Geiger Readings for May 25, 2019
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 97 nanosieverts per hour
U.S. Is Promoting And Funding Nuclear Thermal Propulsion For Space Craft
In addition to this blog on nuclear issues, I also write a weekly blog on the space industry at www.spacereport.com. Occasionally, I write posts that are relevant to both blogs such as today’s post on nuclear thermal propulsion.
Geiger Readings for May 24, 2019
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 118 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 681 - Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy Awards 10.6 Million Dollars to Three Companies
The U.D. Department of Energy (DoE) Just announced awards totaling ten million six hundred thousand dollars to three projects with the Office of Nuclear Energy’s (NE) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development. This is the fourth round of funding through this particular FOA. There will also be a fifth round of funding through this FOA.
Geiger Readings for May 23, 2019
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Radium Incorporated Has Just Patented A New Light Transparent Radiation Shielding Material.d
Radium Incorporated is a private firm located in Waynesboro, Virginia. It is a technology company that “provides services and products that increase workers’ quality of work, safety and productivity in the nuclear power industry.” Radium Inc. has just announced that it has been issued a U.S Patent for a new type of transparent radiation shielding.