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plot of berillium-7 from Fukushima Daiiachi
Fukuchima Daiiachi Berellium-7

Fukuchima Daiiachi Berellium-7

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I’ve had the nasty flu that’s been going around so today’s post will be short. Today’s post is about beryllium-7, which is a proxy for measuring radioactive fallout. BERYLLIUM-7 AFTER THE FUKUSHIMA MELTDOWN One day, I started playing with data for airborne radioisotopes before and after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant meltdowns. Why? Because I was sick and tired of looking at faked Fukushima data on the internet. It was and still is fake data that’s designed to scare and…

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NRTS Safety Poster showinbg the destroyed insides of the SL-1 reactor
SL-1 Reactor Accident and Nuclear Reactor Fatalities

SL-1 Reactor Accident and Nuclear Reactor Fatalities

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The above image is a photo of the mangled insides of the SL-1 reactor after its criticality excursion accident. We’re still in science-lite mode here until the move across the country is done. Writing to maximize SEO is still disabled. Packing and moving is not my idea of a good time.   Today’s science-lite offering is a video made by the now-defunct Atomic Energy Commission about the SL-1 Reactor accident in 1961. Playtime is approximately 40 minutes: The video includes footage…

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