Geiger Readings for Nov 25, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 430 - Chinese Plan To Refit Coal Power Plants With Pebble-bed Nuclear Reactor
China has horrible pollution problems. In some cities, the air is so polluted that it is like a thick fog. A great deal of this pollution is caused by the burning of coal. About seventy percent of China's electricity is currently generated by coal-fired power plants.
Geiger Readings for Nov 24, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 128 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 130 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 429 - Swiss Vote On Shutting Down Their Nuclear Power Plants
Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in March of 2011, the Swiss were motivated to rethink their energy policy. The Swiss decided to phase out nuclear power, reduce energy consumption and concentrate on renewable sustainable energy sources. The first steps in this new direction were only approved by the Swiss Parliament this last September.
Geiger Readings for Nov 22, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 199 - Research Break Though On Radioactive Contamination In U.K.
One of the greatest challenges facing the U.K. nuclear industry is the disposal of nuclear waste.
Geiger Readings for Nov 21, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 65 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 54 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 59 nanosieverts per hour