I have posted a number of articles and news links about the troubled San Onofre reactors on the coast of Southern California. When two steam generators were recently replaced, the replacements failed in two years. There are charges now that Southern California Edison (SCE), the owners of the San Onofre power plant, made unreported design changes that contributed to the failure.

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

Ambient office = .093 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .087 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = .085 microsieverts per hour

Bulk peanuts from Costco =  .096 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .1059 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .081 microsieverts per hour

Two leading proponents of atomic energy, who clashed over the extent of the Fukushima exclusion zone two years ago, now stand united in their opposition to nuclear power. rense.com

              . The United States and Russia have thousands of warheads either deployed or stored for possible use.  The U.S. and Russia have decided to spend billions in developing new long range nuclear bombers to replace their aging fleets. In addition, both countries are working to maintain their existing stockpiles of warheads. While the U.S. and Russia are negotiating lower levels of operational warheads, other nuclear powers are busy building up their stockpiles

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

Ambient office = .095 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .062 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = .058 microsieverts per hour

Bulk peanuts from Costco =  .100 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .129 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .109 microsieverts per hour

TEPCO finds groundwater at Fukushima contaminated with radioactive cesium. english.kyodonews.jp

Magnuson Park in Seattle – Part 3  of 4

Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on June 3, 2013

Ambient office = .098 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .092 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = .087 microsieverts per hour

Sliced dried almonds from local grocery store =  .115 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .095 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .088 microsieverts per hour

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

Ambient office = .089 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .114 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = .091 microsieverts per hour

Bartlett pear from local grocery store =  .065 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .067 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .051 microsieverts per hour