June 2016
Geiger Readings for June 08, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 74 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 106 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 88 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactrors 374 - The Problem Of Aging Nuclear Power Reactors
Many of the operating nuclear power plants around the world were built in the 1970s. Originally, nuclear power plants were licensed for forty years of operation.
Geiger Readings for June 07, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 99 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 66 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 61 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 204 - Armenia Is Smuggling Nuclear Materials
Much has been written and said about the need for international security for nuclear weapons, nuclear reactors, stockpiles of nuclear materials and nuclear waste. There are international treaties and institutions dedicated to global nuclear security. There are some trouble areas in the world that need special attention to deal with nuclear security.
Geiger Readings for June 06, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 89 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 74 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 70 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for June 05, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 55 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 142 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 143 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for June 04, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 106 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 151 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 139 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 373 - Troubled Japanese Monju Fast Breeder Reactor May Be Decommissioned
Monju is the name of a sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor located at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in the Fukui Prefecture of Japan. Monju uses mixed oxide fuel (MOX) that is a combination of uranium and plutonium. It has three coolant loops and is capable of producing two hundred and eighty megawatts. Construction began in 1986 and first criticality was achieved in 1994.
Geiger Readings for June 03, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 92 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 82 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 372 - The Seattle City Council Votes To Withdraw Support For The Columbia Generating Station
The Columbia Generation Station (CGS) is a nuclear power reactor near Richland, Washington. The CGS was built by the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) which was renamed Energy Northwest in 2000. Construction began in 1975. Because of cost overrun and construction delays, it did not begin producing power for Washington until late 1984. It is licensed to operate until 2043.
Geiger Readings for June 02, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 88 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 115 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 371 - 10 Billion Dollars Worth Of Deals Signed At Russian AtomExpo 2016
The VIII International Forum ATOMEXPO 2016 was held on May 30th - June 1st of 2016 in Moscow, Russia.