Geiger Readings for Nov 28, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 133 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 159 - Salt Mines May Be Unsuitable For Nuclear Waste Disposal
The permanent disposal of nuclear waste is a very serious problem. Burial deep underground is probably the best choice. However, the burial site must be chosen carefully. The area must be geologically stable.
Geiger Readings for Nov 27, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 66 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 66 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 174 - Welcome to World War III
For the past few years, Russia has been playing with the threat of nuclear war and escalating international tensions. The seizure of Crimea in the Ukraine brought with it the fear of a war in Eastern Europe between Russia and NATO forces. Putin has openly stated that if Russia were losing a conventional war with NATO, he would consider unleashing tactical nuclear weapons.
Geiger Readings for Nov 26, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 81 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 121 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 117 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 158 - Delays in Construction of Hanford Vitrification Plant
I have blogged before about the vitrification plant at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, WA. There are hundreds of buried tanks at Hanford containing mixtures of radioactive and toxic gases, liquids and solids. Work started at Hanford in 2002 on a "vitrification" plant years before they were even sure about what exactly was in the tanks.