April 2013

Geiger Readings for April 9, 2013

Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745

Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on April 9, 2013

Ambient office = .093 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .112 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain = .116 microsieverts per hour

Banana from local grocery store = .090 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .116 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .081 microsieverts per hour

U.S. Nuclear Reactors 27 - Nine Mile Point, New York

           The Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station is located on Lake Ontario near Oswego, New York. The plant contains two General Electric boiling water reactors. Unit One can generate six hundred and ten megawatts. It was issued an operation license for forty years in 1974 which was renewed for an additional twenty years in 2006. Unit Two can generate one thousand and eighty megawatts.

Geiger Readings for April 7, 2013

Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745

Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on April 7, 2013

Ambient office = .070 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .051 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain = .079 microsieverts per hour

Kirkland salted butter  from local Costco = .079 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .148 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .127 microsieverts per hour

Nuclerar Accidents 13 - Fukushima 7 - What about the Children?

           Writing a blog is an interesting experience. You have a general subject area and an intended audience. Some writers express themselves very academically while others can get hysterical. Some writers are careful to stick to well established facts while others indulge in wild speculation and fantasy. I personally try to start with the facts and to keep my emotional reactions to a minimum.

Geiger Readings for April 5, 2013

Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745

Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on April 5, 2013

Ambient office = .115 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .103 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain = .096 microsieverts per hour

Red Carribian papaya from local grocery store = .086 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .127 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .094 microsieverts per hour

U.S. Nuclear Reactors, Millstone, Connecticut

              The Millstone Nuclear Power Station is located near Waterford, Connecticut in an old quarry and it draws cooling water from Niantic Bay on Long Island Sound. There are two operating General Electric pressurized water reactors on the site. Unit Two is an 870 megawatt Combustion Engineering pressurized water reactor that started generating power in 1985 with a forty years license.

Geiger Readings for April 4, 2013

Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745

Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on April 4, 2013

Ambient office = .074 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .093 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain = .098 microsieverts per hour

Marinated artichoke hearts from local grocery store .112 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .116 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .108 microsieverts per hour

U.S. Nuclear Reactors 25 - LaSalle, Illinois

         The LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station is located eleven miles southeast of Ottawa, Illinois and serves the Chicago area. The plant contains two twelve hundred megawatt General Electric boiling water reactors. Unit One was put into operation in 1982 and Unit Two was put into operation in 1984. The reactor uses LaSalle Lake, a man-made two thousand acre lake, for cooling. The plant was built by Commonwealth Edison Company.

Geiger Reading for April 2, 2013

Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745

Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on April 2, 2013

Ambient office = .106 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .082 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain = .120 microsieverts per hour

Sliced mushrooms from local grocery store .106 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .116 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .099 microsieverts per hour

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