Open Source Radiation Monitoring in Japan Akiba FreakLabs, Tokyo - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Open Source Radiation Monitoring in Japan Akiba FreakLabs, Tokyo Hackerspace

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What Can You Learn from Fukushima • Problem – System failure due to extreme conditions • Results – Widespread contamination – Loss of trust – Possible end to nuclear program in Japan • What can you learn from this? – Nuclear facilities should work with citizens – Trust – Transparency – Include residents in monitoring

Contamination • Radiation plume dispersion based on weather • Fallout distributed over at least half of Japan – Not every location had serious fallout • Over time, radiation concentrated into hotspots • Contamination started getting into human pathways

Current State - Post Fukushima • Loss of trust in nuclear agency – Nuclear projects on hold – Most nuclear facilities shut down – Residents pushing for nuclear free Japan • Food supply likely contaminated – Concentration in fruits/vegetables • Decontamination much more difficult than thought – Huge radioactive waste problem • Large area of Japan completely decimated – farming – real estate – population

bGeigie

bGeigie

bGeigie

bGeigie

bGeigie

bGeigie

bGeigie • Hee hee hee

bGeigie • https://github.com/freaklabs/bGeigie

nGeigie

nGeigie

nGeigie

nGeigie

Time Series Change • Open data, publicly downloadable • Already basis of academic research and papers

nGeigie • https://github.com/freaklabs/nGeigie • http://radiation.yahoo.co.jp

Arashi – Weather Monitoring

Arashi

Arashi • Joint Project through UNESCO • Open weather monitoring • https://github.com/freaklabs/Arashi

Thank You! • A big thank you to the OSHW community! • None of this would have been possible without everybody’s help and contributions • Questions?