Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on July 06, 2013
Ambient office = .085 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .118 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .122 microsieverts per hour
Redleaf lettuce from local produce stand = .103 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .082 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .065 microsieverts per hour
TEPCO is the Japanese company that owns and operated the Fukushima nuclear power plant that suffered the devastating accident in March of 2011 following an earthquake and tsunami. As might be expected, this accident and the aftermath delivered a serious blow to the reputation of TEPCO. Reputation is important for any company anywhere in the world but especially so for a Japanese company.
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on July 04, 2013
Ambient office = .140 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .100 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .127 microsieverts per hour
Icebreg lettuce from local produce stand = .127 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .114 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .088 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on July 04, 2013
Ambient office = .074 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .062 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .058 microsieverts per hour
Hass Avacado from local produce stand = .105 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .080 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .066 microsieverts per hour
It has now been more than two years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan triggered by a huge earthquake and tsunami. A great deal of time, money and energy has been expended by TEPCO which owns and operates the Fukushima nuclear power plant and agencies of the Japanese government such as the Nuclear Regulatory Agency in trying to understand exactly what caused the disaster and what has happened since the disaster.
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on July 03, 2013
Ambient office = .092 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .091 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .079 microsieverts per hour
Mango from local produce stand = .089 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .104 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .063 microsieverts per hour
A couple of days ago, I blogged about problems at Handford with the handling of two glove boxes by a Department of Energy contractor named Permafix. The boxes were moved from Hanford to Permafix through Richland with parade permits which were not appropriate for such a shipment. When the two glove boxes reached Permafix, there was radiation found on the outside of the plastic wrapped boxes and they were not handled properly when they were moved off the truck.
