Global Nuclear Industry Pledges To Improve Nuclear Security
The possibility of nuclear terrorism has been capturing the headlines lately.
Geiger Readings for Apr 01, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 123 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 134 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 350 - Nuclear Power Losing Ground In U.S
When nuclear power was promoted in the 1950s, there were enthusiasts who said that it would be so cheap that they might not even bother metering it.
Geiger Readings for Mar 31, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 52 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 121 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 195 - Terrorist Scenarios Involving Nuclear Materials
I have been blogging lately about concerns that terrorists may have been targeting the nuclear power plants in Belgium. There has been speculation that they were planning an attack but that they changed targets because the authorities were rounding up members of their network in the aftermath of the Paris attack last November.
Geiger Readings for Mar 30, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 39 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 46 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 52 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 349 - MIT Researchers Working On Improving Zirconium Cladding For Nuclear Fuel Rods
Recently, I blogged about new developments for materials used in the construction of nuclear reactors.