Geiger Readings for Jun 23, 2018
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Is Working On New Ways To Produce Actinium-225 For Medical Applications
Actinium-225 is a rare medical radioisotope. Treatments based on the use of actinium have been tested on leukemia, melanoma, glioma and prostate cancer and found to be effective. Most of the Ac-225 that has been produced has come from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Two other international sources have produced smaller amounts of Ac-225.
Geiger Readings for Jun 22, 2018
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 76 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Researching Use Of Deep Learning To Identify Signals Related To Radioactive Decay
Radioactive decay occurs when the nucleus of an unstable atom ejects an elementary particle such as an electron or neutron and changes to a different isotope which may be a different element. It is a ubiquitous natural phenomenon.
Geiger Readings for Jun 21, 2018
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 578 - The Union Of Concerned Scientists Is Working On Study Of Major Nuclear Events And The Role of Regu
Proponents of nuclear power in the U.S. claim that current regulations that apply to the nuclear industry are getting in the way of constructing, licensing and operating nuclear power plant. Opponents of nuclear power say that the nuclear industry is not sufficiently regulated to insure the safety of the public and the environment.