Radioactive Findings with Raysid

Radioactive Findings with Raysid

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found some botryoidal Uraninite rock 04/06/2022

Perfect pitchblende (uranium ore).
A video from Weirdmeister inc. channel.

found some botryoidal Uraninite rock used the raysid device for searching some uranium ore

Photos from Radioactive Findings with Raysid's post 02/06/2022

Minerals hunting in Kowary, Poland.

https://youtu.be/0gpktyymOb8

Photos from Radioactive Findings with Raysid's post 07/10/2021

Unknown Xray source. Part 2 (next day)
10.05.2021 Wrocław ul. Krzemieniecka

First part (detection of xray) is here:
https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=396208292223296&id=104946408016154

To save your time, the quick result: the source was not switched on. No radiation. Nothing interesting. Sorry if you were waiting for some action movie :)

Thanks for your comments/support in the first part. I found the most interesting and probably close to truth answer of Milos Djaletic in "Radioactive Minerals and Objects" FB-group. He showed the graph from his measuring station at ~250m distance from a place where weld testing was done. All "symptoms" are similar: big distance, periodic on/off.

All further information may be useful for those who plan to call authorities. I just described my experience.

Why I called National Atomic Energy Agency and not fire department:
1) This organisation registers ionizing sources including xray machines. They should know who officially owns xray devices.
2) I read their yearly report about the radiological situation in Poland. This report contains some interesting statistics. For example: in 2020, they did 553 consultations and 486(!!!) of them were redirected to fire departments because of higher than normal levels of radiation.
3) There are a phone numbers and email on their website for radiological incidents

10:47 (call duration: 9m37s) I made a phone call to the National Atomic Energy Agency.
A man from the Agency was smart and asked the right questions. The main things that I told:
1) Probably I found a working unshielded xray machine (gamma spectrum shows photon energy about 50keV)
2) It is detectable from 100m distance (1-2 uSv/h)
3) Detectable by 2 different types of geiger counters (Geiger-Muller and scintillator)
4) The radiation source turned on periodically: each 3 min, duration: 1min. 12 times in total.
5) I have recorded videos with measurements
A man asked me to send him my photos/videos by email. He couldn't say when they would react or etc.
I uploaded 2 videos to youtube(access by link) and just added links to email, added screenshots and got a call:

11:09 (call duration: 49s) Call from the same man from National Atomic Energy Agency
What he said: he redirected my information to a fire department. He gave them my phone number, firemen may ask me where exactly they need to look for some radiation. Some fire brigade with a geiger counter will come and check.

11:17 (call duration: 4m49s) Call from fire department
A man said that I called the fire department about increased levels of radiation (a bit not true - I called another organisation).
A man asked: how I detected increased radiation levels, which measurement device(s) were used, levels.
Among others there was a question about my detectors: whether I wanted to check my own counters and called them just to confirm that my counters were so good. I tried to explain that there is no joke. Detectors show 1-2uSv/h at 100m distance.
Questions finished. He told me to stay at a safe distance and wait for them. Small problem: I was at home. An officer was not happy about that fact. He told me that if I called them I must be near the accident place and wait for them. Then he quickly finished our talk saying: "we are leaving. wait for us at the address".
Luckily I live nearby. I hit "send" on email and jumped into my car.
Everything was too quickly: I didn't have time to write anything in email. Just links to 2 videos, screenshots, and link to the map.

11:34 (call duration: 10s) One more call to me to be sure that I'm coming.
I was there ~11:40.

What I saw: 2 fire cars (I think fire brigade and command vehicle). One fireman with a counter very similar to Polon eko-c. There were no unusual levels. No radiation/xrays. Nothing. I showed one video on my phone to their chief (written on his back).

The 3rd car came ( https://youtu.be/F2gWoOSPpTY ). These guys were prepared better. I think this is a radiological/chemical brigade. They had one more Polon eko-c (I guess, it is polon eko-c) and Flir Identifinder R400. All devices are certified and calibrated (they said). I was allowed to take a photo. The chief of that 3rd brigade is an inspector of radiological protection. I think I talked to him by phone because he used very official language when talked to me. Short professional questions. He changed (like became more friendly) when I told him that I didn't call the fire department. (I called the Atomic Energy Agency). I have no idea why it was important. Maybe the Agency does some filtering of "false calls''. Maybe the inspector understood that I was not playing - I don't know this.
They checked the territory where I was running a day before. Just a short walk. Entered just one car service (a worker invited them to check). They viewed one of my videos. Then the chief tried to explain me that there could be some legal xray device, mobile xray device. They even have some xray lamp in their car. From my side I tried to explain that 1-2uSv at 100m (with walls) is too big.
Sure, bla-bla is not interesting. They want to see numbers on their calibrated detectors. I understand this. A chief from "command vehicle" 2 times explained to me that they have no complaints against me, just thanks for the call, and also said that police have to register what happened.
Police officer (came too, I didn't see when): got info from my document, asked me about yesterday's doserate level, asked whether it was some mistake/joke.

Then I had about 5-10 min to ask radiological inspector several questions like:

Q: if I catch increased levels in that place again what to do then?
A: call immediately, directly to fire department using short number and wait for them

Q: What to do If I find any other radioactive source?
A: call us if you find something >100uSv/h

Q: Can I store a check source from some geiger counter?
A: There are limits by activity

Note: I live in Poland and this is just words, please check the laws of your country by yourself.

Thank you for reading this very long post. Definitely, I'll check that place from time to time (in the morning 06.10.21 it was clean).

Thanks to firemen/officers from all 3 cars. From my point of view everything was professional and very quick.

P.S. 2 videos sent to the National Atomic Energy Agency were viewed 2 and 3 times (at the moment of publishing this post)

Edit: removed statement about uranium rocks

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