May 2013
Geiger Readings for May 24, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 24, 2013
Ambient office = .127 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .085 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .071 microsieverts per hour
Sliced mushrooms from local grocery store = .104 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .091 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .083 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Debate 12 - Nuclear power and environmental hypocrisy
A recent post on the Extreme Tech blog said that nuclear power was our only hope and that opposing it was a huge hypocrisy on the part of environmentalists. The post starts off by talking about the coming huge increase in electricity demand in China and India in the near future and how they are burning coal to generate electricity. The post rightly states that coal is a very dirty fuel that is highly polluting.
Geiger Readings for May 23, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 23, 2013
Ambient office = .091 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .099 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .105 microsieverts per hour
Bing cherries from local grocery store = .116 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .083 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .070 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 25 - NEI President Touts Nuclear Power
The Nuclear Energy Institute is the trade organization that represents and lobbies for the nuclear industry in the United State. In their promotion of nuclear reactors they tend to emphasize the positive aspects and overlook or excuse many of the negative aspects. Recently, Marvin Fertel the NEI President and CEO gave the keynote address at the annual meeting of the NEI.
Radiation News Roundup for May 22, 2013
An oil pump fire interrupted the Pilgrim Nuclear Plant startup. nuclearstreet.com
Geiger Readings for May 22, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 22, 2013
Ambient office = .146 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .189 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .145 microsieverts per hour
Zante Currants from local grocery store = .086 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .126 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .110 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Accidents 16 - German ship with radiaoctive materials burns
On the first of May, a ship called the Atlantic Carrier was carrying radioactive materials for a uranium enrichment facility in Lingen, Germany into the harbor of Hamburg, Germany. The ship caught fire but firefighters managed remove the containers with the radioactive cargo and put out the fire before there was a major release of radioactivity.
Radiation News Roundup for May 21, 2013
Algerian Energy Minister Anticipates New Nuclear Plant By 2025. Nuclearstreet.com
Geiger Readings for May 21, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 21, 2013
Ambient office = .050 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .056 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .067 microsieverts per hour
Bell pepper from local Costco = .094 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .105 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .085 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 26 - Japans new reprocessing plant
The Japanese are still debating the wisdom of restarting their fleet of over fifty reactors in light of the disaster at Fukushima. However, they are on the verge of starting a new nuclear facility that marks a major expansion of their nuclear industry. It was recently announced that a nuclear reprocessing plant that took twenty years to build and cost thirty billion dollars is slated to be brought online this coming October.
Geiger Readings for May 20, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 20, 2013
Ambient office = .080 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .091 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .124 microsieverts per hour
Banana from local grocery store = .126 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .123 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .117 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for May 19, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 18, 2013
Ambient office = .121 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .120 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .110 microsieverts per hour
Zone nutrition bar from Costco = .112 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .081 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .065 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for May 18, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 18, 2013
Ambient office = .075 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .094 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .118 microsieverts per hour
Bulk Millet from Whole Foods = .123 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .110 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .100 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 25 - Cracks at Shearon
The operators of the Shearon Harris nuclear plant near New Hills, North Carolina have announced that a quarter inch crack was found in a reactor sensor. The operators said that there was no evidence that any radioactive materials had leaked and they shut the plant down to be on the safe side. They did not know how long it would take to repair the crack but insisted that they had plenty of electrical capacity in the area and it would not be necessary to purchase external power.