Geiger Readings for July 13, 2014
My Geiger counter is in the shop for maintenance.
Geiger Readings for July 12, 2014
My Geiger counter is in the shop for maintenance.
Wild Ideas for Using Nuclear Bombs to Terraform the Planets
At the dawn of the Atomic Age, there was talk of using nuclear bombs for civilian purposes such as digging canals and harbors. In the Soviet Union, there was even a plan to use nuclear bombs for fracking natural gas. Fortunately this plan was never carried out. However, it turns out that these proposals were tame in comparison to ideas expressed by an astronomer named Fred Zwicky at CalTech.
Geiger Readings for July 11, 2014
My Geiger counter is in the shop for maintenance.
Nuclear Reactors 144 - Japan Struggles to Turn Nuclear Reactors Back On
I post four links of nuclear related news each day. I have posted many links to articles about the Fukushima disaster in March 2011 in Japan. Today I am going to write about events in the attempt to restart the fifty four idle Japanese reactors in spite of widespread public opposition. Prime Minister Abe has made expanding nuclear power and exporting nuclear technology a centerpiece of his plans to revitalize the Japanese economy.
Geiger Readings for July 10, 2014
My Geiger counter is in the shop for maintenance.