Nuclear Reactors 358 - U.K. Weinberg Foundation Issues Report Supporting Reseach and Development of Small Modular Reactors
The United Kingdom get about twenty percent of their electricity from eight nuclear power reactors.
April 2016
Geiger Readings for Apr 28, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 145 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 164 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 357 - Malware Found On Computer At Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Plant In Germany
Several years ago, the Stuxnet virus was used by the U.S. and Israel to infect the Iranian nuclear weapons program.
Geiger Readings for Apr 27, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 126 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 99 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 171 - Waste Reprocessing At Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Facility May Not Be Completed by Deadline
I have written about problems at the Idaho National Laboratory before. The INL is a federal nuclear research facility established in 1949 to research nuclear reactors.
Geiger Readings for Apr 26, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 81 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 84 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 67 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 357 - Global Nuclear Power Facing Serious Problems
It appears that the global nuclear industry is enjoying a renaissance. After being slowed by the Fukushima disaster in early 2011, construction of new reactors is expanding.
Geiger Readings for Apr 25, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 117 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 98 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Apr 24, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 101 nanosieverts per hour
Radiation News Roundup Apr 23, 2016
Nuclear expert says that a lot of cases “gargantuanism” in Fukushima have been detected. premierchristianradio.com
Geiger Readings for Apr 23, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 105 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 74 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 356 - U.S. To Purchase 32 Tons of Heavy Water From Iran
After years of negotiation, Iran finally signed a deal with members of the U.N. Security Council to halt any activity that could lead to the creation of nuclear weapons.
Geiger Readings for Apr 22, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 149 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 149 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 355 - Considering The Carbon Dixoide Emissions Of Nuclear Power Plants During Their Life Cycle
One of the main selling points in the push to expand nuclear power is the claim that it is "low-carbon" and well suited to fight climate change caused by carbon dioxide emissions coming