Geiger Readings for Mar 09, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 114 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 104 nanosieverts per hour
March 2016
Russian Nuclear Powered Ion Space Propulsion System
This week, I am going to talk about using nuclear fission for space propulsion. I have mentioned nuclear fission propulsion engines in the past.
Geiger Readings for Mar 08, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 96 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 72 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 335 - Adding Carbon Nanotubes to Aluminum Can Prevent Embrittlement in Nuclear Reactors
One of the major considerations of creating nuclear reactors is the question of what materials to use for what purposes.
Geiger Readings for Mar 07, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 111 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Mar 06, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 122 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 81 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 63 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Mar 05, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 71 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 74 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 194 - UN Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea and North Korea Put Nuclear Arsenal on Alert
The U.N. just passed a new set of more severe sanctions against North Korea in response to its recent underground nuclear test.
Geiger Readings for Mar 04, 2015
Radiation News Roundup Mar 04, 2015
Ambient office = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 128 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 193 - Dirty Bombs are Possible but May Not Be Probable
I have often mentioned "dirty bombs" in my blog posts. In a dirty bomb, radioactive materials are packed around a core of conventional explosives.
Geiger Readings for Mar 03, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 98 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 72 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 88 nanosieverts per hour
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cancelled Needed Nuclear Plant Health Risk Study in 2015
There is widespread public distrust of nuclear power. Major accidents such as Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and Fukushima have frightened the public. Radiation is invisible and health problems from radiation exposure can take decades to develop. Governments have been reluctant to share real information about the public dangers of nuclear power for political and economic reasons.
Geiger Readings for Mar 02, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 116 nanosieverts per hour