Geiger Readings for June 03, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 92 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 82 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 372 - The Seattle City Council Votes To Withdraw Support For The Columbia Generating Station
The Columbia Generation Station (CGS) is a nuclear power reactor near Richland, Washington. The CGS was built by the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) which was renamed Energy Northwest in 2000. Construction began in 1975. Because of cost overrun and construction delays, it did not begin producing power for Washington until late 1984. It is licensed to operate until 2043.
Geiger Readings for June 02, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 88 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 115 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 371 - 10 Billion Dollars Worth Of Deals Signed At Russian AtomExpo 2016
The VIII International Forum ATOMEXPO 2016 was held on May 30th - June 1st of 2016 in Moscow, Russia.
Geiger Readings for June 01, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 132 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 113 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 110 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Controversy Over Apple's Site Selection Criterion For New Billion Dollar Irish Data Center
Apple has been working on setting up a new billion dollar data center at Derrydonnell, Ireland to serve northwestern Europe. Now there is a controversy over the proximity of the proposed data center to nuclear power reactors. Apple documents state that Apple wanted any Irish data center to be at least two hundred miles away from any nuclear facility.