August 2013

           Following the last meeting in July on the radium contamination at Magnuson Park, I was given to understand by the Washington State Department of Ecology (WSDOE) that the period for public comments was being extended to August 31^st. However, I found out last Saturday that the Navy’s period for public comments had quietly ended the day before on July 26^th.

Ambient office = .087 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .077 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = .077 microsieverts per hour

Red seedless grape from Costco =  .137 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .072 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .048 microsieverts per hour

Radioactive groundwater at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has likely risen above an underground barrier meant to contain it, presenting an "emergency" that the plant's operator is not sufficiently addressing. reuters.com

Notes on public meeting held at the Seattle University Heights Center on July 31, 2013 by the United States Department of Energy (USDOE) at Hanford to explain planned cleanup of Hanford 300 Area and solicit public comment.

 Part 3 of 4

Ambient office = .072 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .079 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = .052 microsieverts per hour

White onion from local grocery store =  .103 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .139 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .021 microsieverts per hour

Japan's first astronaut says that the Japanese government lying about the Fukushima situation. japantimes.co.jp

Notes on public meeting held at the Seattle University Heights Center on July 31, 2013 by the United States Department of Energy (USDOE) at Hanford to explain planned cleanup of Hanford 300 Area and solicit public comment.

Part 1 of 4

Ambient office = .123 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .074 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = .069 microsieverts per hour

Banana from local grocery store =  .125 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .101 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .091 microsieverts per hour

Ambient office = .078 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .086 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = .070 microsieverts per hour

Vine ripened tomatoe from Cosco =  .156 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .057 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .050 microsieverts per hour