September 2013
Geiger Readings for September 23, 2013
Ambient office = .075 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .099 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .058 microsieverts per hour
Hass avacado from Costco = .096 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .070 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .063 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for September 22, 2013
Ambient office = .101 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .106 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .099 microsieverts per hour
Redleaf lettuce from Costco = .081 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .112 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .084 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for September 21, 2013
Ambient office = .102 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .164 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .141 microsieverts per hour
Banana from Costco = .116 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .113 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .081 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 54 - China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group
In my last post, I discussed the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation and its great power in the Chinese nuclear industry. In 1994, the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGNPG) comprised of twenty subsidiary companies was capitalized by the Chinese government with nuclear power as its core business. It currently owns and operates two reactors in southern China with six more under construction and four being planned. It is also working on solar, wind and hydro power projects.
Geiger Readings for September 20, 2013
Ambient office = .075 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .106 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .106 microsieverts per hour
Bell pepper from Costco = .126 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .126 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .119 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 51- WNA London Conference
There was recently a nuclear industry conference in London sponsored by the World Nuclear Association (WNA). In their own words, the WNA is made up of “members who are responsible for virtually all of world uranium mining, conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication; all reactor vendors; major nuclear engineering, construction, and waste management companies; and nearly 90% of world nuclear generation.
Geiger Readings for September 19, 2013
Ambient office = .078 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .080 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .073 microsieverts per hour
Pear from Costco = .114 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .080 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .072 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for September 18, 2013
Ambient office = .130 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .092 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .101 microsieverts per hour
Vine ripened tomato from Costco = .093 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .060 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .045 microsieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for September 17, 2013
Ambient office = .106 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .097 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .109 microsieverts per hour
Romaine lettuce from Costco = .125 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .105 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .103 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 53 - Chinese National Nuclear Corporation
I have been focusing lately on the Chinese nuclear power program. They only have seventeen nuclear reactors but they intend to have almost ten times as many reactors built by 2030. In this post, I am going to discuss one of the major institutions in the Chinese nuclear industry.
Geiger Readings for September 16, 2013
Ambient office = .121 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .112 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .128 microsieverts per hour
Mango from Costco = .126 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .117 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .102 microsieverts per hour