[LINK] Geiger counters hot -and- *confirmed* meltdowns in three of Fukushima's reactors

[Fernando Cassia]

On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 04:18, Rachel Polanskis <grove at zeta.org.au> wrote:
> If that is correct,  I imagine they would become useless.   What about disposable photographic
> labels?   Kodak went out of business, but here is a new market for emulsion!

You mean to attach labels to everything?. That might be interesting.
Workers at nucle plants also wear radiation reading tags (changes
colour) on their uniforms while on regular duty. Although I´m not sure
if those are sensitive to all forms of radiation (X-rays, and nuclear
elements like iodine-131 or plutonium)

The problem is that radiation moves with the dust.. that´s where
handheld Geiger counters become handy, as you might point it towards
the soil, or different objects, and get a reading and know whether
it´s safe to pick up, or walk on it.

Just my $0.02
FC
PS: While the Fukushima incident was unfolding and there were talks
about concerns in the US west coast... I went and looked at Geiger
counters at Amazon.com... most items listed were already unavailable,
with the expeptions of a few listed at about $900 to $1000+ USD