July 2015
Geiger Readings for Jul 09, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 68 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 69 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 135 - Radioactive Waste From U.S. Nuclear Testing is Leaking in the Marshall Islands
Following World War II, the Unites States needed a remote area to test nuclear weapons. The Enewetak Atoll and the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands (M.I.) became the main sites of the United States Pacific Proving Grounds. The M.I.are about midway between Australia and Hawaii.
Geiger Readings for Jul 08, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 104 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 145 - Iranian Revolutionary Guard Will Profit From Successful Negotiations On Iranian Nuclear Program
One of my goals for this blog is to inform people of the wider political, social and economic context of nuclear issues. The negotiations between members of the UN Security Council and Iran over the Iranian nuclear program have passed the deadline at the end of June but participants are hopeful that they will soon reach and acceptable deal. One of the major issues is the removal of crippling trade sanctions.
Radiation News Roundup Jul 07, 2015
Underground wall at Fukushima nuclear plant is not frozen after 2 months of work. fukushima-diary.com
Geiger Readings for Jul 07, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 105 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 266 - Critics Raise Safety Issues About Chinese Construction of Reactors in Karachi, Pakistan
I have blogged about the Chinese project to construct two nuclear reactors in Karachi, Pakistan before. I decided to delve more deeply into the subject because I am very concerned about the safety of this project.
Geiger Readings for Jul 06, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 99 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 89 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Jul 05, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 111 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 121 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 114 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Jul 04, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 101 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 94 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 134 - Public Concerned About Kincardine Nuclear Waste Dump a Mile From Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada
One of the big unsolved problems with nuclear power is disposal of the spent nuclear fuel from the reactors.
Geiger Readings for Jul 03, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 265 - The First Russian Floating Nuclear Power Plant Is Overbudget and Behind Schedule
I have devoted several blog posts recently to the idea of floating nuclear reactors. The Russians have been working on construction of their first floating reactor on a barge and recently scientists at MIT have proposed putting nuclear reactors on floating oil drilling rigs. The Russians want to tow their reactor barges to the Arctic, remote areas near the coast or coastal cities to supply power.