Showing posts with label illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label illinois. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

2/8/2012 -- Radiation Test southeast of Byron Nuclear Plant -- 49CPM -- Oregon, Illinois (VIDEO)

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After entering the area of the Byron Illinois nuclear power plant -- we figured it would be a good idea to travel down wind of the site -- and take measurements all the way back into downtown Chicago.

This location is East of Oregon, Illinois

Will continue to upload these videos throughout the day -- Im on a slower internet connection -- each video is about 1GB.

If you live in Chicago -- these levels are HALF WAY between LOW and ALERT --- midrange levels of approx 50CPM over the course of 10 min.

Each geiger counter is acting as its own individual count .






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2/7/2012 -- Radiation Test DIRECTLY at Byron Illinois Nuclear Power Plant (VIDEO)

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Today, we drove into the mouth of the beast -- Location : 1/4 mile south of the Byron Illinois Nuclear power plant. We passed within a few hundred feet of the structures. Got some GREAT shots of the steam venting near the reactor buildngs.

This nuclear plant 'vented' clouds of steam laced with tritium this past week -- the clouds were blown by prevailing winds over downtown Chicago, IL. Thus the reason for this measurement taking trip. Todays levels near the plant directly are below the alert level of 100CPM -- but a full 20CPM above downtown Chicago (those tests will be uploaded later tonight).

Todays measurements averaged between 45cpm and 48cpm. Several more to still be processed and uploaded.. most averaging in the 50CPM range..







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