October 2013
Geiger Readings for October 3, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = .108 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .117 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .110 microsieverts per hour
Iceberg lettuce from Top Foods = .097 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .099 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .085 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 59 - U.S. Nuclear Fuel from Russia
Yesterday, I posted an entry about costing electricity generated by nuclear reactors in the United States. In the entry, I mentioned that the U.S. and Russia had an agreement to decommission old Soviet nuclear warhead. Today I am going to drill down into the subject of the Russian source of U.S. nuclear fuel.
Geiger Readings for October 2, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = .106 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .081 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .083 microsieverts per hour
Hass avacado from Top Foods = .096 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .081 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .069 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 58 - Nuclear Refueling Affects Cost of Electricity
The cost of generating electricity is a complex issue. We get electricity from a variety of sources and have to compare apples and oranges as the saying goes. How do you cost electricity from hydro? Aside for maintenance and staff, there is not a fuel cost. On the other hand, when you have oil, coal or natural gas plants, there is a well defined cost for the fuel that you burn.
Geiger Readings for October 1, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = .091 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .152 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .131 microsieverts per hour
Carrot lettuce from Top Foods = .093 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .099 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .091 microsieverts per hour