Nuclear Reactors 37 - Active Faults Under Japanese Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant

           I have written extensively about the problems in Japan that followed the Fukushima disaster. One major problem was the fact that the nuclear industry was being monitored by the same Japanese government agency that promotes industrial development and trade. After Fukushima, a new agency, the Nuclear Regulation Agency (NRA), was created to deal with nuclear regulation independently. A new set of much more strict nuclear safety regulation was drawn up.

Geiger Readings for July 17, 2013

Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745

Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on July 17, 2013

Ambient office = .127 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .100 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = .083 microsieverts per hour

Redleaf lettuce from Costco =  .109 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .083 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .070 microsieverts per hour

Radioactive Waste 41 - Hanford Wants to Ship Tank Waste to New Mexico

           I have posted several articles about the nuclear waste problems at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation (HNR) in Central Washington. The waste at the reservation is the legacy of the research and construction of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The one hundred and forty nine old buried single wall tanks are leaking. The new double walled tanks that were supposed to solve that problem have now started to leak.

Geiger Readings for July 16, 2013

Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745

Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on July 15, 2013

Ambient office = .096 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .128 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = .155 microsieverts per hour

Hass avacado from Costco =  .072 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .113 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .094 microsieverts per hour

Internation Atomic Energy Agency issues Annual Review of Nuclear Safety

Every year the International Atomic Energy Agency surveys nuclear facilities of member nations around the world and issues a report on the status of global nuclear safety. The IAEA report for 2012 has just been issued. While generally positive, the report does admit that a lot of the nuclear reactors in the world are aging and nearing the end of their operational lifespans.

Geiger Readings for July 15, 2013

Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745

Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on July 15, 2013

Ambient office = .096 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .128 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = .155 microsieverts per hour

Hass avacado from Costco =  .072 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .113 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .094 microsieverts per hour

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