Radiation News Roundup November 13, 2014
Japan has chosen to incinerate tons of Fukushima radioactive waste. nuclear-news.not
Geiger Readings for November 13, 2014
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 88 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 107 - Republican Win of Senate Breathes New Life Into the Yucca Mountain Repository
I have blogged about the Yucca Mountain geological repository in Nevada for the permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel and other nuclear wastes. The U.S. Department of Energy spent over ten years working on the creation of the repository but President Obama cancelled the project in conjunction with Henry Reid (D-Nevada), the current Senate Majority Leader.
Radiation News Roundup November 12, 2014
A Letter Hand-delivered to the UN and UNSCEAR, Requesting Revision of UNSCEAR Report And a New UN Mandate for UNSCEAR. fukushimavoice-eng2.blogspot.jp
Geiger Readings for November 12, 2014
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 71 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 111 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 110 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 97 - China is Developing A New Mobile Land Based Nuclear Missile
In my last blog, I discussed the nuclear arsenal of Israel. Today I am going to talk about Chinese nuclear weapons and delivery systems. A recent report from a Chinese environmental office revealed advancements in the Chinese nuclear weapons program.
Geiger Readings for November 11, 2014
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 142 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 121 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 96 - Israel Maintains Secrecy About Their Nuclear Arsenal
I have blogged about Israel's nuclear arsenal in the past. Although Israel will not publicly admit to having nuclear weapons, it is generally believed that they do have deliverable nuclear warheads. Israel has never signed the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.