I have discovered at least two groups which are setting up independent radiation measurements around Japan. The groups have no connection to any government agency, TEPCO, or any other agency. This will at least give independent measurements and in my opinion is something very needed in the current serious crisis at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.
The www.rdtn.org website allows people to submit their own radiation readings and maps them alongside official data.
Another website, http://japanstatus.org/, also offers similar information.
To contribute to the RDTN site people will have to purchase a radiation detection device and the site directs people to four sources of such equipment.
Readings submitted to the site suggest that radiation levels of between 0.178 – 0.678 microsieverts per hour can be detected in and around Onuma Hitachi City that lies south of Fukushima.
Other efforts to pool advice on how to cope with the disaster include new pages on The Global Innovations Commons, a site which compiles out-of-date patents.
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/monitoring/index-e.html
While we hope to gather data via our own website, we recognize the efforts of others out there who are actively seeking and parsing data and making it available for others to use.
We are aware that reliable data is critical, and have carefully chosen partners in supplying information. Our map is populated with data from Pachube andMarian Steinbach. . As more reliable data sources become available, we will consider adding further sources to the site.
We’d like to thank those other sites and individuals who are providing data (for this site and others):
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