SAN MARCOS, CA, February 05, 2012
/24-7PressRelease/ -- The recent radiation leak at the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station in Southern California is a tough reminder of the potential dangers of living close to a nuclear power plant. The technical team from Creative Electron, a small business located 30 miles from the San Onofre nuclear power plant, has been monitoring the situation.
"We have collected thousands of radiation readings around the plant and so far we have not seen any readings above background," said Dr. Bill Cardoso, an expert in radiation detection previously with the Department of Energy and currently the CEO of Creative Electron. "As seen in the radiological map produced by our iRad Geiger device, there is no imminent danger to residents around the plant at this point in time."
Daniel Hirsch, a lecturer on nuclear policy at the University of California, Santa Cruz, recently told the Associate Press that he was concerned that the leak in San Onofre occurred with recently installed equipment. "Edison has historically not been candid about the problems at San Onofre. That lack of transparency causes tremendous distrust and increases risk," Hirsch said. "It makes one wonder about the quality assurance for the replacement equipment," he added. "This is not due to old equipment breaking but new equipment that wasn't up to snuff in the first place."
The aftermath of the nuclear disaster at the Japanese Fukushima Daiishi nuclear power plant showed us that authorities are not always willing to timely share vital information with the public. As a result, there is a growing number of people using devices like the iRad Geiger to measure the radiation levels in their neighborhoods. With Geiger detectors mounted on their cars, a large amount of data is being collected to map the true radiological environment in Japan. "Devices like our iRad transform your iPhone, iPad, and Android smartphones into very sophisticated radiation detection instruments capable of measuring and sharing information in the cloud," added Dr. Cardoso. "We are experiencing a revolution on the way nuclear public policy is implemented worldwide. The information monopoly previously held by governments and energy companies is over. The public now has the ability to measure radiation levels better than some governments can. The public will know what happens when it happens, and the public relation problems seen in Fukushima, Three Mile Island, and Chernobyl are a thing of the past."
About CREATIVE ELECTRON
Creative Electron is a high tech firm with offices in San Marcos and Santa Cruz, California. A specialist in radiation detection, Creative Electron introduced the first smartphone-based Geiger counter. The patent pending battery-free iRad Geiger harvests power from the smartphone's audio jack. The iRad Geiger app enables easy mapping, displaying, and sharing of radiological data. Learn more at http://www.iradgeiger.com and http://www.creativeelectron.com.
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