Measuring hot particles from air filters

[This is a guest written article, views expressed are the authors alone and may not be endorsed by Safecast] In the last month we have received 22 vehicle air filters from safecasters.  These came from vehicles used primarily in Fukushima City, Tokyo, and Iwaki.  The Fukushima City filters had total radiation levels that averaged about…

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Interested in helping?

That would be great! We have a lot of volunteer positions open and I’m sure there’s some we haven’t even thought of yet. If you want to help please take a moment to fill out this interest form and we’ll get in touch soon!それはとてもうれしいです!Safecast ではボランティアの方にしていただきたいことがたくさんありますし、まだ私達が考えついてもいないこともあると思います。もし手助けしてくださるという場合は、少し時間を割いてこのフォームにご記入をお願いします。こちらからご連絡させていただきます。フォームは英語ですが、日本語ベースでご協力いただける方は、日本語メーリングリストにご参加ください。

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New Map on Safecast.org

It should be no surprise that we think about maps a lot here at Safecast. In fact, it’s probably one of the most frequent topics of conversation. Especially maps with a lot of data and especially making that data understandable. But more than understandable, it needs to be useful. Understanding what data a map is…

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Can't sell his rice, has to grow it anyway

[This is a guest written article, views expressed are the authors alone and may not be endorsed by Safecast] Uncanny Terrain: Takahashi was banned from selling rice grown on his land in Nishigo Village, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima, due to soil contamination from the nuclear disaster. But he was also told that to receive compensation for the…

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Safecasting at 10,000 meters and 785km/hr

Recently I had a chance to travel to Boston to meet up with fellow Safecasters at the MIT media lab. As I’m now armed with a nice set of Geiger counters, I decided to measure the radiation during the flight. By doing this with the same equipment we use, we can get a good idea…

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Fukushima prides is strong in affected areas

[This is a guest written article, views expressed are the authors alone and may not be endorsed by Safecast] Uncanny Terrain: Ohashi owns a successful baked goods company in Fukushima City. He has used grains from organic farmers in Fukushima Prefecture, but now he may have to look elsewhere. Even if the grains are uncontaminated,…

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Lone nuclear opponent won't sell rice despite official approval

[This is a guest written article, views expressed are the authors alone and may not be endorsed by Safecast] Uncanny Terrain: 40 years ago, Hongo says he was the only person in Samegawa to oppose nuclear power in Fukushima. Since the accident, Samegawa has been declared safe for cultivation. But Hongo doesn’t trust the numbers.…

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Farmers flee agricultural community

[This is a guest written article, views expressed are the authors alone and may not be endorsed by Safecast] Uncanny Terrain week 2 Hiruta has spent decades recruiting farmers from across Japan to join him in the tiny agricultural community of Kaidomari, nestled among tall pines in the mountains on the edge of Iwaki in…

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Geiger counters delivered to orphanages

Part of the goal of our successful Kickstarter campaign was to distribute geiger counters around Japan to help people get an idea of the radiation levels around their homes and neighborhoods, so when we received a request from two orphanages near the Fukushima exclusion zone we knew their were a perfect candidate. Fukushima Aiikuen (福島愛育園)…

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Visiting Fukushima City (June 1, 2011)

[This is a guest written article, views expressed are the authors alone and may not be endorsed by Safecast] 1. Introduction On Wednesday, June 1, 2001,  I visited Nakate-san, the representative of “Fukushima Network for Saving Children from Radiation”, in Fukushima City to hand two Geiger counters (International Medcom CRM-100 and Inspector Alert) provided by…

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