Geiger Readings for Oct 08, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 72 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 110 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 167 - Nuclear Black Market In Moldavia
Every now and then, nuclear materials get mentioned in discussions of terrorism. One fear is that terrorists could get their hands of radioactive materials and create a conventional bomb with a shell of these materials which is referred to as a dirty bomb. When detonated, the bomb would spread radioactive fallout over a wide area.
Geiger Readings for Oct 07, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 136 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 171 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 290 - U.S. Nuclear Industry Lobbies for More Nuclear Power
There are many reasons to oppose an increase in nuclear power generation in the U.S. There are economic, political, social, military, environmental, and public health issues to name a few. The U.S. nuclear industry has been plagued lately by competition from cheap oil and natural gas as well as distrust by the public and lack of interest on the part of investors.
Geiger Readings for Oct 06, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 127 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 289 - Problems with ERPs Call Into Question Wisdom Of Big Nuclear Buildup in Europe
I have blogged in the past about problems that the French nuclear reactor company AREVA is having with its new European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) design.