lpq's Journal: Radioactive decay...maybe not so 'constant'?

Anomalous events measuring decay of radioactive isotopes have been noticed in what seem to be events correlated with our nearest 'heavy-duty' nuclear reactor (the sun). Coinciding with X-ray bursts (but before any solar flare particles would reach the earth) -- and even on the dark-side of the earth -- odd effects in radioactive decay of various substances has been noted.

In the most recent case, the test was on the dark side -- at the moment of a sun's X-Ray burst at the start of a solar flare -- but long before the charged particles from the flare could get to earth and even longer than it would take for those reactions to percolate around the atmosphere to the 'backside' of the earth. Neutrino emission variations are one possible explanation.

Other tests on other isotopes have also noticed small but regular variations that coincided with the seasons by +/- 0.3%.

Variation implies faster and slower decay? The reasons for the variations haven't been identified -- but have been noticed
with some regularity -- a minor curiosity, or a way to detect incoming solar flares? Or a way to control (speed up/slow down)
radioactive decay -- allowing for tuning of radioactive output rather than blocking it with absorption materials. Could be start of something fun...or just a wobble in earth's orbit...who knows?