Radioactive Waste 180 - The Spent Fuel Pools At The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Are Filled Beyond Designed Capacity
I have often mentioned that the spent fuel pools at nuclear reactors in the U.S. are filling up.
Geiger Readings for June 16, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 115 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 92 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 375 - AREVA and the French Nuclear Industry Have Serious Problems
The French company AREVA is selling its new European Pressurize Reactor (EPR) technology to other nations. Unfortunately, AREVA has been having serious financial and technical difficulties. They are behind schedule and over budget on projects in France.
Geiger Readings for June 15, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 91 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 108 nanosieverts per hour
U.S. Department of Energy Dedicates 82 Million Dollars To Advanced Nuclear Research
Edward Moniz, the U.S. Secretary of Energy, just announced that the federal government is going to invest eighty two million dollars in nuclear energy research. The announcement was made during a visit to the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory.
Geiger Readings for June 14, 2016
Geiger Readings for June 14, 2016
Ambient office = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 141 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 153 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 206 - International Peace Research Institute Issues Annual Report On Nuclear Arsenals
There have been a lot of stories in the press lately about increasing tensions between nuclear armed nations and the need for nuclear disarmament.