Geiger Readings for July 02, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on July 02, 2013
Ambient office = .123 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .102 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .077 microsieverts per hour
Mango from local produce stand = .120 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .082 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .073 microsieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 36 - Spent Fuel at Closed Reactors
I have already blogged about the issue of the accumulating spent nuclear fuel rods at U.S. reactors. It is estimated that at the current rate, the spent fuel pools at the operating reactors in the U.S. will be full in five years. The old style casks that have been used for the temporary storage of spent fuel at operating reactors have been found to be inadequate. Some are leaking and others may be in the process of building up hydrogen gas which could explode.
Geiger Readings for July 1, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on July 01, 2013
Ambient office = .117 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .106 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .121 microsieverts per hour
Mango from local produce stand = .127 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .135 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .121 microsieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 35 - Plutonium Escapes from Hanford
I have posted a number of articles about the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The radioactive waste left over from the development of the U.S. nuclear arsenal is still causing a lot of problems. Waste buried in single wall tanks has been leaking into the ground water and the Columbia River. Some waste was moved to double walled tanks which we were assured would not leak but now one of those tanks is leaking.
Radiation Readings for June 30, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on June 30, 2013
Ambient office = .114 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .103 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .107 microsieverts per hour
Whtie Peach from Costco = .102 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .124 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .106 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 34 - The Danger of Missing Nuclear Materials
I have posted a lot of articles about nuclear weapons. Most of these have focused on high-tech atomic and hydrogen bombs built by nation states with huge investments of manpower and equipment. These do constitute the greatest threat to the future of humanity. However, there is another type of bomb that utilizes nuclear materials known as a “dirty bomb.” This is a low tech device which does not result in a nuclear or thermonuclear explosion.