Geiger Readings for Oct 24, 2018
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 168 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 167 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 355 - New Laser Technique May Be Able To Reduce Radioactivity Of Spent Nuclear Fuel.
I have often blogged about the problem of nuclear waste disposal. In the U.S. alone there are over a hundred million pounds of spent nuclear fuel accumulating at nuclear power plants, but we have no permanent underground repository for spent nuclear fuel. The soonest we will have such a repository is 2050.
Geiger Readings for Oct 23, 2018
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 88 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 129 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 126 nanosieverts per hour
EPA Withdraws Rule Change Regarding In Situ Leaching At Uranium Mines
The Trump administration is all about deregulation. Granted, there are some federal regulations that are not necessary but there are a lot of regulations that were created to protect human health and the environment. The EPA has been dumping regulations that are intended to protect air and water.
Geiger Readings for Oct 22, 2018
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 132 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 132 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Oct 21, 2018
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 140 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 143 nanosieverts per hour