Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 23, 2013
Ambient office = .091 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .099 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .105 microsieverts per hour
Bing cherries from local grocery store = .116 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .083 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .070 microsieverts per hour
The Nuclear Energy Institute is the trade organization that represents and lobbies for the nuclear industry in the United State. In their promotion of nuclear reactors they tend to emphasize the positive aspects and overlook or excuse many of the negative aspects. Recently, Marvin Fertel the NEI President and CEO gave the keynote address at the annual meeting of the NEI.
An oil pump fire interrupted the Pilgrim Nuclear Plant startup. nuclearstreet.com
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 22, 2013
Ambient office = .146 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .189 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .145 microsieverts per hour
Zante Currants from local grocery store = .086 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .126 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .110 microsieverts per hour
On the first of May, a ship called the Atlantic Carrier was carrying radioactive materials for a uranium enrichment facility in Lingen, Germany into the harbor of Hamburg, Germany. The ship caught fire but firefighters managed remove the containers with the radioactive cargo and put out the fire before there was a major release of radioactivity.
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 21, 2013
Ambient office = .050 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .056 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .067 microsieverts per hour
Bell pepper from local Costco = .094 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .105 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .085 microsieverts per hour
The Japanese are still debating the wisdom of restarting their fleet of over fifty reactors in light of the disaster at Fukushima. However, they are on the verge of starting a new nuclear facility that marks a major expansion of their nuclear industry. It was recently announced that a nuclear reprocessing plant that took twenty years to build and cost thirty billion dollars is slated to be brought online this coming October.
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 20, 2013
Ambient office = .080 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .091 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .124 microsieverts per hour
Banana from local grocery store = .126 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .123 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .117 microsieverts per hour
