November 2013
Geiger Readings for November 30, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 78 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 91 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 85 nanosieverts per hour
Bartlett pear from Top Foods = 81 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 91 - North Korean Nuclear Program 2
Today I am going to continue blogging about North Korea's nuclear program. Yesterday, I covered their history from the beginning in 1956 with help from the Soviet Union up to the end of the Cold War in 1991. Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center is the main location for nuclear research in N.K.
Geiger Readings for November 29, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 51 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 65 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 91 nanosieverts per hour
Vine ripened tomato from Top Foods = 81 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 138 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 126 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 90 - North Korean Nuclear Program 1
Korea was ruled by Japan from 1910 until the end of the war. American authorities divided the Korean peninsula along the 38th Parallel with the U.S. military occupying the southern half and the Soviet forces in the northern half.
Geiger Readings for November 28, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 55 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 60 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 55 nanosieverts per hour
Bartlett pear from Top Foods = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 91 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 89 - NASA Halts Work on New Radioisotope Generator
I have blogged before about NASA and concerns about their supply of radioisotopes used to power spacecraft. NASA has just announced that it will halt work on the Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator (ASRG), a new nuclear generator intended for the next generation of space probes. It was intended to replace the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Generator (MMRTG) that has been the power source of the U.S. space exploration program for decades.
Geiger Readings for November 27, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 85 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 86 nanosieverts per hour
Hass avacado from Top Foods = 59 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 78 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 56 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 88 - US DoE Promotes Small Modular Reactors
Today I am going to discuss the promotion of nuclear power by the United States Department of Energy (USDOE). The U.S. Secretary of Energy Moniz is currently advocating for the use of nuclear power as a clean CO2 free energy source for industrial operations. This suggestion for expansion of nuclear power beyond commerical urban power generation is a welcome boost for the U.S. nuclear industry.
Geiger Readings for November 26, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 62 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 77 nanosieverts per hour
Redleaf lettuce from Top Foods = 75 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 84 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 65 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 51 - Iran Nuclear Deal Struck
I have written several blogs about the stuggle of permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have had trying to make a deal with Iran about its nuclear program. Sunday, Iran signed a six months deal with the U.N. after intense negotiations in Geneva.
Geiger Readings for November 25, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 128 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 133 nanosieverts per hour
Red seedless grapes from Top Foods = 76 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 72 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 61 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for November 23, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 92 nanosieverts per hour
Red bell pepper from Top Foods = 91 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 96 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 57- Japans Waste Disposal Problem
I have blogged extensively about the problems of permanent disposal of nuclear waste in the United States. The U.S. is not the only nation that has no permanent nuclear waste disposal facility. Many other nations are struggling with the question of where they can safely store the nuclear waste being generated by nuclear power reactors . Today I am going to talk about Japan.