Geiger Readings for Aug 19, 2024
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 89 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Aug 18, 2024
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 57 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 94 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 94 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Aug 17, 2024
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 52 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 96 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Materials 1 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Is Working On A New Probe For Radioactive Materials Based On Light
Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are designing a probe to detect special nuclear material remotely.
Moussa N’Gom is an RPI physicist. He is leading research which is aimed at developing a quantum sensing probe which can detect special nuclear materials without contact.
Geiger Readings for Aug 16, 2024
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 66 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 104 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Batteries 2 - Kronos and Yasheng Are Working On the Development Of A Nuclear Battery
Two U.S. companies, Kronos Advanced Technologies and Yasheng Group, have entered into a strategic partnership to develop a small nuclear battery named Nickel 63 to narrow the battery development gap with China. According to the announcement made by the new partnership, the nuclear battery will have an extended lifespan of up to 50 years.