Category: Severe Weather / Storms

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2/9/2012 — Chicago Radiation Tests — Byron Illinois Nuclear power plant and Downtown

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Many thanks to international medcom for the 2nd Inspector Alert geiger counter. Here is a link to their site (they are the manufacturer of the Inspector Alert geiger ) http://medcom.com/

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Here is a compilation list  of radiation measurement videos made in Chicago — I still have another few videos to process — but these videos below represent a bulk of the measurements taken.

Each measurement was done for 10 minutes — using three geiger counters.  Two inspector alert geiger counters — and one CDV-700 (civil defense) geiger counter w/ wand.

This mean each 10 minute video counts for THREE actual counts (there are two separate digital meters running simultaneously, and one analog).

First video of arrival at destination (our room generously donated by a viewer):

pictures below from our room on the 17th floor @ Lasalle & Kinzie in downtown Chicago — February 8, 2012:

Now the measurements:

Byron Nuclear plant directly:

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southeast of Byron Nuclear power plant — corn fields east of Oregon, IL:

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Into the city of Chicago  — downtown at ground level — Grant Park (abraham lincoln memorial):

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City of Chicago — outside balcony 30th floor @ Michigan Ave. & 13th :

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City of Chicago — inside / interior of highrise @ Lasalle & Kinzie (river west downtown loop 17th floor:

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Also we made our way to the severe weather exhibit, and several other great exhibits at the Chicago Science & Industry museum — very cool stuff!:

picture below from the U-505 (german U-boat submarine) exhibit entrance:

Below is a giant Tesla Coil :

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2/7/2012 — Radiation Test DIRECTLY at Byron Illinois Nuclear Power Plant

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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 buildings.

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..

Many thanks to international medcom for the 2nd Inspector Alert geiger counter. Here is a link to their site (they are the manufacturer of the Inspector Alert geiger ) http://medcom.com/

These ‘mid level’ readings — half way to the alert level of 100CPM— leads me to believe that the tritium is dissipating as expected — however some elevated amounts still remain.

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