Underground Radioactive Fire At Saint Louis Landfill: Airborne Readings

We took Geiger counter readings from the area surrounding the ongoing underground fire at the West Lake Radioactive Landfill Superfund site. What we discovered was that the greater the stench the greater the amount of airborne radioactivity.

Our measurements indicate that the stench is 30% more radioactive than those areas with no stench, 35 counters per minute vs 27 counts per minute. Of course all this is dependent on the wind, and what is bubbling out of the ground. What is really needed is multiple deployed radioactive air quality monitoring equipment, but don't count on it happening.

Unfortunately, we can not estimate the risk for this situation. Others have claimed it is a dirty bomb just waiting for the underground fire to hit it; where as officials claim that the increased radioactivity is nothing to worry about.

Based on our limited data, it would seem that the underground fire is already interacting with the radioactive material. But one thing you can likely hang your hat on is that there is ZERO worthwhile planning on how to respond if the site does go up as a radioactive dirty bomb.

If you live down wind of the underground radioactive fire, it would best to assume that you are on your own.  Buy a Geiger counter; the ones we use are shown on the Amazon widget on the left side of the www.POTRBLOG.com website (make sure you shop around for the best deal).

Plutonium Fission Fizzle Bomb: Uncle Sam Upgrading Emergency Triage Capability

It appears the Federal Government believes that there is an increased likelihood of the civilian population experiencing a fizzled Plutonium nuclear detonation, and is therefore seeking to develop rapid metabolic based triage capabilities to quickly identify which victims are likely to die within a two week time from radiation poisoning.

We'll have more to follow in the coming weeks, after we complete our on going analysis of unusual Federal planning for a viral pandemic which kills via cytokine storming (likely Bird Flu based on the timing)

Twitter Censoring Bird Flu Tweets, Why?

Anyone have any idea why Twitter is censoring these tweets about the Federal Government soliciting for  .6 Billion dollar emergency Human clinical trials of Adjuvent Bird Flu vaccines, and post viral infection, 24 hour advanced notice, emergency Human treatment trials?


Update 5/4/13:

 Looks like the tweet with the #FedBizOpps hashtag is now appearing 48 hours after the fact. Certainty a strange way for a site like Twitter to function; bury a tweet two days back in the timeline,  seems contrary to the Twitter's advertised fundamental premise.

Maximum Alert! US Gov Solicits $.6 BILLION Dollar Human Bird Flu Emergency Countermeasure Trials

The US Government has an open  $.6 BILLION solicitation  to combat  Bird Flu  using Human trials of  emergency experimental FLU vaccines (alarmingly with Adjuvants) and rapid (24 hour advanced notice) Human trials of emergency experimental post infection anti viral agents.  see  Solicitation Number: RFP-13-100-SOL-00008

Placing this solicitation in context with Congress' massive overfunding of the Vaccine Injury Trust Fund and  the Secretary of Health's authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection of the avian influenza A (H7N9), , and it is abundantly clear that the Federal Government is preparing for the type of Global Pandemic infectious disease scenario only seen in books and movies.

We see two primary risks:

(1) The Government is right and H7N9 Bird Flu is an imminent risk to the population of the Planet.

(2) The Government is wrong but will advocate and likely force high risk vaccination and treatments for the H7N9 FLU

We also see two primary cost effective risk mitigation strategies.

(1)  While it is still cheap and available, immediately purchase Chlorhexidine Gluconate ,an anti-infective surgical scrub. It kills the Flu and other bugs for 6 hours after washing with it (aka it is an invisible germ killing glove)

(2) Educate yourself about Emergency Use Authorizations for Vaccines/Adjuvents so that you may make an informed decision when given the option of taking such vaccines, and/or take emergency countermeasures after you are forced to take such a vaccine / treatment.

 ITEMS OF NOTE: 

(1) The Medical Countermeasures Clinical Studies Network solicitation date release date (3/15/13) perfectly coincides with H7N9 cases jumping to a 100% mortality rate; see the H7N9 time line chart below from  VDU and Dr. Ian M Mackay

(2) The oil based Adjuvents indicated in the solicitations Statement of Work (page 25) were indicated by the CDC in an outbreak of Narcolepsis in children who took the recent swine flu vaccination.
The CDC has never before allowed the use of Adjuvents in Flu Vaccines.

 "No adjuvanted influenza vaccines are licensed in the United States, and no adjuvanted influenza vaccines were used in the United States during the influenza pandemic or in any other influenza season." 

The FDA's work around for the CDC stance on Flu Adjuvents is the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA),

Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA)

If requested for investigational drugs that have sufficient risk-benefit information in connection with a specific emergency declaration, FDA may issue emergency use authorizations (EUA) that allow situation-specific use of these drugs. The authorizations can also allow situation-specific, off-label use of approved drugs. (When a drug is used in a way that is different from what is described in the FDA-approved drug label, it is said to be an off-label use.) EUA usage is only for the specific declared emergency situation and does not take the place of clinical trials to gather information supporting full approval of a drug.

(3) Our search indicates the best place to buy Chlrohexidine Gluconate (CHD) is on Amazon.com. This situation may change rapidly as some CHD products are already being reported in short supply. The links below represent some of the CHD items we have very recently purchased.


Medical Chlorhexidine Gluconate




Veterinary Chlorhexidine Gluconate



See our previous blog post for more analysis and discussion of CHD.

BUY IT NOW!: H7N9 Pandemic Will Spark Run On CHG.

Acknowledgements:

The images below are courtesy of
Dr. Ian M Mackay and the Australian website VIROLOGY DOWN UNDER

A Neil Armstrong Lasered Petroglyph Monument On MARS

See the Petition Below:

Neil Armstrong, the first human on the Moon passed away on 8/25/2012; the POTRBLOG team believes it would be an inspiring and fitting monument to his memory and human accomplishment to use the Mars Curiosity's ChemCam LASER to create a dot matrix petroglyph  of Neil Armstrong's name on a Martian Cliff face.  The endeavor would be in the finest tradition human tradition of creating archaeological markers to future generations,  such as Signature Rock at El Morro National Monument, and Chauvet Cave in France.

The JPL image below was not created with our petition in mind, but it does show how the appropriate selection of a Mars Cliff face could provide enough strata to allow an artistic sampling method to create a Neil Armstrong Signature Rock Monument while simultaneously supporting scientific analysis of the strata surfaces selected.

To make the memorial happen please do the following two things:

(1)
visit the Mars Curiosity JPL webpage located at
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/feedback/
and fill out the feedback form with the following:

We petition that the Mars Curiosity team  make  a Neil Armstrong memorial in the finest human archaeological petroglyph tradition by using Curiosity's ChemCam laser to combine science with art to create a dot matrix petroglyph of Neil Armstrong's name on a Martian cliff face, as described on POTRBLOG.com

(2)
Tweet the Mars Rover @MarsCuriosity  with :

@MarsCuriosity #MarsPetroglyph ChemCam Laser a Neil Armstrong memorial PETROGLYPH on a Mars cliff face, see POTRBLOG.com details

ALERT! Radioactive Core Leak At La Salle, IL Nuclear During Restart

If you live down wind from the La Salle nuclear plant in Illinois you should be concerned.

Multiple systems failures have occurred over the last few days. On Friday we alerted that vigilance was required; on Saturday during restart, there was a radioactive core leak into primary containment.

The system that serves as a backup for Saturday's failure failed just a few days before. That is a chain of failures which should cause concern. The fact that they happened under the watch full eye of a Special Inspection announced on Friday by the NRC is even more troubling.

But it gets worse, the leaking part which failed on Saturday apparently had the same failure in 2011. That time they blamed a manufacturing defect in some welds; the fix was to patch it with another weld. Seems like that patch might not have held up well.

Given the totality of what has happened at La Salle in the last few days, it remains clear to us the Chicago was at risk of becoming a glow in the dark city. A Maximum Alert condition maybe warranted, as there is not telling what else will fail as they once again try to restart this rattle trap of a nuclear pile. Unfortunately, the most dangerous period for a reactor is when humans are mucking around with it. Here's hoping the third restart will be a charm.

BUY IT NOW!: H7N9 Pandemic Will Spark Run On CHG.

CHG forms an invisible barrier on the skin and kills the influenza virus for multiple HOURS after washing with it. (see the item links below)

The current H7N9 Bird Flu fear mongering may have some basis in fact, as evidenced by Congress' new taxation and massive over-funding of the Flu Vaccine Injury Trust Fund.

As such, we have identified  Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG)  as the most unobtrusive and cost effective bird flu risk mitigation item to purchase before the pandemic panic begins. CHG has been around for nearly 60 years and is used as a surgical scrub, and infection control agent. It is also used in some dental rinses / mouth washes.

CHG is strongly attracted to the skin and mucous membranes. In essence, CHG forms an invisible glove that kills encapsulated viruses and a broad spectrum of bacteria and fungi. It once required a prescription, but now is available over the counter. Outside of the medical industry, it is used by police and other first responders as a line of defense against picking up infections on the job.

Given the limited existing market for CHG, it will very quickly become unavailable  once a concerned general public becomes aware of the product and the significant advantages it offers during a Flu pandemic.

Below we have listed several Amazon links to purchase  Chlorohexidine Gluconate; the most common medical name-brand being Hibiclens. If you purchase through the links below we receive an advertising credit from Amazon, which helps offset website costs.

We have also listed veterinary sources for  Chlorhexidine Gluconate. Based on the large number of dog deaths reported in China, we suspect that pets may be come a significant vector for the spread of H7N9 flu. Dogs (especially the nose and paw pads)  may be exposed to the virus from bird droppings, other animal markings, and or direct contact with other dogs . If you have ever purchased a pet shampoo from your veterinarian it likely contained CHG. The gallon sized vet products shown below typical are used at 2 teaspoons per gallon of water as a shampoo; vets also use the product to clean and disinfect their examination rooms.

As always, it is wise to seek advice from one's doctor and/or vet prior to using any medicinal product.

Medical Chlorhexidine Gluconate




Veterinary Chlorhexidine Gluconate