give my customers a promise: If you eat at Peony I guarantee that everything you get will be the safest and the best," manager Catherine Yang told Reuters."

Full article at the jump:
Source

[FG Lurker]

Here's the data. Sorry, you'll have to align tables for raw value. This is surface (ground) radioactivity using a 1 x 1.5 vinyl sheet for collection. This would be per hour at the times shown.

Code: Select all

Date         Radioactivity (Bq)
         Te-132   I-131   I-132   I-133   Cs-134   Cs-137
Half Life:      3.2 day   8.0 day   2.3 hr   21 hour   2.1 yr   30 yr

March 15, 9:20 - 10:20   24   124   38   16   4   4
March 15, 13:20 - 14:20   18   35   18   4   3   2
March 16, 13:20 - 14:20   8   23   7   1   2   2
March 17, 13:20 - 14:20   2   6   1   0   0   0
March 18, 13:20 - 14:20   0   1   0   0   0   0
March 19, 13:20 - 14:20   1   2   0   0   0   0
March 20, 13:20 - 14:20   4   51   6   0   3   6

(I won't be able to answer any questions about this. I've been told to leave by several members here, so I won't be posting again.)

I added some "code" tags to keep the data aligned. I'd be interested in hearing if you have done additional collections and if so how things have been since.

[damn name]

I apologize for not giving you the link. It's public information at this site. Scroll down for the data. http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/taisaku/en/measurement/index.html

[CrankyBastard]

I've read so much technical stuff in the past few weeks about radioactive contamination but, I'm still pretty confused.
I wonder if anyone can answer a question that's been nagging me.
If I'm living and working on a farm producing spinach which has become contaminated by radiation and I have eaten the contaminated spinach, have I now got a double dose of contamination?
Or even a triple dose, skin, lung, and stomach?

Damn it was so much easier in this country when the only dose you had to worry about was the clap.

[cstaylor]

I've read so much technical stuff in the past few weeks about radioactive contamination but, I'm still pretty confused.
I wonder if anyone can answer a question that's been nagging me.
If I'm living and working on a farm producing spinach which has become contaminated by radiation and I have eaten the contaminated spinach, have I now got a double dose of contamination?
Or even a triple dose, skin, lung, and stomach?

Damn it was so much easier in this country when the only dose you had to worry about was the clap.

AFAIK, inhalation and ingestion of radioiodine in dangerous quantities slightly increases the change of thyroid-related diseases in people under the age of 30. Are you worried about Cranky Jr.?

[Greji]

AFAIK, inhalation and ingestion of radioiodine in dangerous quantities slightly increases the change of thyroid-related diseases in people under the age of 30. Are you worried about Cranky Jr.?

The Doc at the Potassium Iodine give away said 40, or under. Since I got kids older than that and Cranky's Grand children are in that range, we probably don't have to worry....