Geiger Readings for Mar 28, 2019
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 96 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 387 - Problems With Spent Nuclear Fuel Canisters At San Onofre - Part 2 of 2 Parts
Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1)
Geiger Readings for Mar 27, 2019
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 90 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 96 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 386 - Problems With Spent Nuclear Fuel Canisters At San Onofre - Part 1 of 2 Parts
Part 1 of 2 Parts
One of the common themes of this blog is that although the design of nuclear power plants and equipment to handle nuclear materials may be superb, in the end, the people operating the equipment must be capable and conscientious. The problem with commercial nuclear power operations is that the prime directive of a corporation is to make money.
Geiger Readings for Mar 26, 2019
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 60 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 375 - University of Maryland Researchers Are Working On A New Technique For Detecting Radioactive Materials In Shipping Containers
The possible smuggling of nuclear materials across national borders for a dirty bomb is a great concern to agencies fighting terrorism. Less than four percent of the containers being shipped into the United States are inspected. Any improvement in techniques for checking shipping containers for nuclear materials will improve the chances of stopping such materials from coming into the U.S.
Geiger Readings for Mar 25, 2019
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 50 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 89 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 90 nanosieverts per hour