THIS IS AN ARCHIVE OF LAKE TAHOE NEWS, WHICH WAS OPERATIONAL FROM 2009-2018. IT IS FREELY AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH. THE WEBSITE IS NO LONGER UPDATED WITH NEW ARTICLES.

EPA detects radiation in Sacramento from Japan

Published: March 18, 2011 By: admin, In: News, 2 Comments

By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee

A monitor in Sacramento maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today showed slight increases in radiation from sources that are likely from troubled nuclear energy reactors in Japan.

The “beta” category picks up strontium, while the “gamma” category picks up cesium and iodine. All three are constituents typically associated with nuclear energy production.

Read the whole story

Previous post : Rural Roundup focuses on attracting new visitors to Nevada Next_post : Woman denied access to affordable senior apartment

About author

This article was written by admin

Website : https://www.laketahoenews.net

Comments

Comments (2)

chuck says - Posted: March 19, 2011

Does the snow that is falling in Tahoe have radiation from Japan in it . Radioactive snowboarding ?
Gina says - Posted: March 19, 2011

Why are there no reports regarding this radiation in Sacramento, from actual Sacramento news sources???