★ Our Mission

The Aizu Radiation Information Center (ARIC) was established to protect our lives and the lives of children, and to protect the future. Our purpose is to gain the power to learn facts, to recognize the truth, and to distinguish what is truly important.

★ Measure to Confirm Safety

It is our right to decide what is safe and what is not for ourselves. We conduct radiation monitoring in a number of different ways to confirm the safety of our surroundings and share information with each other. We also lend out devices for free to members.

GPS mapping of radiation levels in the air:

·         Hotspot finder: A portable Geiger counter that automatic uploads data to a map through GPS. We look for hotspots in areas frequented by children.

·         bGeigie: DIY Geiger counter that can be strapped to a car to measure radiateon levels across a wider area.

·         Pointcast: Continuous monitoring of one location (the entrance to ARIC).

Radiation levels in air, soil, and food:

·         ALOKA Geiger counter: A pancake-type Geiger counter used to measure gamma radiation levels in the air.

·         RDS-180: This device can be used to measure surface-level soil contamination.

·     GDM15 Scintillation (Gamma-data): We have two scintillators to measure gamma radiation in food and water. We try to keep our detection limit as low as possible (1-2Bq/kg) so we can provide precise data.