I dont know the context, but there has been a Iodine-131 leak has been detected in Europe in January ....
http://www.irsn.fr/EN/newsroom/News/Pages/20170213_Detection...
Silicon Valley radiation levels
11–16 of 16 posts
Re: Silicon Valley radiation levels
#12I dont know the context, but there has been a Iodine-131 leak has been detected in Europe in January .... http://www.irsn.fr/EN/newsroom/News/Pages/20170213_Detection...
Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13676570
Re: Silicon Valley radiation levels
#13Would downvote if I could, anything below 10 uR/h is background radiation. Sniffles posted a link to a rad monitoring device doing it's thing, and not showing anything out of the ordinary.
Re: Silicon Valley radiation levels
#14Would downvote if I could, anything below 10 uR/h is background radiation. Sniffles posted a link to a rad monitoring device doing it's thing, and not showing anything out of the ordinary.
I think it's great that the chart is completely ordinary. Imagine how terrible it'd be if it suddenly became fascinating.
Re: Silicon Valley radiation levels
#15San Jose: https://www.epa.gov/radnet/radnet-air-data-san-jose-ca
San Francisco: https://www.epa.gov/radnet/radnet-air-data-san-francisco-ca
Gamma Gross Count Rate represents how many gamma rays the monitor detects each minute.