Geiger Readings for June 10, 2023
Ambient office = 133 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 111 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient office = 133 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 111 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Part 3 of 3 Parts (Please read Parts 1 and 2 first)
Westinghouse is bullish enough on the SMR technology that it has announced plans to build a series of SMRs called AP300s. According to Reuters, the company “has had informal talks with parties in neighboring states Ohio and West Virginia about the potential building of AP300s at former coal plants.”
Ambient office = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 91 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 91 nanosieverts per hour
Part 2 of 3 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
If Dominion proceeds with plans for an SMR, it will have to balance the enthusiasm of Southwest Virginia with the fact that it could simply site an SMR one of its existing nuclear facilities in North Anna and Surry. This would certainly be less expensive and raise fewer objections.
Ambient office = 106 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 84 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 81 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient office = 88 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 115 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 117 nanosieverts per hour