Geiger Readings for Dec 22, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 104 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 98 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 98 nanosieverts per hour
December 2017
Radioactive Waste 326 - Researchers in England Find That Arsenic In The Soil Can Prevent The Migration Of Uranium From Old Mine
One problem with nuclear power that does not get much media attention is the aftermath of uranium mining. Once a mine is closed, there is a danger of groundwater migrating uranium out of the area of the mine and into the surrounding environment.
Geiger Readings for Dec 21, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 59 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 81 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 84 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 536 - Kenya Does Not Need Nuclear Power
There are a lot reasons that nuclear power is not a good idea in general. Then there are reasons that are specific to a particular country. In the developing world, there are countries whose need for electricity may not warrant the expense and problems of developing nuclear power plants, but they still want them as some sort of symbol of their dedication to improving their economy and society.
Geiger Readings for Dec 20, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 135 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 135 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 136 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 325 - The Old Mutually Assured Destruction To Prevent Nuclear War Is In Decline
Since the 1950s, arsenals of nuclear warheads have balanced each other in what is called “mutually assured destruction” or MAD. For decades, the possibility that even a small nuclear exchange could severely impact human civilization has “kept the peace.”
Geiger Readings for Dec 19, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 88 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Terrafame To Begin Extracting Uranium From The Sotkamo Mine in Finland
Heap leaching has been used for a long time to extract metals and other materials from heaps of mined ore. A liner is placed under the heap of ore and a solution containing cyanide is dripped onto the heap. As the liquid travels through the heap, it interacts with metals and other compounds in the ore.
Geiger Readings for Dec 18, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 92 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Dec 17, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 99 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 105 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 118 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Dec 16, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Fusion 39 - Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Pioneering Use Of Artificial Intelligence To Control Tokamaks
One of the biggest problems with the development of nuclear fusion reactors based on the tokamak design has to do with the appearance of major disruptions in the control of the plasma in the donut shaped chamber. When these disruptions occur, the fusion reaction can stop and the walls of the containment vessel can be damaged.
Geiger Readings for Dec 15, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 106 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 105 nanosieverts per hour