Geiger Readings for May 22, 2014
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 120 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 58 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Iceberg lettuce from Top Foods = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 76 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 69 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 75 - Ukraine and Danger of Nuclear War
The situation in Ukraine continues to generate headlines as international relations are strained. It appears that Putin is moderating his stance and he claims to be withdrawing troops from the Russian - Ukrainian border. Miners and steelworks have chased out the pro-Russian insurgents who occupied government buildings in East Ukraine.
Geiger Readings for May 21, 2014
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 104 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Iceberg lettuce from Top Foods = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 78 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 66 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 79 - Update on the Recent Accident at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 4
In a recent post, I said that Hanford was the gift that keeps on giving and that I could blog on it full time. The situation at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, New Mexico is not quite as bad but new information keeps coming out about their analysis of what caused the recent release of radioactive materials and what can be done to prevent a recurrence.
Geiger Readings for May 20, 2014
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 117 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 105 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 117 nanosieverts per hour
Iceberg lettuce from Top Foods = 105 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 78 - Senate Committee Grills Nuclear Industry Representative
Last week, the United States Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee convened a panel of specialists to answer questions about the safety and security of decommissioned nuclear reactors. Barbara Boxer, the Democratic chairwoman of the committee asked the specialists whether the spent fuel stored on-site at decommissioned reactors was being properly secured.