November 2013
Geiger Readings for November 15, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 62 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 71 nanosieverts per hour
Meican Hass avacado from Top Foods = 118 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 130 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 104 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 85 - Iranian Nuclear Program
Today, I am continuing with nuclear matters in the Middle East. Recently I have been blogging about Iran. This blog is going to discuss Iran's nuclear program. The U.S. began helping Iran with nuclear research from the 1950s. Iran established the Tehran Nuclear Research Center which was run by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. In 1967, the U.S. provided Iran with a research reactor.
Geiger Readings for November 14, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 101 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 59 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 63 nanosieverts per hour
Carrot from Top Foods = 122 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 84 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 77 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 84 - Saudi Arabia plans for nuclear reactors
I have been blogging about nuclear matters in the Middle East for the past week. Today I am going to talk about Saudi Arabia's plan for finding alternatives to oil for power generation. They currently generate about sixty gigawatts from oil and gas. Despite being one of the major oil producing countries in the world with vast reserves, Saudi Arabia is well aware of the fact that their supply of oil is finite.
Geiger Readings for November 13, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 121 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 143 nanosieverts per hour
Redleaf lettuce from Top Foods = 124 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 69 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 49 - Iran and Israel 3 - Stuxnet
My recent posts have been about problems in the Middle East. More specifically, I have been blogging about nuclear programs and weapons in Iran and Israel, two bitter enemies. Continuing in this vein, today I am going to talk about a cyberattack on the Iranian industrial infrastructure by something called the "Stuxnet" computer worm that was identified in 2010.
Radiation News Roundup November 12, 2013
A Japanese doctor in Tokyo says is concerned about results of blood tests on children and adults. save-children-from-radiation.org
Geiger Readings for November 12, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 70 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 75 nanosieverts per hour
Romaine lettuce from Top Foods = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 118 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 48 - Israel and Iran 2
My last few posts have dealt with the Middle East and the complex relationship between Saudi Arabia, Iran and Israel. There is an old adage that says "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." I am afraid that this saying does not apply to this situation. All three of them hate the other two. There are nationalist, religious and ethnic divides behind this animosity. Israel has had nuclear weapons for decades although they will not admit it.
Geiger Readings for November 11, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 151 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 163 nanosieverts per hour
Bartlett Pear from Top Foods = 112 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 56 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 48 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for November 10, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 83 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 58 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Vine ripened tomatos from Top Foods = 78 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 75 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for November 9, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 110 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 90 nanosieverts per hour
Romaine lettuce from Top Foods = 146 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 83 nanosieverts per hour
Filtered water = 72 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 47 - Israel and Iran
In my last post, I talked about the volatility of the Middle East and the possibility that Saudi Arabia might obtain nuclear weapons. I mentioned the nuclear program of Iran and the nuclear weapons in Israel. The U.S. and other countries are worried that Iran may be developing nuclear weapons despite their denial. They have maintained serious trade sanctions against Iran for years. This has had a large impact on the Iranian economy.