Friday, April 20, 2012
Both iodine-129 and iodine-131 are produced by the fission of
uranium atoms during operation of nuclear reactors and by plutonium (or
uranium) in the detonation of nuclear weapons. Radioactive iodines have
the same physical properties as stable iodine. However, radioactive
iodines decay with time. Iodine reacts easily with other chemicals, and
isotopes of iodine are found as compounds rather than as a pure
elemental nuclide. Thus, iodine-129 and -131 found in nuclear facilities
and waste treatment plants quickly form compounds with the mixture of
chemicals present. However, iodine released to the environment from
nuclear power plants is usually a gas. Iodine-129 has a half-life of
15.7 million years; iodine-131 has a half-life of about 8 days. Both
emit beta particles upon radioactive decay. Iodine-129 and iodine-131
are gaseous fission products that form within fuel rods as they fission.
Unless reactor chemistry is carefully controlled, they can build up too
fast, increasing pressure and causing corrosion in the rods. As the
rods age, cracks or wholes may breach the rods.
The detonation of nuclear weapons also releases iodine-129 into
the environment. Atmospheric testing in the 1950's and 60's released
radioactive iodine to the atmosphere which has disseminated around the
world. Radioactive iodine can disperse rapidly in air and water, under
the right conditions. However, it combines easily with organic materials
in soil. This is known as ‘organic fixation' and slows iodine's
movement in the environment. Some soil minerals also attach to, or
adsorb, iodine, which also slows its movement. The long half-life of
iodine-129, 15.7 million years, means that it remains in the
environment. However, iodine-131's short half-life of 8 days means that
it will decay away completely in the environment in a matter of months.
Both decay with the emission of a beta particle, accompanied by weak
gamma radiation.
Cracked rods can release radioactive iodine into the water that
surrounds and cools the fuel rods. There, it circulates with the cooling
water throughout the system, ending up in the airborne, liquid, and
solid wastes from the reactor. From time to time, reactor gas capture
systems release gases, including iodine, to the environment under
applicable regulations. Anywhere spent nuclear fuel is handled, there is
a chance that iodine-129 and iodine-131 will escape into the
environment. Nuclear fuel reprocessing plants dissolve the spent fuel
rods in strong acids to recover plutonium and other valuable materials.
In the process, they also release iodine-129 and -131 into the airborne,
liquid, and solid waste processing systems. In the U.S., spent nuclear
fuel is no longer reprocessed, because of concerns about nuclear weapons
proliferation. Currently, spent nuclear fuel remains in temporary
storage at nuclear power plants around the country. Wherever spent
nuclear fuel is stored, the short-lived iodine-131 it contains will
decay away quickly and completely. However, the long-lived iodine-129
will remain for millions of years.
I would like to say that I help others to survive what's coming,
but unfortunatly that's not possible. Regardless of the New World
Order's plan to exterminate 95% of the worlds population, humans, as we
know them, will be extinct in a few generations. You have all been lied
to by all of the governments of the world. Fukushima was the tipping
point of the scale, from which there is no return. Sure the Radiation
levels have fallen since June 2011 but that's only due to the short
half-life of some of the isotopes released.
Entering the Twilight Zone
Ok, I think I have just entered the Twilight Zone. It is currently April 20th, 2012. It's been a year since the Meltdowns of multiple reactors at Fukushima and I must say that they were right, there is NO IMMEDIATE DANGER. Whew, what a relief. I was sure that when the media stopped talking about the radiation levels and the EPA stopped taking measurements of the rain-water, milk, air and surface water, I was sure that everything was just fine. After all, our leaders would not just hang us out to dry if there were really any danger now would they. Look at a Geiger counter if you want confirmation of things being back to "normal". Radiation levels are low again, no worries then, Right?
Well I guess that depends on whether or not you agree with the statement "ignorance is bliss", or not. If you do, then it's right as rain. It's a beautiful day. The sun is shining and the birds are singing. Oh, and there is no IMMEDIATE danger to human health from ionizing radiation.
On the other hand, if you don't happen to be a believer in that whole ignorance thing then you best just love your family and do some digging for the truth. Excuse me, I meant the WHOLE TRUTH. The information required to make intelligent decisions and plans for the future is available, if you look hard enough. A good place to start is NAP (National Academies Press)
Visit the National Academies Press online, the authoritative source for all books from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council:
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Here is a title and download link to get you started:
"Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of
Ionizing Radiation: BEIR VII – Phase 2"
Download the PDF here: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11340.html
If the research is too much for you then I suggest you take your family on a picnic and enjoy the beautiful weather, don't worry, be happy.
And above all, remember;
There is NO IMMEDIATE danger.
PS look up iodine-129
Good luck to all, Rod(inator)
The following post is mostly for historical preservation. It is copied directly from the 'comments' section of Cal FireNews home page on April 20, 2012. There are severl things that make this noteworthy, the first of which is my original comment (dated Thursday, March 31, 2011 3:03:00 PM ) which I made in the attempt to clarify the confusion that the previous commentors were experiencing regarding radiation exposure levels vs time. At the time, this was my understanding of the situation regarding radiation exposure. As it turns out I was completely wrong. In my ignorance, I had aparently supplied the perfect propaganda that CalFireNews was looking for. Their moderator approved my explanation and it was posted. Other than MY additional comments that followed, there were NO OTHER COMMENTS by anyone for over a year, allowed to be posted on the CalFireNews home page. It makes me sick when I think of the number of people who read that explanation, knew it was wrong and commented about it only to find out that their comment would never be posted. Ever.
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9 Comments: (As of 04-20-2012)
- http://www.blogger.com/profile/16430453484247896537 said...
- How does one convert Radnet CPM to millisieverts?
- Friday, March 18, 2011 1:15:00 PM
- Rancher Rick said...
- That's a great question. It would be very helpful for your readers to understand the conversion between millisiverts (being quoted in Japan) and the units that are quoted by the EPA RadNet. Also, it would be useful to know the what values of the EPA RadNet units are considered dangerous (first for children, and then for adults).
- The following three paragraphs are excerpted from CNN, but it is still unclear how this correlates to the EPA RadNet data units. "G. Donald Frey, a medical physicist and professor of radiology at the Medical University of South Carolina. "The limit for radiation workers in the United States is 50 millisieverts per year, but we try to keep them to less than 5 millisieverts per year." After a single acute exposure of 1,000 millisieverts, people tend to start feeling nauseated and vomiting, Frey said. At 5,000 millisieverts over the course of a few hours, "people start dying." After exposure to 150 millisieverts per day, "you're definitely in the range where you have significantly increased risk of radiation-induced cancers." "
- Friday, March 18, 2011 9:37:00 PM
- aweasd said...
- This is confusing, as usual with technical news reporting. This "100 millisieverts received over the course of a year is the lowest level at which any increased cancer risk is evident." and this "After exposure to 150 millisieverts per day, "you're definitely in the range where you have significantly increased risk of radiation-induced cancers." " " are not consistent statements. 150 millisieverts per day is 54,750 millisieverts per year. Quite a bit larger than 100 millisieverts per year. In fact it's 54.75 sieverts. If it's 5 millisieverts per hour that's 120 millisieverts per day, and 43.8 sieverts per year. 5 sieverts is lethal. So what does it all mean?
- I'm no expert, but I think a good analogy would besomethingh like this; If you drink a gallon of water a day, that is 5.33 oz./hour. That's fine, but that also translates to 365.25 gallons per year, which is way, way too much for one sitting. It all has to do with how fast your body can eliminate what you take in. Or if your body retains it, as in the case of Iodine. It's the acute exposure that is the most dangerous.
- Thursday, March 31, 2011 3:03:00 PM
- Rodinator said...
- What I'd like to know is why you people at CAL FIRE NEWS have stopped updating the radiation levels on March 18th. I'm guessing that you are all running for shelter and there's nobody there to do the updates!
- Wednesday, April 06, 2011 12:43:00 PM
- Rodinator said...
- Here it is May 6th, a Month since my last post (above) and still the latest info is from MARCH 18th. What is up with that! Japan is still spewing radioactive material 24/7 from not only the FD NPP but from another nuclear power plant as well. You can't buy a geiger counter anywhere. HELLO! is there anybody there at Cal Fire News? How about some real, official news from the people we trust.
- Friday, May 06, 2011 10:20:00 PM
- Rodinator said...
- OK it's been a month (now May 6th) and the data on this page is still from March 18th. Why has Cal Fire News stopped updating their web page? I for one would sure like to get some factual information from this official site that we can trust.
- Friday, May 06, 2011 10:32:00 PM
- Rodinator said...
- OK this is really insane. Now it's August 5th, 2011 and still no updates. Still the now ominous March 18th date on all your posted data relating to radiation. I was under the impression that these measurements were taken quarterly in the past. So that means that there should have been an update somewhere back in june, that's two months ago people, WTF. I have since aquired two geiger counters and have watched the background levels go from an average of 10 to 20 CPM back in March, to an average of around 35 to 45 CPM at present, with two occasions where it spiked for several hours at 100 to 200 CPM. It's real people! Yes it may be true that there "is no immediate danger", as all the news keeps saying, but tell that to the parents that are in Philly, with a 48% increase in infant mortality. That increase in varying amounts is nationwide. Do some research, While you still can...
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