Radioactive Waste 832 - The Biden Administration Reaffirms Trump Reclassification Of Some Types Of Radioactive Waste - Part 1 of 2 Parts
Part 1 of 2 Parts
Geiger Readings for Dec 30, 2021
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 81 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 96 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 985 - U.S. Working To Produce Mo-99 Without The Use Of Highly Enriched Uranium
One of the biggest uses of radioactive materials outside power generation and nuclear weapons is for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Production of isotopes such as molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) fell and left a world-wide shortage for the past few years. Fortunately, production has ramped recently.
Geiger Readings for Dec 29, 2021
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 67 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 62 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 764 - No Nuclear Weapons Escaped Russian Control After The Fall Of The Soviet Union - Part 2 of 2 Parts
Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
Nuclear News Roundup Dec 28, 2021
Framatome and Exelon to strengthen supply of Cobalt-60 neimagazine.com
Geiger Readings for Dec 28, 2021
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 136 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 72 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 64 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 763 - No Nuclear Weapons Escaped Russian Control After The Fall Of The Soviet Union - Part 1 of 2 Parts
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Part 1 of 2 Parts
When the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991, there was a great fear that some of the nuclear warheads in Soviet satellite nations might fall into the hands of terrorists. Dick Cheney said that there were at least two hundred and fifty nuclear warheads that might possibly disappear. However, to date, not one Soviet nuclear weapon has been discovered outside of Russian control.