Japan: Highly contaminated soil from near Tokyo - December 3, 2011
This is a brief video to show you a soil sample I received from Kashiwa which is a city near Tokyo, about 200 km (125 mi.) away from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Kashiwa is hotspot which has been in the news several times. Here is a blog with a number of related articles and translations:
http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/search/label/Kashiwa
I'd like to give a big thank you to youtube user asuperdry (
http://www.youtube.com/user/asuperdry) for sending this to me. When I asked him if it would be possible to send me a sample he didn't hesitate and did it really quickly.
My reason for getting the sample is that I am going to send it to someone in the U.S. who is curious to analyze some samples from Japan and perform gamma spectroscopy in an attempt to identify what radioactive materials are present.
Disclaimer: Previous work in a research facility has taught me to be cautious around hazardous materials. I follow basic protection and anti-cross contamination principles as well as cautious storage and metering after handling and storing to confirm no radiation is present where it shouldn't be.
Fair use notice: Any maps or web sites shown are for news reporting, documentary, and analysis purposes and of limited quantity and scope. There is no intent to use material inappropriately.
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Source:
Name: William
Websites:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AluminumStudios
http://www.aluminumstudios.com/
Country: Japan
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