Geiger Readings for Sep 28, 2018
Ambient office = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 619 - U.S. Department of Commerce Is Investigating Charges Of Unfair Competition In U.S. Uranium Fuel
Nuclear power is supported by a global network of companies supplying technology, services and fuel to the operators of nuclear power plants. When there are trade disputes between nations, sometimes this can have an effect on companies that run nuclear power plants in the U.S. Recently, the U.S. has been imposing tariffs on imports and has been hit with reciprocal tariffs on U.S. goods being exported.
Geiger Readings for Sep 27, 2018
Ambient office = 90 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 357 - Is Mutually Assured Destruction Still A Good Policy For Nuclear Weapons
The threat of nuclear war has been in the news a lot in the past few years. Russia has been rattling their nuclear saber by flying nuclear bombers over other countries and sailing nuclear subs into the territorial waters of other countries without permission. The Iran deal was supposed to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons, but the U.S. pulled out of the deal.
Geiger Readings for Sep 26, 2018
Ambient office = 94 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 170 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 158 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 618 - Transatomic Power Is Going Out Of Business
Transatomic Power is an American company that was founded in 2011 by two MIT alumni. The goal of Transatomic was the creation of the Waste Annihilating Molten Salt Reactor (WAMSR). Its purpose was to digest spent nuclear fuel. It was also designed to burn either thorium or uranium as fuel.