Geiger Readings for October 15, 2014
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 111 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 76 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Vine ripened tomato from Central Market = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Fusion 15 - Bussard Polywell Design for a Nuclear Fusion Power Reactor
My last couple of posts have been about projects for developing nuclear fusion. Today I am going to discuss the work of Robert Bussard on nuclear fusion. Bussard developed his own innovative fusion reactor design that he called the Polywell. He formed a company called Energy/Matter Conversion Corporation in 1985 to work on the Polywell. He was able to build and test fifteen experimental devices between 1994 and 2006 with funding from the U.S. Navy.
Geiger Readings for October 14, 2014
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 121 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 50 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 50 nanosieverts per hour
Bartlett pear from Central Market = 81 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Fusion 14 - Dynomak Nuclear Fusion Reactor Under Development at the University of Washington
My last couple of posts have been about the international ITER project for nuclear fusion. This is a huge project with participation of the European Union and other countries with major nuclear power programs. It is slated to be completed in 2027 and will be tested for years before a prototype of a nuclear fusion power reactor is built based on what is learned from the ITER.
Geiger Readings for October 13, 2014
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 105 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 70 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 56 nanosieverts per hour
Peach from QFC = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for October 12, 2014
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 106 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 104 nanosieverts per hour
Yellow bell pepper from Central Market = 99 nanosieverts per hour