glows in the dark later--Finding the emitter should be no problem, as wind currents are well known and recorded. Just as cops who find a body in a river can trace the currents back to determine where the body was dumped, the scientists should be able to combine knowledge of wind records and the decay patterns of the Iodine-131 to determine the source of the contamination.
Also, we may find that the contamination is much worse at the source, of if was not a single source, it may well be terrorists/Iran demonstrating what they can do.
Trace elements carried along with the iodine-131 would also help identify the reactor in which the radioactive elements were created.
This could be very significant.
Thanks.
From just the title I assume:
The next crisis in Europe involves liberals radiating toward a more conservative political view.
Tehran?
What is most worrisome is that who can trust the IAEA anymore?
FYI
Iran nuke program having an “oops”?
I wonder if Israel is abating a known problem in a neighboring country.
Something happened at 11:11:11 11/11/11
Seventeen workers exposed to radiation at Idaho lab
Idaho lab accident may stem from damaged container
Granted that has nothing to do with Europe, but this incident was not reported in the NRC Event Notification Reports for 2011. And I have been looking every day. Why would they not report this incident when they report drunk and stoned nuclear workers, patient radiation overdoses and stolen nuclear equipment ?
Super-Powerful X-Ray Beam Will Probe the Center of the Earth
Czechs say nuclear iodine not from power plant
And this report claims radioactive Iodide is not practical in a dirty bomb due to technical reasons.
glows in the dark later--Any connection to today’s story?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2806408/posts
‘Fatal Blast Hits Iranian Military Base’
Sky News ^
Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2011 7:41:43 AM by nuconvert
A fatal explosion has hit an Iranian military base near capital Tehran, according to local media reports. There has not been any immediate confirmation of casualties in the blast, which apparently happened in an arms depot belonging to the elite Revolutionary Guards in Bidganeh.
The AFP news agency reports that the force of the blast shattered the windows of homes in the western suburbs of Tehran.
Alireza Jane, an Iranian official responsible for security issues in Tehran’s governor’s office, told the ISNA student news agency that the blast hit “a military base.”
She said the explosion, which was originally reported to have hit a gas distribution station, happened about 12 miles west of Tehran.
A statement on the Revolutionary Guards website said the arms depot belonged tot hem but did not give further details.
There are no details on what may have caused the explosion.
No KANUPP linkage to Radioactivity in Europe, PAEC clarifies
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (APP): Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) on Sunday refuted a news item appeared in a section of national and international media alleging that higher than normal radioactivity noticed in parts of Europe could have originated from the recent KANUPP incident.In a statement issued here, the PAEC official said that there was no leakage of radiation to the environment from KANUPP on October 19. There was only a spill of heavy water within the containment building, which was brought under control following routine procedures.