Radioactive Waste 30 - Radiation Danger in Seattle's Magnuson Park - Part 2
Radiation Danger in Magnuson Park in Seattle – Part 2 of 4
May 2013
Geiger Readings for May 31, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 31, 2013
Ambient office = .099 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .079 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .078 microsieverts per hour
Banana from local grocery store = .083 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .095 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .089 microsieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 29 - Radiation Danger in Seattle's Magnuson Park - Part 1
Radiation Danger in Seattle’s Magnuson Park, Part 1 of 4
Geiger Readings for May 30, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 30, 2013
Ambient office = .066 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .101 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .099 microsieverts per hour
Vine ripened tomato from local grocery store = .074 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .138 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .092 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactor 27 - Is this the end of San Onofre?
I have posted several times about problems at the San Onofre reactor in Southern California. Problems with the faulty installation of new steam generators led to investigation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as well as charges and counter charges between the owners, Southern California Edison (SCE) and the manufacturer of the steam generator, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). There has been a startling new development in the public debate about restarting the reactor.
Geiger Readings for May 29, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 29, 2013
Ambient office = .074 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .072 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .061 microsieverts per hour
Romaine lettuce from local grocery store = .108 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .093 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .063 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 31 - Disarmament in Obamas Second Term
I have discussed nuclear weapons in many previous posts as well as nuclear treaties aimed at disarmament and non-proliferation. The United States has not been focused on developing new nuclear weapons or adding to the number of weapons in our stockpile during the first term of President Obama. Obama has been espousing nuclear disarmament and the total elimination of nuclear weapons on a global scale since he entered politics.
Geiger Readings for May 28, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 28, 2013
Ambient office = .103 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .115 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .133 microsieverts per hour
Mango from local grocery store = .076 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .087 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .081 microsieverts per hour
Sweden delays new reactors
In a recent blog, I discussed an argument by the Nuclear Energy Institute to the effect that new nuclear reactors were necessary because of rising electricity demand. Apparently, the idea that electrical demand is rising is not universally accepted.
Geiger Readings for May 27, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 27, 2013
Ambient office = .114 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .079 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .109 microsieverts per hour
Iceberg lettuce from local grocery store = .101 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .118 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .110 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for May 26, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 26, 2013
Ambient office = .064 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .078 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .112 microsieverts per hour
Iceberg lettuce from local grocery store = .084 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .077 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .060 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for May 25, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 25, 2013
Ambient office = .086 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .104 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .088 microsieverts per hour
Hass avacado from local grocery store = 079 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .107 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .086 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Debate 13 - Shortage of Nuclear Engineers
The last couple of posts to this blog featured boosters of nuclear power claiming that with the construction of new reactors in the U.S., the future is bright for nuclear power. I believe that the past year’s worth of posts to this blog detail just how wrong that assessment is. The boosters brush off past nuclear accidents as not really that serious and claim that the new reactors will be even safer and more immune to accidents.