RADCON 4 & 5 ALERTS FOR 01-05-2014

RADCON 4 & 5 ALERTS FOR 01-05-2014

(Disclaimer:  I am not a specialist in radiation monitoring, just a concerned citizen.  While data is taken from www.radiationstation.com, which I believe is run by www.netc.com, any RADCON 5 alerts being issued are being issued by me.  Evaluate your own safety level and decide whether or not you need to evacuate.)

RADCON 4

360
Station ID 5:936   Anaheim, CA, US
CPM: current 360 Low 229 High 360
Average 270, Deviation 23.6
(CPM of Gamma in energy range 600-800keV)
Last updated: 2014-01-05 13:13:00 GMT+0000


RADCON 5

443
Station ID 5:956   Phoenix, AZ, US
CPM: current 443 Low 232 High 476
Average 304, Deviation 44.5
(CPM of Gamma in energy range 600-800keV)
Last updated: 2014-01-05 13:03:00 GMT+0000

506
Station ID 5:915   San Diego, CA, US
CPM: current 506 Low 284 High 579
Average 361, Deviation 46.5
(CPM of Gamma in energy range 600-800keV)
Last updated: 2014-01-05 12:13:00 GMT+0000

UPDATE:  As of 10:24 EST, the RADCON 4 alert for Anaheim, California has been cancelled.  Current CPM (counts per minute) stands at 255, 26 CPM above normal.

RADCON 5 Alerts for Phoenix, AZ, and San Diego, CA, have been reduced to RADCON 2 (Phoenix) and RADCON 3 (San Diego).  Their CPMs are 297 and 370, respectively.  Normal CPM for Phoenix is 232; normal CPM for San Diego is 284.