Nuclear News Roundup July 31, 2016
A worker has died at Fukushima Daiichi. fukuleaks.org
Geiger Readings for July 31, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 144 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 134 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for July 30, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 144 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 134 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 391 - Problems With New York Public Service Commission Plan For Nuclear Subsidies
I have blogged about state subsidies for nuclear power before. As nuclear power loses competitiveness against cheaper fossil fuels and ever more economical renewable energy, the nuclear industry has pressed states for subsidies on the basis of nuclear power being low-carbon (not zero carbon as is often mistakenly claimed) and needed baseload.
Geiger Readings for July 29, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 144 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 134 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactor 390 - Russian Rosatom To Use 3D Printing For Nuclear Reactor Components
3D printing is all the rage these days. Many different materials can be 3D printed and very complex objects can be made that would be impossible to fabricate in any other way. 3D printed metal parts are showing up in the automotive industry, the aerospace industry and many other manufacturing sectors. A number of different countries are working on 3D manufacture of parts for nuclear power reactors.
Geiger Readings for July 28, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 72 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 70 nanosieverts per hour