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Prague, Sept 28 (CTK) - Police and firefighters sealed off the area around a playground in Prague over increased radiation level Wednesday evening, firefighting unit spokeswoman Pavlina Adamcova told CTK.
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"They measured the values five times over the standard," Adamcova said.
He told Czech Television that his wrist watch, with a radiation measurement device, had started peeping.
Originally posted by foxhoundone
All sounds a bit iffy to me, first tried searching for this disiminator type watch and found nothing of relevance. Then checked out this article about gamma in luminous watches. Distraction / Deflection IMO..
Specializovaná firma začala během čtvrtečního poledne pracovat v Podolí na vytažení zdroje zvýšené radiace. Experti v zemi našli malý váleček, který záření vydával. Zřejmě obsahuje radium. Předsedkyně Státního úřadu pro jadernou bezpečnost (SÚJB) Dana Drábová jmenovala radiovou jehlu. Řekla, že je možné, že předmět byl v zemi desítky let.
Originally posted by JustMike
But back to your comment. I'd agree that there could be a "look the other way" aspect to this, so I'll be keeping my ears open to see if anything else is going on that the public are not supposed to get too interested in and that (due to this story) is getting scant coverage. If I hear anything I'll post.
Originally posted by stainlesssteelrat
reply to post by scoobdude
Reportedly guy had wristwatch with dosimeter (I WANT ONE!!!!),
The PM1208M Wrist Gamma Indicator is a stylish combination of gamma dosimeter and a Swiss-made quartz watch that continuously monitors environmental radiation levels and alerts user in case of danger with an audible alarm. The PM1208M can be used by both professionals dealing with radiation on a daily basis and concerned citizens.
The PM1208M performs the following functions:
Continuous monitoring and measuring of the ambient gamma dose and dose rate;
User alert of hazardous situations with an audible alarm;
Recording and storing data for up to 500 events in its non-volatile memory;
Transmiting all recorded data via an infrared channel to a PC for further processing and analysis.
Originally posted by JustMike
reply to post by scoobdude
Even though we're on ATS and I like a good conspiracy as much as anyone, I very much doubt it's a "look the other way" event -- at least, not for that area. (More on that in a minute.) I know the Podoli area quite well as it's only about 15 minutes from my place (by public transport) and there is definitely a playground there. Also, there is a maternity hospital in Podoli and has been for many years -- my stepson and also grandsons were born there -- so if we want a likely nearby source of medical-based radioactive materials, there we have one.
The good news is that the radioactive source was not directly handled by children. It had to be dug up by the experts who removed it. The chances of any harmful effects to kids who used the playground are very low.
But back to your comment. I'd agree that there could be a "look the other way" aspect to this, so I'll be keeping my ears open to see if anything else is going on that the public are not supposed to get too interested in and that (due to this story) is getting scant coverage. If I hear anything I'll post.
Best regards,
Mike