Nuclear security

Your Radiation This Week No 35

Spokane, Washington wins and is the most radioactive City in the nation this week. There is no prize. Colorado Springs is close behind in the CPM race to the end, as well as San Diego bringing up third place.

Only thirty-one American cities topped 1,000 CPM this week; that is progress, I think. There were Thirty-nine (39) Cities last week. Unfortunately, the Rad Contagion has swelled the American cities between 900 and 999 CPM to Eighteen Cities. Stay Alert and take all appropriate precautions. The most prevalent isotope, Cesium 137, takes a daunting 600 years to decay to infinitesimal levels and it is not even particularly long-lived radiation. The Cesium will remain for 600 years.

Fresno, California has stopped reporting for the time being or permanently; it is not clear which. We’ll see what happens. In the meantime as a reminder, Fresno’s Five year Radioactive High was 2,504 CPM.