Welcome to Holistic Radioprotection

Welcome to the site, thanks for visiting!

This site is dedicated to empowering people to protect themselves from the many sources of radiation that have become omni-present in our environment and food supply.  This site is not dedicated to scaremongering, because we believe that fearless living is the greatest health tonic there is.  However, we do aim to inform frankly of the dangers that exist in the modern world, and the steps that can be taken to reduce risks of adverse health effects.  We aim to take a holistic approach that considers the whole human being, including the physical body, electromagnetic fields and consciousness.  We aim to take an evidence-based approach and have made every effort to provide links to relevant research and indicate where we venture off into theory or speculation.

Now for the disclaimer: This site does not offer medical advice.  We are sharing information and educational resources.  It is up to the individual, in concert with whatever medical, legal or spiritual authority they trust to decide what is or isn’t appropriate for their particular situation.

This is a free site and a service for the people.  Surely the formatting could be improved, and I don’t have much time to keep adding or updating posts, but I will do so as I can.

I hope you find this information as interesting and useful as I have.  Please share it with anyone you think would benefit.  As far as comments, I’d rather you befriend me on Facebook and start a discussion there.

All the best,

Jonathan Takeda Bessone

Holistic Radioprotection: An Introduction

Catalyzed by the extreme tragedy Japan, I set about finding out how to protect myself and my family from radiation.  As the nuclear crisis has been unfolding, it became increasingly obvious that this information was vital to millions of residents of Japan – and to the rest of the world as well.  Though some of the information in this blog may be disturbing, my purpose is not to scare anyone, but to empower individuals, families and communities to take responsibility for their own well being.  I hope you will find this information useful.

The Japanese government continues to repeat the dishonest mantra that radiation exposures and contamination of food and water are below safe limits.  However, the closer we look at the facts of the Fukushima nuclear accident, a very disturbing picture emerges.  Individuals with geiger counters have discovered readings way above official numbers in places, such as this playground not far from Tokyo which had a reading well over 6 microseiverts per hour.

We have been hearing reports from a friend in Ibaraki Prefecture of schoolchildren showing symptoms of radiation sickness, including diarrhea, vomiting and swollen lymph nodes.  This is now being confirmed by the internet media in reports of children having symptoms such as nosebleeds, diarrhea, and fatigue.  I have heard anecdotal reports of nosebleeds from Tokyo all the way to Hokkaido.

This is deeply concerning for the Japanese people, especially children who are more vulnerable to radiation poisoning.  However, it is not only the Japanese that face this danger.  Arnie Gunderson reports that radioactive ‘hot particles’ from Fukushima are being measured in Seattle at about half the rate as Tokyo.  Radioactive material has been found in produce from California and milk from across much of the United States.  We are assured by the FDA and EPA that it is all within safe limits, but the fact is that there is no safe limit for radiation – it is all damaging.  We will not know the full extent of the damage from this disaster for decades – we are still learning from Chernobyl – but, in the meantime, there is plenty we can do to protect us ourselves from this very real and present danger.

Most of the suggestions to follow are worth doing regardless of nuclear accidents, as they are supportive of vibrant health in general.  The current long emergency of nuclear contamination only makes this more important now than ever.  I’m going to do a series of blog posts, each one covering different aspects of holistic radioprotection.  Below is an index.  Links will become active as I update.  I’ll keep updating as I am able to research and process the info I come across.  I hope that you find the information useful and that it supports you in living a long, healthy and spirited life!

All the best to you,

Jonathan

The Chelators:

• Fruit Pectin!
• Microalgae: Spirulina, Chlorella, Blue-Green Algae
• Cilantro

Antioxidants & Supplements:

• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D3
• Astaxanthin
• Glutathione
• Suphurophane
• Sodium Alginate

Radioprotective Herbs:

• Turmeric
• Ginseng
• Rosemary
• Holy Basil

Probiotics & Fermented Foods:

• Miso
• Saurkraut
• Tsukemono
• Natto
• Non-Dairy Yogurts

Radioprotective Minerals:

• Iodine
• Selenium
• Potassium
• Calcium

Cruciferous Vegetables & Broccoli Sprouts:

• Broccoli Sprouts
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower, Cabbage, Mustard Greens,
• Daikon Radish

Miscellaneous:

• Baking Soda
• Boron
• Zeolite Minerals & Clays

Bioremediation of the landscape:

• Mycoremediation
• Phytoremediation

Consciousness, Intention and Mind-Body Therapies

• Energy Therapies
• Epigenetics
• Mind-Body Therapies alter genetic expression
• The Language of Emotion
• Earthing

©Jonathan T. Bessone

Atomic Guitar by Yamakawa Fuyuki

Creative use of musical instruments to give voice to the silent, odorless, tasteless danger of radioactive decay…

Fuyuki Yamakawa
‘ATOMIC GUITAR MarkI / Stratocaster-type’ 2011
‘ATOMIC GUITAR MarkII / Stratocaster-type(Left Handed)’ 2011

ATOMIC GUITAR MarkI & MarkII, invented by Fuyuki Yamakawa, are automatic guitar playing system operated by radioactivity. This video shows ATOMIC GUITARS` performance played by radiation-contaminated soil which was sampled in Tokyo National University of the Arts Toride Campus on 5th July 2011. Tokyo National University of the Arts Toride Campus is located 118.2miles from the melted down reactor of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
(Video recorded at the exhibition ‘ATOMIC SITE’, 2011, Tokyo,http://atomiksite.wordpress.com/ )

山川冬樹
『原子ギター 初号機／ストラトキャスタータイプ』2011年
『原子ギター 弐号機／ストラトキャスタータイプ（左利き用）』2011年

このギターは放射性物質を検出すると弦が震動して美しい音色を奏でるしくみになっています。映像でみられる展示（アトミックサイト展/2011年/東京http://atomiksite.wordpress.com/）では、セシウム134や137といった放射性物質たちが織りなす素晴らしき演奏をたっぷりと堪能いただくため、私の勤務先でもある、東京芸術大学取手キャンパスの排水溝で採取した汚染泥土を放射線源として選びました。

Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda) as a Chelating Agent

Been a long time since I updated this blog.  Long overdue.  Anyway, I ran across this short blog post covering the radioprotective qualities of baking soda and thought I would put up a quote and a link…

http://imva.info/index.php/2010/04/reducing-radiation-damages-with-bicarbonate/

So deep are the protective, buffering and neutralizing properties of bicarbonate that it is used even with radiation exposure to protect the kidneys and other tissues. In a world that is already overexposed to uranium and mercury, sodium bicarbonate becomes even more important because mercury and uranium oxide directly attack the nuclear material and mitochondria of the cells.

The oral administration of sodium bicarbonate diminishes the
severity of the changes produced by uranium in the kidneys.[1]

The kidneys are usually the first organs to show chemical damage upon uranium exposure. Old military manuals suggest doses or infusions of sodium bicarbonate to help alkalinize the urine if this happens. This makes the uranyl ion less kidney-toxic and promotes excretion of the nontoxic uranium-carbonate complex. The oral administration of sodium bicarbonate diminishes the severity of the changes produced by uranium in the kidneys.[2]

It does this for all the heavy metals and other toxic chemicals including chemotherapy agents, which are highly lethal even in low dosages. After depleted uranium weapons were used starting in the first Gulf War, the United States has polluted the world with uranium oxide and it is showing up more and more in tests doctors perform. With a half life of several billion years we had better be prepared to get used to dealing with the toxic effects and help our bodies clear it more easily through the kidneys. Sodium bicarbonate is an absolute must item in any field hospital and it should be in used and recommended in all clinics and be present in every home medicine cabinet.

So useful and strong is sodium bicarbonate that at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, researcher Don York has used baking soda to clean soil contaminated with uranium.Sodium bicarbonate binds with uranium, separating it from the dirt; so far, York has removed as much as 92 percent of the uranium from contaminated soil samples. I started writing about baking soda after discovering that the United States Army recommends the use of bicarbonate to protect the kidneys from radiation damage.

MARCH AGAINST NUCLEAR MADNESS GLOBAL EVENTS CALENDAR

http://www.beyondnuclear.org/storage/mark-1-campaign/MarchMadnessCalendar_Feb28Update.pdf

MARCH AGAINST

NUCLEAR MADNESS GLOBAL EVENTS CALENDAR

Updated February 28, 2010

FRIDAY MARCH 2 – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21

OYSTER CREEK, NJ. No More Fukushimas Peace Walk. From Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant (Forked River, NJ) to Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (Buchanan, NY) to Vermont Yankee Power Plant (Vernon, VT). Information: http:// nomorefukushimaswalk.tumblr.com/.

SEABROOK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, NH. Remember Fukushima: The Walk for a New Spring. nineteen-day walk from Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant in NH to Plymouth Nuclear Power Plant in Ply­mouth, MA on the anniversary of the catastrophe at Fukushima, Japan and ending the walk in Vernon, VT at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. Our walk is a prayer for the suffering of the Japanese people and a plea for the people of New England to recognize the grave dangers that nuclear energy poses to our lives, our property, and all life on our Mother Earth. Nuclear energy is neither safe nor clean. The threat of a nuclear accident at one of our own aging nuclear facilities is all too real and the consequences would be unimaginably catastrophic. We walk together in love and solidarity for a nuclear free future. A more just, sustainable, and compassionate world built on respect for all living beings and for the earth that sustains us is possible now more than ever. Please join us to help make it a reality. Full walk schedule can be found here: http://nipponzanmyohoji.tumblr.com/post/ 17057484948/walk-for-a-new-spring

For details, to join the walk or to support the walk when it comes to your community, contact:Tim Bullock at 413-485-8469 or email walk4newspring@gmail.com.

NEW! SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. Mothers for Peace. Art After Dark. The Salon at Monterey, 1435 Monterey St. Join artist Stacy Bialac and the Mothers for Peace in artistic expressions for the March 11 anniversary event honoring the survivors of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

GREENFIELD, MA. PowerShift March to Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Gather and depart 9:30 AM, Court Square, Greenfield, MA for 16-mile march to nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vermont. Vigil at Vermont Yankee to begin approximately 5PM for one hour followed by shuttles to after party with local music at the Stone Church, Brattleboro, VT. CONTACT: fungiaffinity@gmail.com, Greenfield Community College.

NEW! SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. Screening, “Fukushima, Never Again.” 7:00pm. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Churchm 1344 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo. Information: www.mothersforpeace.org/.MONDAY, MARCH 5

NEW YORK CITY. EYEWITNESS FUKUSHIMA:YEAR ONE. Indian Point:Following in Fatal Footsteps. 5pm @ Riverside Church. Meet emergency workers and a doctor from Japan who will talk about their experiences during the crisis and answer questions.Find out what really happened there and how it continues to affect the lives of so many.Open discussion regarding how the ongoing crisis at Fukushima relates to Indian Point. Information:1-888-474-8848. Sponsored by Shut Down Indian Point Now, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7

NEW YORK CITY. “Situation of Rural Women Affected by the Great Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Power Plant Accident,” sponsored by Human Rights Now and featuring survivors from Fukushima. 2:30pm-4:30pm UN Church Center, 777 First Avenue, New York City/United Nations. The forum coincides with the 56th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women at the UN.

NEW! BRUSSELS, BELGIUM. Conference in the European Parliament, in Brussels, “One year after March 11: First anniversary of the catastrophe of Fukushima”, March 7, 2012, European Parliament: Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels, Belgium; Time: 10:00 – 17:30; Contact: http://www.greens-efa.eu/one-year-after-311-5200.html

SATURDAY, MARCH 10

NEW YORK CITY. The Center for Remembering and Sharing: invites the public to come and share their stories, not only about Fukushima, but about grappling with the dangers of nuclear power and with corporate-governmental threats to our environment and safety, everywhere. Share your fears, share your successes, share your knowledge, and empower one another to make a better world. This event will take place in NYC at CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 123 4th Ave, 2nd FL, NYC 10003 at 8pm. www.crsny.org. Contact: Christopher Pelham: http://www.facebook.com/ christopher.pelham .

SAN ANTONIO, TX. Energía Mía, San Antonio, Texas: A volunteer, grassroots organization, Energía Mía is planning a vigil and march in downtown San Antonio, TX. We will wear white for visibility and carry candles. More details to come. Contact: myenergyenergiamia@gmail.com.

HINKLEY POINT, UK: No more Fukushimas; Surround Hinkley Point . March 10, 6pm to March 11, 2pm. Blocade and encirclement of the Hinkley Point reactor, the first of the proposed 8 new reactor sites in the UK. In 2010, dozens of us blockaded the gates at Hinkley. In 2011 hundreds of us blockaded the entrance again. In 2012, thousands of us will surround the power station to say No to new nuclear! Not here, not anywhere! Learn more at Stop New Nuclear.

CHICAGO. “What March 11 Means to Me: A Symposium in Honor of Norma Field,” March 10 & 11 at the U. of Chicago’s Ctr. for East Asian Studies, featuring 5 intellectuals and activists from Japan, endorsed by Nuclear Energy Information Service. Information: http://ceas.uchicago.edu/events/what_march11_means_to_me.shtml.

NEW! FESSENHEIM, FRANCE. Peaceful demonstration, Saturday March 10 in Fessenheim: Protest march by immediate closure of the Nuclear Power Plant Fessenheim, face the house of energy; Time: 2:00 AM; Contact: www.stop- fessenheim.org ; csfr68@gmail.com ; http://groupes.sortirdunucleaire.org/Marche- de-protestation?date=2012-03

NEW! NORD-PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. Human Chain Nord-Pas de Calais, Saturday, March 10, the main square in Lille; Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM; Contact: http:// groupes.sortirdunucleaire.org/Chaine-humaine-locale,3586?date=2012-03.

NEW! ANCOULEME, FRANCE. Human Chain of Angouleme. Location: rdv à l’Hôtel de ville d’Angoulême; Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM; Contact: Collectif sortir du nucléaire, colsn16@laposte.net ; http://groupes.sortirdunucleaire.org/Chaine-humaine-locale, 3637?date=2012-03.

NEW! PARIS, FRANCE. Solidarity Fukushima Paris, rally in Paris; Time: 15:00; Contact: http://erreurhumaine.wordpress.com ; solidaritefukushimaparis@yahoo.fr.

NEW! FRANCE. National Action – 5 minutes against nuclear: turn off lights and appliances that use electricity; Time: 7:55 PM – 8:00 PM; Contact: http:// www.cinqminutescontrelenucleaire.fr ; http://groupes.sortirdunucleaire.org/Action- nationale-5-minutes-contre?date=2012-03.

SUNDAY, MARCH 11

BUCHANAN, NY. Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (IPSEC): Human Chain Against Chain Reactions featuring Jun San and the Peace Walk from Oyster Creek to Vermont Yankee at the gates of Indian Point, Buchanan NY. Press conference and vigil at Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant gates, beginning at 3:30pm. Information at IPSEC and Clearwater. Contact: Manna Jo Greene: http:// www.facebook.com/mannajo.

NEW YORK CITY. We Are Pregnant With Fear of Radiation: 11:00am until 3:00pm. Union Square, New York City. Details still to come. Information: http:// www.facebook.com/events/176712112434876/?notif_t=event_invite

OTTAWA, CANADA. Solidarity Walk for Fukushima Victims/Marche de Solidarité pour les Victims de Fukushima. 11am-3pm. Specific details and contact information to come.

VERMONT. Safe & Green Campaign. Fukushima mock evacuation march. Contact: Safe & Green Campaign.

LYON TO AVIGNON, FRANCE. A human chain (la chaine humaine) will form in France between the cities of Lyon and Avignon, beginning at 1:30pm. More information (in French) here.

NEW! CONFLANS-ANDRESY, FRANCE. Human chain in Conflans-Andrésy (Yvelines), the bridge between Oise and Andrésy Conflans; Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Contact: Confluence pour sortir du nucléaire, confluenceantinuclea@free.fr ; Phone: 0671641184; http://groupes.sortirdunucleaire.org/Chaine-humaine-locale,3625?

date=2012-03

NEW! BORDEAUX, FRANCE. Human chain at the quays of Bordeaux 1:00pm-4:00pm. Pour faciliter l’organisation de la chaîne humaine, nous proposons 3 points de

rencontre sur le parcours des quais. Merci de vous inscrire à celui de votre choix.

Départ point A : Maison Ecocitoyenne Tram : Porte de Bourgogne. https:// www.facebook.com/events/100808900045727/. Départ point B : Miroir d’eau – Tram : Place de la Bourse. https://www.facebook.com/events/279107625487832/. Départ point C : sur les quais en face de la Place des Quinconces. https://www.facebook.com/ events/102079219916433/.

NEW! BRITTANY, FRANCE. Human Chain Rhône Valley, Finistère, Bretanha; Time: 2:00 PM; Contact: nukleelermaez2012@gmail.com.

NEW! PARIS, FRANCE. 3:00 pm in the Place de l’Hotel de Ville; Breaking the code of silence about Fukushima; The antinuclear are making noise, Bring drums, pots, etc. Contact: Rézo Zéro nucléaire Arrêt immédiat; herve.courtois@yahoo.com ; jeanlucvialard@gmail.com ; 06 09 71 64 03;

NEW! FLAMANVILLE, FRANCE. Normandie: Debate “Fukushima, a year later”; free entry; Flamanville, Le Rafiot; organized by CRILAN, with the support of COORDINATION ANTINUCLÉAIRE BASSE NORMANDIE, with the participation of Haruko Sakaguchi (witness of Japan), Pierre Barbey (acro) - www.acro.eu.org , e Didier Anger (CRILAN) – 50340-Piles - www.crilan.fr.

NEW! CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE, FRANCE. Chaumont (Haute-Marne / Champagne- Ardenne) “FUKUSHIMA, 1 year, and France still has not left the nuclear!”; Saturday, March 10, in Town Hall Square; Manifestation-irony in “Viva nuclear!” To distract with humor: costumes, red noses, placards, masks… nuclear is clean, safe…; Time: 11:00 AM; Contact: cedra.org@orange.fr ; https://www.facebook.com/groups/ 149715985046348/.

NEW! LE FAOU, FRANCE. Day “No to Nuclear Civil and Military” Local: Le Faou, in the docks, Debates, Workshops and Demonstrations; Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Contact: bucher.christian@free.fr ; Phone: 0618851316; http://groupes.sortirdunucleaire.org/ Journee-Non-au-nucleaire-civil-et?date=2012-03 .

ENCINITAS, CA. No-Nukes in California. A walk and rally in Encinitas, starting at Swamis Seaside Park, marching up South Coast Hwy for 1 mile to B St. making a left turn to Moonlight State Beach. There, we will gather and form a human chain as far down the beach as possible. We will have drum circles and refreshments. Event begins at 10am, the march will take approximately 30 minutes and the rally and drum circles go until 1pm. San Diego and Temecula residents, please join us to close down San Onofre! Information: http://www.facebook.com/events/130643650390535/.

AUSTRALIA. Nationwide day of action. One year since the start of the Fukushima nuclear disaster — Australians will take part in a national day of action to end uranium mining. The Federal Government has confirmed that Australian uranium was in at least five of the six reactors at Fukushima at the time of the accident. Information: http:// www.11march.com/.

GERMANY. Actions across the country, including a 50km candlelight human chain. Information (in German): http://www.ausgestrahlt.de/mitmachen/fukushima- jahrestag/demos-am-113.html.

NEW! KIRCHHEIM, GERMANY. Human chain in Neckarwestheim, Nuclear Power Plant in Kirchheim. Initiation in station Neckar to 1:00 PM, with protest march to the Nuclear Power Plant Neckarwestheim; Contact: http://www.endlichabschalten.de/

NEW! AACHEN, GERMANY. Vigil in Aachen, Elisenbrunnen; Time: 10:30 AM; Contact: info@anti-akw-ac.de ; http://www.anti-akw-ac.de. NEW! GRONAU, GERMANY. Demonstration, Gronau Station, Time: 1:00 PM; walk until the central Urenco uranium enrichment, ending at 4:30 PM. Contact: http:// www.fukushima-jahrestag.de/.

NEW! BROKDORF, GERMANY. Human Chain of Brokdorf, Demonstration in Brokdorf AKW, around the Nuclear Power Plant; Time: 12:00 AM; http://anti-atom-demo.de/ start/staedte/brokdorf/ NEW! GUNDREMMINGEN, GERMANY. Human Chain in Nuclear Power Plant Gundremmingen, with cultural program; Time: 1:00 PM at 5:00 PM; Contact: coordination, Ulrike Brenner, buero@atommuell-lager.de , Phone: 08296-74.

NEW! BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA. Human Chain in National Congress; Contact: machpatagonia@gmail.com ; Phone: 54 (11) 1567485340 ; noelia_bernardone@hotmail.com. NEW! VIENNA, AUSTRIA. Demonstration in Vienna, at the Embassy of Japan, Contact: Global 2000/les AT, Austria.

NEW! BRUSSELS, BELGIUM. Demonstration in Brussels, Brussels North train station; Time: 2:30 PM; Contact: http://www.anti-akw-ac.de ;

NEW! ZARATE, ARGENTINA. Demonstration in Zárate, Buenos Aires province, in Central Square Zárate, face to City Hall, organized by “Antinuclear Movement Zárate- Campana” and “Nuclear Movement in Argentina No”, in opposition to the Atucha Nuclear Power Plant, and projects to installation of new Nuclear Power Stations, with cultural programs, music and antinuclear speeches; Time: 19:00 Contact: movimientoantinuclearzc@yahoo.com.ar ; www.argentinanonuclear.com.ar

CHICAGO. “What March 11 Means to Me: A Symposium in Honor of Norma Field,” March 10 & 11 at the U. of Chicago’s Ctr. for East Asian Studies, featuring 5 intellectuals and activists from Japan, endorsed by Nuclear Energy Information Service. Information: http://ceas.uchicago.edu/events/what_march11_means_to_me.shtml.

LIVONIA, MI. Will Fermi-3 Radiate ‘Into Eternity?’ Showing of “Into Eternity” hosted by Betterworld Happenings. Unity Church of Livonia, 28660 Five Mile Road. 7:30pm. Featuring Beyond Nuclear speaker, Kevin Kamps. Tickets $10. Information: 313-702-7241 or email: Betterworld1000@gmail.com.

RICHMOND, VA. Remembering Fukushima in Virginia. We will be standing in solidarity with the Japanese people that day by handing out information to raise awareness and signing petitions for safe clean sustainable energy choices. Chop Suey Books, 2913 W Cary St., Richmond, VA 23221. 11am-2:00pm. Information: http:// www.facebook.com/events/386540624705623/.

PORTLAND, OR. Remembering Fukushima in Portland. On the one year anniversary of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, we hope you come down with friends, family and all loved ones in remembering this disaster and it’s impact on not only the lives lost, but the toll this disaster will have on the future of humanity, and more to the point, our planet Earth.

All are invited as this is a peaceful gathering in remembrance and a chance to discuss changes that can be made to avert such disasters and what we can do to help with educating the public at large about nuclear energy, it’s waste, and it’s very real impact on our planet.

You are encouraged to bring a flower (sunflowers encouraged), candle, sign, flag, or just yourself. Let’s gather together in peaceful solidarity for those affected by this horrendous disaster, after all, it will affect all of us. Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave, POrtland, OR 97204. Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/ 326878624015522/?notif_t=event_invite.

SHELL BLUFF, GA. Fukushima: Remembrance and Warning. The event will be held in the community of Shell Bluff near the nuclear Plant Vogtle (expansion) site in Burke County, Georgia. 2pm to 6pm. For information and to volunteer to perform or present, please call Georgia WAND (GEORGIA Women’s Action for New Directions) at 404 524-5999 or email Bobbie Paul bobbie@wand.org.

SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR PLANT, CA. Peaceful protest and rally 1:00pm-3:00pm. Near south gate on Basilone Road . No Fukushima USA! Keep it Shut Down. Safety Before Profits. Sponsored by Citizens Oversight Projects; San Diego Peace Resource Center; Residents Organized for a Safe Environment. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ photo.php?fbid=10150684195270729&set=o.284181181637014&type=1&theater.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA. Remembering Fukushima. 1pm-4pm, Perth Cultural Centre, Wetland Stage and James St Amphitheatre, James St. Mall, Perth. Speakers, live music, performance and film. Information: http://www.facebook.com/events/ 170176729757504/.

SYRACUSE, NY. Reclaiming Power: The Fukushima nuclear accident and combating nuclear threats in CNY. Hosted by Alliance for a Green Economy. 1:00pm-3:00pm. Artrage Gallery, 505 Hawley Avenue, Syracuse, NY. Speakers: Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear; Tim Judson, Citizens’ Awareness Network; Steve Penn, Professor of Physics, Syracuse, NY. Free and open to the public. Information: www.agreennewyork.org.

PLYMOUTH, MA. The Pilgrim Coalition will be holding a Fukushima commemoration and a rally in solidarity with Vermont. Plymouth town center. Details to come.

NEW! SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. Mothers for Peace. Geologist Eric Layman and a university student from Fukushima will speak. San Luis Obispo Mission Plaza. 2:00pm. Information: lindaseeley@gmail.com. www.mothersforpeace.org. And, 3:00pm, Honoring Fukushima Survivors: From the Heart Poetry Gathering, Steynberg Galery, 1531 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

NEW! Fairfax, CA. Japan 3-11. Fairfax Elsewhere Gallery. 1828 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Fairfax, CA. Information: 415-578-1203.

NEW! TOKYO, JAPAN. Human chain at the parliament. 5:00pm. Information: hibikiy1976@yahoo.co.jp.

NEW! SWITZERLAND. In Gümmenen. Demonstration in the Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant, in Gümmenen; Initiation 8:30 AM in station Gümmenen; walk 6 km (2 hours) to the Nuclear Plant, Mühleberg; 11:00 AM at 4:00 PM demonstration, speeches and cultural program with music; Contact: http://www.facebook.com/events/ 324323574256984/

NEW! SWEDEN. Sundsvall: lectures on nuclear power; Time: 12:00 AM; Location: Kulturmagasinet; Contact: Måna Wibron: 0691-611 98, 076-28 33 454; http:// www.nonuclear.se/kalender/fukushima_one_year_later.

NEW! MONGOLIA. Manifestation “Nuclear Program Stop of Mongolia” with masks, organized by Antinuclear Movement the Mongolia, in Ulanbatar, against uranium

mining and its export; Time: 11:00 AM at 14:00 PM; Contact: https:// www.facebook.com/events/125119877611117/

NEW! LUXEMBOURG. Human Chain at Schengen, in front of the European Centre – Street Robert Goebbels, with cultural and music programming; Time: 1:00 PM; Contact: http://www.cattenom-non-merci.de

NEW! SAO, PAOLO, BRAZIL. Human Chain of São Paulo, Paulista Avenue – MASP; Time: Starting from 9:30 AM; Contact: http://www.brasilcontrausinanuclear.com.br

NEW! RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. Human Chain of Rio de Janeiro, Ipanema Beach, Point N° 9; Time: Starting from 09:30 AM; Contact: http://www.facebook.com/groups/ iniciativapopularantinuclear/

NEW! ANGRA DOS REIS, BRAZIL. Human Chain with candles in Angra dos Reis. Vigil all night in the Angra Nuclear Power Plants 1 and 2, from 9:00 PM of Saturday March 10. At dawn of sun, Sunday March 11, a barge will be placed into the sea, honoring the victims of Fukushima, in the Historic Village of Mambucaba at a distance of 5 km of

Nuclear Plants, Contact: sape.angra@gmail.com.

NEW! PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL. Human Chain of Porto Alegre, Parque da Redenção; Time: Starting from 9:30 AM; Contact: http://antinuclearbr.blogspot.com/ ; antinuclearmovimento@gmail.com.

NEW! MANAUS, BRAZIL. Human Chain of Manaus, Parque dos Bilhares; Time: Starting from 9:30 AM; Contact: http://antinuclearbr.blogspot.com/

FRIDAY, MARCH 16

NEW YORK CITY. The Left Forum. Featuring an anti-nuclear workshop entitled “Occupying Nuclear Power in our Post-Fukushima World,” with speakers Tomoi Zeimer of www.stopspreadingradiation.org, Michael Leonardi of Occupy Toledo, Heidi Hutner of http://ecofeminism-mothering.blogspot.com/ and SUNY-Stony Brook, chaired by Beyond Nuclear’s Kevin Kamps. Information: http://www.leftforum.org/panel/ occupying-nuclear-power-our-post-fukushima-world.

SATURDAY, MARCH 17

NEW YORK CITY. The Left Forum. Featuring an anti-nuclear workshop entitled “Occupying Nuclear Power in our Post-Fukushima World,” with speakers Tomoi Zeimer of www.stopspreadingradiation.org, Michael Leonardi of Occupy Toledo, Heidi Hutner of http://ecofeminism-mothering.blogspot.com/ and SUNY-Stony Brook, chaired by Beyond Nuclear’s Kevin Kamps. Information: http://www.leftforum.org/panel/ occupying-nuclear-power-our-post-fukushima-world.

MICHIGAN. Workshop to launch a Media Campaign to prevent Fermi 3 and shut down Fermi 2, to be held in southeast Michigan, sponsored by the following groups: Southeast Michigan Sierra Club Group, Don’t Waste Michigan, Coalition for a Nuclear Free Great Lakes, Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination, Beyond Nuclear, as well as the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice. Location and times to be announced.

SUNDAY, MARCH 18

NEW YORK CITY. The Left Forum. Featuring an anti-nuclear workshop entitled “Occupying Nuclear Power in our Post-Fukushima World,” with speakers Tomoi Zeimer of www.stopspreadingradiation.org, Michael Leonardi of Occupy Toledo, Heidi Hutner of http://ecofeminism-mothering.blogspot.com/ and SUNY-Stony Brook, chaired by Beyond Nuclear’s Kevin Kamps. Information: http://www.leftforum.org/panel/ occupying-nuclear-power-our-post-fukushima-world.

MICHIGAN. Workshop to launch a Media Campaign to prevent Fermi 3 and shut down Fermi 2, to be held in southeast Michigan, sponsored by the following groups: Southeast Michigan Sierra Club Group, Don’t Waste Michigan, Coalition for a Nuclear Free Great Lakes, Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination, Beyond Nuclear, as well as the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice, location and times to be announced.

WASHINGTON, DC. Alliance for Nuclear Accountability annual “DC Days” in Washington, DC. Information: http://ananuclear.org/DCDays/tabid/99/Default.aspx.

MONDAY, MARCH 19 WASHINGTON, DC. Alliance for Nuclear Accountability annual “DC Days” in

Washington, DC. Information: http://ananuclear.org/DCDays/tabid/99/Default.aspx. TUESDAY, MARCH 20

WASHINGTON, DC. Alliance for Nuclear Accountability annual “DC Days” in Washington, DC. Information: http://ananuclear.org/DCDays/tabid/99/Default.aspx

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21

MONTPELIER, VT. Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance. Vermont Yankee retirement party at the statehouse in Montpelier. Contact: Chris Williams with the Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance.

THURSDAY, MARCH 22 VERMONT. The Sage Alliance. Non-violent civil disobedience and direct action at the

Vermont Yankee reactor site by affinity groups. Contact: The Sage Alliance.

NEW! BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT. Red Clover Climate Justice. Join the false solutions circus! 11:00am-5:00pm. Brattleboro. Greenwash like you’ve never seen it before….Red Clover Climate Justice invites YOU to join a False Solutions Circusat the Shut Down Vermont Yankee day of action. Information: redcloverCJ@gmail.com or call Sara (802)338-1613.

SATURDAY, MARCH 24

VERMONT AND AROUND THE COUNTRY. Solidarity with Vermont. A day of actions in solidarity with Vermont. Vermont Yankee should have closed on March 21, 2012. The fight is not over. Communities around Mark I reactors, identical to Vermont Yankee and Fukushima-Daiichi, as well as safe, green energy activists everywhere, are encouraged to hold events on this date in national solidarity with Vermonters and their struggle to close Vermont Yankee. Contact: Kendra Ulrich.

VERNON, VT. Nuke-Free Monadnock will hold a mass vigil at the gates of Vermont Yankee. Details to come.

CLEVELAND, OH. Public Square 1p.m. rally & march…details TBA. Wear white in remembrance of victims of Fukushima disaster. Contact: MJ Muse on Facebook: http:// www.facebook.com/mjmuser.

WHITE PLAINS, NY. IPSEC is planning a solidarity rally on March 24th at noon at Entergy HQ in White Plains, NY. Information: http://www.ipsecinfo.org/ and http:// www.shutdownindianpointnow.org/.

NEW! Date change. BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT. Legal rally, likely in Brattleboro with VT Governor, Peter Shumlin. Information: SAGE Alliance at http://sagealliance.net/ action_center.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

RICHLAND, WA. Hanford: North America’s Fukushima will hold a rally in Richland, WA to bring information to the public about the largest nuclear waste site in the world. We are asking specifically for oversight for the cleanup by someone other than the DOE and for the US Government/DOE to honor the Tri-Party Agreement. We have speakers lined up from Dr. Helen Caldicott, to Hanford Watch, OR and WA Physicians For Social Responsibility, AIM/Warriors Society, The Shell Mound Walk, Mothers For Peace and more. Music will be announced in the next few weeks. More information here.

91,600 Bq/Kg of Radioactive Cesium from Sunflowers in Iitate-mura, Fukushima | EX-SKF

Been a long time since I’ve updated this blog… been busy with way too many things.  Anyway, this is the latest info on bioremediation with sunflowers out of Fukushima.  From the ex-skf blog:

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

91,600 Bq/Kg of Radioactive Cesium from Sunflowers in Iitate-mura, Fukushima

So the sunflowers DID concentrate radioactive cesium in soil. It was not where the Japanese government wanted you to find.

According to one Iitate-mura villager, Mr. Itoh, who had his sunflowers tested, the radioactive cesium was IN THE ROOTS. He suspects that the government knew, and cherry-picked the data that seemingly supported the foregone conclusion that sunflowers do not work in decontaminating the soil.

Why? Because the government wants and needs to distribute big money to big businesses that closely work with the government in the “decontamination” bubble that they’ve created.

From his tweets on February 7, 2012:

ヒマワリの根　セシウム１３４　39,500ｂｑ／ｋｇ セシウム１３７　　52,100ｂｑ／ｋｇ セシウム計　　91,600ｂｑ／ｋｇ。ヒマワリの根の灰については、焼却温度が低く、体積が１／４程度にしか減らなかった、２，２００ｇの根を燃やし４６０ｇの灰が出た。

Sunflower roots: Cesium-134, 39,500 Bq/kg; cesium-137, 52,100 Bq/kg; total 91,600 Bq/kg. Since the roots were burned at low a temperature, the roots were reduced to only one-quarter in mass. 2,200 grams of the roots were burned, resulting in 460 grams of ashes.

焼却温度が高ければ１／１００、とすると２００万ｂｑ？。農水省は税金を投入し大臣自ら植えたヒマワリの実験畑の除染効果は無いと断言したが、ある思いを持っての実験、効果なしの結論を前提にしたものだったから。農水省の放射性廃棄物の検査は何故か“根”を外しているから。

More at the link:

91,600 Bq/Kg of Radioactive Cesium from Sunflowers in Iitate-mura, Fukushima | EX-SKF.

Yokohama Shopkeeper Tests Produce for Radiation – ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation

 

 

Short video about a shopkeeper in Yokohama who is testing his produce for radiation contamination:

Japanese citizens test for radiation – ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

 

How to Detoxify Radiation from Your Body — A Two Part Strategy with Daniel Vitalis | Health Beyond Hype

In this video, David Vitalis goes into detail about sauna and clay/zeolite for detoxifying radiation.

I have a couple of nitpicks, but overall I think it’s a very good video.

The two radionuclides of primary concern are iodine, cesium and strontium.  Cesium and strontium are water soluble and stored primarily in muscle and bone respectively, so, yes, you can sweat out these radionuclides, but the point about sweating out fat-soluble toxins does not apply to these two in particular.  However, other lypophillic (fat loving) toxins, such as mercury, must be cleansed as well.  It is the overall toxic load that must be cleansed, not only radionuclides.

Anyway, check out the video, and there is a lot more on that website I haven’t had the chance to take a look at, link below the video.

How to Detoxify Radiation from Your Body — A Two Part Strategy with Daniel Vitalis | Health Beyond Hype.

Hold the Cesium: Simple Ways to Reduce Radionuclide Contamination in Food

Unfortunately, this article from the Japan Times repeats the brainwashing that radiation levels are negligible, as well as nonsense such as hydrogen explosions are what spread the radiation around, when we know their was more than one nuclear criticality at Fukushima.  I will also add that radionuclide contamination from Fukushima has been detected in every US state.   Due to the continued leakage of the reactors and the reckless policy of incineration of contaminated debris and agricultural wastes, fallout it going to continue to be an issue in North America for some time to come.  

Regardless, a couple of tips that may be useful:

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20110920a2.html

Simple solutions: Cesium-134 and -137 are easily dissolved in water, which means rinsing vegetables and fruit can help reduce radiation levels. Cutting vegetables into smaller pieces and soaking them in water is even more effective.

Noguchi says that radiation, though invisible and odorless, can be treated and cleaned up like a stain, noting that by rinsing the food well before cooking, preferably with hot water, and/or boiling or stewing it, a large portion of radioactive elements can be removed. In his book, published in Japanese in mid-July, “Hoshano Osen kara Kazoku wo Mamoru Tabekata no Anzen Manyuaru” (“The Safety Manual for Protecting Your Family From Radiation Contamination”), Noguchi offers tips on how to prepare food, item by item, so consumers can reduce their radiation intake at home.

In the book, he refers to data released in 1994 by Japan’s semi-public Radioactive Waste Management Center (now the Radioactive Waste Management Funding and Research Center). The center’s report, titled “Removal of Radionuclides during Food Processing and Culinary Preparation,” compiled results of detailed tests conducted in Europe and Japan following the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

“This is not something we must absolutely do,” he said about radiation-removal steps. “But since we don’t know how much — within the safety limits — food is irradiated, taking these steps can safeguard us further.”

Here are some of Noguchi’s tips on preparing major food groups:

Vegetables

A series of hydrogen explosions at the plant in March resulted in the release of large amounts of radioactive particles into the atmosphere, tainting vegetables and fruits grown outdoors. They also contaminated soil with iodine-131, cesium-134 and cesium-137. Iodine-131 is no longer detectable due to its short half-life of eight days. The cesium isotopes, meanwhile, need long-term monitoring because cesium-134 takes two years to decrease by half and cesium 137′s half-life is 30 years.

The good news is, cesium can be easily dissolved in water. So the best way to prepare vegetables and fruits is to rinse them well before cooking. If possible, cut vegetables into small pieces and soak them in water for a while.

More radiation in spinach and other leafy vegetables can be removed if they are boiled. As for lettuces, throw away the outer leaf and rinse the rest well. Data from Chernobyl shows that rinsing lettuce can remove up to half of the cesium-134 and two thirds of the cesium-137. Cucumbers can be pickled with vinegar, which cuts radiation by up to 94 percent. Peeling carrots and boiling them with salted hot water would also help reduce cesium levels.

Meat and fish

Livestock can be tainted through the grass and water they consume. Well-grilled, salt-sprinkled beef poses less risk than anything cooked to a medium-rare or medium state, by cutting 28 percent of cesium, according to a Chernobyl-tied study. Boiling leg meat has been proved to reduce cesium by about 50 percent. Make sure to drain off the hot water. Don’t worry about the pork bone broth; cesium accumulates mostly in meat, not bones, and the levels of strontium-90, which does accumulate in bones, are negligible.

For fish and other seafood, however, watch out for strontium-90, which has a half-life of 29 years. According to Noguchi, far greater quantities of strontium-90 were released into the ocean than into the air and ground. Contrary to popular thinking, large fish are not necessarily riskier to consume. Though large fish do eat smaller fish, which leads some to believe they accumulate more radioactive materials, Noguchi says it is the small fish and flat fish that have stayed close to the Fukushima plant that pose more risk. Unlike large fish that swim longer distances, small fish cannot move far from contaminated areas.

With tuna fish, rinse with water before eating or cooking. Boiling or marinating salmon helps remove cesium-137, and avoid eating fish bones, as they could contain strontium-90.

Rice and wheat

Much has been said about the nutritiousness of brown rice, but when it comes to radiation, it is the bran layer beneath the husk that absorbs and accumulates cesium from soil. That means white, polished rice, which has no bran layer, is a safer option — though it does contain fewer vitamins, minerals and fiber than brown rice. If you rinse white rice well before cooking, you can also remove radiation-emitting residue on the grain.

Wheat products such as bread, spaghetti and noodles pose very little risk, since 90 percent of wheat in Japan has been imported from overseas. For those concerned with radiation in pasta or noodles made from wheat in Japan, the thinner the noodle, the more cesium released when cooked.

Dairy products

Fresh milk from Fukushima Prefecture was suspended from the market from mid-March until the end of April after it was found to contain radioactive iodine. The air and grass consumed by dairy cows had been contaminated. Authorities have since been keeping an eye on levels of radiation in milk, so you need not worry too much about the products currently on sale.

Cheese and butter are fine, too, because, during their production, the milk whey — the liquid that gets separated from curd — is removed. While rich in nutrition, cesium and strontium tend to remain in whey. Yogurt, which usually has whey floating on top, also undergoes radiation checks before going on the market, but if you are still worried, pour off the whey before you eat the yogurt.

Seaweed

Wakame (soft seaweed) and kombu (kelp) are integral parts of the Japanese diet. They flew off store shelves in the wake of the nuclear disaster, when consumers heard that the natural iodine in them might help them fight radiation contamination.

Seaweed from the sea close to the nuclear plant, however, will likely absorb high levels of radiation in the coming years. You can rinse it before cooking, or choose seaweed harvested elsewhere.

Kunikazu Noguchi’s book, “Hosha no Osen kara Kazoku wo Mamoru Tabekata no Anzen Manyuaru” (“The Safety Manual for Protecting Your Family from Radiation Contamination”), was published by Seishun Shuppansha in July, in Japanese only, priced at ¥1,000.

How to Source Radionuclide-Free Food in Japan: Food Co-Op | EX-SKF

Excerpt from a guest post over at ex-skf, one of my favorite sources for the latest on the Japanese situation:

 

I live in Osaka and sourcing clean food for our toddler son has become the biggest concern of ours, after monitoring the fallout plumes and contamination in our vicinity (which thankfully, seems to be quite limited compared to California, my home state). We have always been interested in buying healthy food and have belonged to COOP for many years.

…..

Basically, the story is this: the further north and east you go, the less likely the COOPs are to disclose testing results as this might well embarrass their long-standing farming/food sources, while to the south and west, this is less likely to happen as their food sources are generally less suspect.

Often, when I read your blog, which I admire and recommend widely, the reports of contaminated food are then commented on by the readers as proof that sourcing food is dangerous and tricky, when actually, if one knows the resources, it is not the case. COOP generally charges 10-20% more than your typical retail supermarkets, but the more radical of the COOPs (like Shizenha) go further by indicating exactly who is tested and what is found. If those who are really concerned about finding safe food for their families are aware of this, they can also benefit from membership to the more transparent COOPs (others probably do exist which I’m not aware of). As of this week, Shizenha will allow shipping to the northern parts of Japan (for a bigger, refundable membership deposit of 20,000 yen vs. the regular 10,000), in an effort to obviously shame the other COOPs who are more hesitant to state reality as it really is, into being more forthcoming with the testing results.

via (Guest Post) How to Source Radioactive Material-Free Food in Japan: Food Co-Op | EX-SKF.

東海第2原発の再稼働中止と廃炉を求める実行委員会

http://tokaijuku.jimdo.com/

Welocome to Anti Nuclear Plant Action – Tokai

東海第２原発を廃炉に！　署名スタートしました　（ネット・実筆記）

【署名スタートしました】署名ＴＶサイトへリンクします

【署名スタートしました】　携帯の方はこちらへ　署名ＴＶサイトへリンクします

東海第２原発を廃炉に！ネット署名、および通常実筆記署名とも7月10日にスタートします。

どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

【署名呼び掛け文】

今回の福島第一原発の大惨事は地震による「原発の安全神話」の崩壊でした。

東海第2原発も冷却機能の一部が破綻し、あわや福島第一原発と同じ運命をたどる一歩手前の状況でした。

原発は一たび事故が発生すると制御できないものである事が明確になりました。

安全に絶対はありません。

福島第一原発の事故は収束の見通しも立たず、事故の解析も出来ていません。また地震・津波に対する原発への根本的な安全対策も立てられておりません。過酷事故に対する国、電力会社の対策はこの地震国の日本にあっては無策と言わざるをえません。この状況での東海第2原発の再稼働は絶対に認められません。

使用済核燃料の処理方法も未解決のままで、次の世代に処理できぬ放射性物質を残したままでは無責任ではないでしょうか。

私たちは、地方を不幸にしてまでの経済発展は理性的にコントロールしなければならないと思います。これ以上、原発事故により放射性物質に汚染された大地を増やすわけにはいきません。

大事故が起これば茨城県だけにとどまらず、広く関東にも甚大な被害をもたらす東海第2原発の廃炉を求めます。

■主催：東海第2原発の再稼働中止と廃炉を求める署名実行委員会

■呼びかけ団体：脱原発とうかい塾・反原子力茨城共同行動・茨城平和擁護県民会議

■賛同団体・個人：I(ｱｲ)女性会議・茨城／生存のための科学・茨城／たんぽぽ会／東海村釣り研究会／憲法を生かす会・茨城／原子力行政を問い直す宗教者の会

※賛同団体（個人）を随時募集中 です。「お問い合わせ」よりご連絡ください。

【活動の概要】

署名はネット署名と、記入式署名を並行して募集します。

どちらも、7月10日にスタートしています。

ネット署名はこちらへ　↓

【署名活動実施中！】署名ＴＶサイトへリンクします 

【署名活動実施中！】携帯の方はこちらへ　署名ＴＶサイトへリンクします

チチタケから規制値大幅超セシウム…福島・棚倉

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/feature/20110316-866921/news/20110903-OYT1T00616.htm

福島県は３日、同県棚倉町の山林で採取した野生のチチタケから、国の暫定規制値（１キロ・グラム当たり５００ベクレル）を大幅に上回る２万８０００ベクレルの放射性セシウムが検出されたと発表した。

チチタケはシーズン初めのため、市場に流通しているものはないが、県は同日、同町や販売業者に、チチタケを含む野生キノコ（菌根菌類）の摂取と出荷を自粛するよう通知した。

県によると、このチチタケは１日に採取された。県は今後、付近の野生キノコの放射性物質検査を行うとともに、摂取自粛を呼びかける看板の設置などを行う。

同県では、これまで野生のキノコで暫定規制値を超えたのは、同県古殿町のチチタケの３２００ベクレルが最高値で、県は「ここだけ突然高い値が出たので困惑している。調査を続けて原因を調べたい」としている。

（2011年9月3日20時51分  読売新聞）