April 2015
Geiger Readings for April 22, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 138 - U.S. and Russia Are Still Locked In Cold War Mutually Assured Destruction
I have often blogged about nuclear war. This grim specter has been haunting the world since the 1950s. It was hoped that after the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War that the risk of nuclear war would diminish. There has been a lot of work on disarmament and non-proliferation.
Geiger Readings for April 21, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 90 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 112 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 120 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 227 - India Has High Hopes For Nuclear Power
I have posted essays about India's nuclear programs before.
Geiger Readings for April 20, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 111 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 126 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for April 19, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 86 nanosieverts per hour
Radiation News Roundup April 18, 2015
China submarine sale to Pakistan ups nuclear clash risk economictimes.indiatimes.com
Geiger Readings for April 18, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 101 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 77 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 66 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 130 - Deep Borehole Disposal Will Be Tested At Hanford - Part 2
(This is Part Two of a two part article. Please read Part One before reading Part Two.)
Geiger Readings for April 17, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 99 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 129 - Deep Borehole Disposal Will Be Tested At Hanford - Part 1
(Part One of a two part article.)
Geiger Readings for April 16, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 126 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 128 - Energy Solutions Wants to Bury 350,000 Tons of Depleted Uranium in Utah - Part 2
(This is the second section of a two-part article - Please read Part 1 before reading this post.)