August 2013
Geiger Readings for August 23, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = .095 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .143 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .094 microsieverts per hour
Zante currants from local grocery store = .125 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .109 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .089 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 37 - U.S. Nuclear Plant Security Report 1 - The Report
There has always been a close connection between nuclear weapons and nuclear power. A great deal of the motivation for launching the commercial nuclear power industry was to provide more support for the nuclear weapons programs in the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. As other nations developed their own nuclear weapons programs, a global movement arose to oppose the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Geiger Readings for August 22, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = .112 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .137 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .123 microsieverts per hour
Mango from local grocery store = .103 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .081 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .066 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 43 - Plutonium Accident at Idaho Nuclear Laboratory
I have expressed concerns about the way that the United States Department of Energy has handled accidents and other problems involving nuclear materials. Past blogs have detailed their lack of transparency, dishonesty, incompetence and violations of regulations and laws at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in the State of Washington. Today I am going to talk about the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
Geiger Readings for August 21, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = .114 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .147 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .121 microsieverts per hour
Raisins from Costco = .090 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .084 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .063 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 36 - Nuclear Issues in the Middle East
I have done a number of blog posts about nuclear weapons and nuclear treaties. Recently I criticized someone who thought that we should not reduce our nuclear weapons below their current levels. We still have a thousand warheads aimed at Russia ready to launch in minutes. The Russians have an equal number aimed at us and ready to launch. This is courting the destruction of human civilization and we should end it as quickly as possible.
Geiger Readings for August 20, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = .069 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .074 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 114 microsieverts per hour
Fiberwell Gummies from Costco = .076 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .151 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .135 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for August 20, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = .069 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .074 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 114 microsieverts per hour
Fiberwell Gummies from Costco = .076 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .151 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .135 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for August 19, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = .084 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .072 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .070 microsieverts per hour
Balance nutrition bar from Costco = .080 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .088 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .081 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for August 18, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = .114 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .070 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .109 microsieverts per hour
Raw pistachios from Costco = .089 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .081 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .071 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 41 - French AREVA has its Own Problems
Yesterday I posted a blog article about problems with Rosatom, the Russian state corporation that regulates and promotes nuclear industry in Russia. I also mentioned problems with the Japanese nuclear industry and the South Korean nuclear industry. All three of these countries are busy trying to sell questionable nuclear technology to other countries. There are not a lot of countries manufacturing nuclear reactors these days.
Geiger Readings for August 16, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = .141 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .090 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .087 microsieverts per hour
Locally grow zuccinni from local grocery = .143 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .073 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .058 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 40 - Problems in Russian Nuclear Industry
I have had a lot to say about problems in the Japanese nuclear industry in previous blog posts. Major players in the industry have been shown to be corrupt as have government agencies that should be regulating the industry. TEPCO knew about the problems that caused the Fukushima disaster and could have done something about them before the tsunami. Other problems have been reported with reactor designs and manufacture of reactor components.