Geiger Readings for Jul 14, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 65 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 72 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 288 - Exelon Corporation Is Distributing Emergency Preparedness Brochure To People Who Live Within Ten Miles Of Nuclear Power Plants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission provides standards for plans to protect the public living within ten miles of a nuclear power plant in case there is an accident that could release radioactive materials. Operators of nuclear power plants must develop emergency response plans for their facilities and they must have evacuation plans ready for residents who live within ten miles of nuclear facilities.
Geiger Readings for Jul 13, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 110 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 85 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 88 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 290 - South Korean Has Contigency Plans For Dealing With Attack By North Korea
There is a great deal of talk about North Korea and their nuclear program in the global media. While North Korean missiles pose a threat to Japan, other Southeast Asian countries and the U.S., the greatest danger it poses is to South Korea. Seoul, the capital of S.K., is only twenty five miles from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between N.K. and S.K.
Geiger Readings for Jul 12, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 92 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 289 - U.N. Approves Treaty To Ban All Nuclear Weapons
On July 7th, one hundred and twenty two nations signed the first United Nations treaty banning all nuclear weapons. The treaty negotiations were led by Austria, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, and New Zealand. Only the Netherlands voted against the treaty and Singapore abstained.