Geiger Readings for Oct 14, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 291 - New Cats Eye Camera Developed For Imaging Radiation Sources
One of the big problems with dealing with the aftermath of a nuclear disaster is the fact that it can be hard to know exactly what happened and is happening. After an accident at a nuclear power plant, the building may be heavily irradiated by a breached reactor core. This makes it impossible for human beings to enter the building to investigate.
Radiation News Roundup Oct 13, 2015
The insane plan to expand the world’s biggest nuclear plant. greenpeace.org
Geiger Readings for Oct 13, 2015
Ambient office = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 86 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 149 - German Taxpayers May Have To Pay Decommissioning Costs
After the Fukushima disaster in 2011, Germany decided to shut down all of its nuclear power plants by 2020. Eight out of sixteen nuclear power reactors have been shut down and eight reactors are still operating.
Geiger Readings for Oct 12, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 98 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 85 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 85 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Oct 11, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 146 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 114 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 103 nanosieverts per hour