I have posted a number of articles about the situation at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Eastern Washington. For decades, the U.S. government has been trying to clean up the mess left over from processing nuclear materials for our nuclear weapons arsenal. A variety of nuclear materials were placed in single wall tanks and buried for disposal.
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on June 21, 2013
Ambient office = .110 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .078 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .119 microsieverts per hour
Hass avacado from local grocery store = .121 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .115 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .087 microsieverts per hour
I have discussed various nuclear projects in different parts of the world but usually focused on a particular country. In today’s blog, I am going to talk about the Middle East and their ambitious plans for nuclear power. There are plans for investing two hundred billion dollars to building thirty seven new reactors across the region in the next fifteen years. This would represent an almost ten percent increase in the number of operational reactors in the world today.
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on June 20, 2013
Ambient office = .095 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .085 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .091 microsieverts per hour
Banana from local grocery store = .099 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .076 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .070 microsieverts per hour
I have discussed many different problems that can occur with the design, construction and operation of nuclear reactors in previous posts. I have also mentioned issues involving the staff of a nuclear power plant such as training, competence, integrity and diligence. In this post, I am going to talk about another possible problem with nuclear operators that is monitored by the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on June 18, 2013
Ambient office = .075 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .084 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .100 microsieverts per hour
Banana from local grocery store = .054 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .117 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .097 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on June 18, 2013
Ambient office = .075 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .084 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .100 microsieverts per hour
Banana from local grocery store = .054 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .117 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .097 microsieverts per hour
