Geiger Readings for May 4, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 04, 2013
Ambient office = .088 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .076 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .108 microsieverts per hour
Hass Avacado from Costco = .151 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .072 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .050 microsieverts per hour
Carbon Footprint of Different Power Sources
Nuclear power has been touted by its promoters as an answer to concerns about increasing levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere and the threat of global warming. It is offered as an interim solution to lower carbon emissions from power plants while alternative energy sources are developed. The reality of carbon emissions from different power sources is very complex.
Geiger Readings for May 3, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 03, 2013
Ambient office = .092 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .091 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .101 microsieverts per hour
Dried almonds from Costco = .120 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .102 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .093 microsieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 25 - New Lids for Dry Cask Nuclear Fuel Rod Storage
I have talked about temporary storage of spent fuel rods in dry casks of steel and concrete in previous posts. It is estimated that all the spent fuel pools at all the U.S. reactors will be full in five years unless another storage/disposal method is found. The U.S. DOE now says that it will take at least thirty years to site and build a permanent geological repository for spent fuel.
Geiger Readigs for May 2, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 02, 2013
Ambient office = .064 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .093 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .077 microsieverts per hour
Red onion from local grocery store = .124 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .087 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .077 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Power Debate in South Africa
South Africa, sitting at the southern tip of Africa, is very interesting from a geological perspective. It has an amazing abundance of valuable minerals and is a world leader in mining. Its reserves of manganese, platinum, gold, diamonds, chromium and vanadium are some of the largest in the entire world. There are also commercial deposits of coal, aluminum, and iron ore. And, relevant to this blog, they also have uranium mines.