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This is fairly easy to independently verify. Take your Geiger counters around the affected areas and tell me if they spike. There is also plenty of commercial e
by jbob2000 8y ago
This is fairly easy to independently verify. Take your Geiger counters around the affected areas and tell me if they spike. There is also plenty of commercial equipment that detects other chemicals. It is simply a matter of time before someone unexpectedly picks up dangerous readings (or doesn’t, because there’s no threat).
- simlevesque 8y ago> It is simply a matter of time before someone unexpectedly picks up dangerous readings (or doesn’t, because there’s no threat) How long do you have to wait for absence of proof to become proof of absence ?
- rocqua 8y agoDepends on your null-hypothesis. Or, from a baysian point of view, it depends on your prior distribution.
- java-man 8y agoYou won't pick up alpha particles with Geiger counter. Plutonium, which is the main concern in this case, is an alpha emitter, so it will very difficult to pick up with a Geiger. You may pick up its decay products, which emit beta and gamma radiation. According to the EPA chart [0] there is a little spike in gamma. Now whether this represent an immediate danger to the public is open to discussion, as the levels seem to be pretty low. [0] https://www.epa.gov/radnet/near-real-time-and-laboratory-data-state https://www.epa.gov/radnet/near-real-time-and-laboratory-dat...