Geiger Readings for Aug 16, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 66 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 129 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 121 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 294 - Failing U.S. Nuclear Industry Is Vital To U.S. National Security Says Former Secretary Of Energy
Former Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz released a report today stating that the fact that the U.S. nuclear energy sector is in decline constitutes a risk for U.S. national security. The report was issued by the Energy Futures institute.
Geiger Readings for Aug 15, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 89 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 117 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 122 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 294 - Utah Counties Considering Participation In Project To Build Thorium Reactor To Produce Medical Isotopes
I have blogged about thorium reactors before. They have been studied and experimented with since the 1950s. There are enthusiastic supporters of the use of thorium to produce electricity but the question can be honestly raised about why, after seventy years, there are no thorium power reactors today.
Geiger Readings for Aug 14, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 82 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 137 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 132 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear News Roundup Aug 13, 2017
Guam releases guidance to prepare residents for North Korean nuclear strike. Washingtonpost.com
Geiger Readings for Aug 13, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 126 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 100 nanosieverts per hour