Geiger Readings for Jan 14, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Nuclear Reactors 449 - Graphite Degradation Studies Important For Aging British Reactors
"Nuclear graphite is any grade of graphite, usually synthetic graphite, specifically manufactured for use as a moderator or reflector within a nuclear reactor. Graphite is an important material for the construction of both historical and modern nuclear reactors, due to its extreme purity and its ability to withstand extremely high temperatures." (Wikipedia)
Geiger Readings for Jan 13, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 101 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 131 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 138 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 448 - Continued Reporting On Le Creusot Substandard Parts Scandal
I have been covering the widening scandal about substandard nuclear reactors parts that came from the Le Creusot foundry owned by Areva, the state-owned French nuclear reactor construction company. It was discovered in 2015 that some of the parts made by the Creusot foundry contained too much carbon which made them brittle and a lot less safe when used to construct a nuclear reactor.
Geiger Readings for Jan 12, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 98 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 159 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 159 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 209 - Calls To Proceed With A Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository Under Yucca Mountain in Nevada
I have blogged about the plan to build a permanent geological repository for spent nuclear fuel under Yucca Mountain in Nevada before. The U.S. began working on siting such a repository in 1982. A possible site under Yucca Mountain in Nevada was selected in 1987. For various reasons, the final decision to construct the repository at Yucca Mountain was only formally approved by the U.S.