Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on April 9, 2013
Ambient office = 84 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain = 114 nanosieverts per hour
Crimini Mushrooms from Top Foods = 70 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 62 - Nuclear Breeder Reactors 3 - Fast Breeder Reactors
Recently, I have been focusing on nuclear breeder reactors which can generate more fissile material than they burn. These reactors can create weapons grade plutonium, generate electrical power and burn nuclear waste. Today I am going to talk about fast breeder reactors (FBR). These reactors utilize unmoderated neutrons which have not been slowed down by some moderator.
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on April 8, 2013
Ambient office = 92 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Frozen salmon from Costco= 90 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 125 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 105 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 61 - Nuclear Breeder Reactors 2
In my last post, I talked about breeder reactors in general terms. There is renewed interest in this category of reactors which can burn many kinds of fuel and can generate more fissile materials than they consume. Today I will delve a little deeper into the subcategories of breeder reactors.
Geiger Readings for October 7, 2013
Ambient office = 113 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 112 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 86 nanosieverts per hour
Bartlett pear from Top Foods = 113 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 59 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 50 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for October 6, 2013
Ambient office = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 85 nanosieverts per hour
Vine ripened tomato from Top Foods = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 77 nanosieverts per hour