November 2015
Geiger Readings for Nov 23, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 92 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 83 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Nov 22, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 72 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 113 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Nov 21, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 110 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 101 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 173 - Norwegian Commandos Helped Stop Nazi Nuclear Program
I have known for a long time that the Nazis were working on an atomic bomb during WW II but it is believed that they never actually built one.
Geiger Readings for Nov 20, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 117 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 99 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 302 - Dispute in European Union Over Russian Involvement in Expansion of Hungarian Paks Power Plant
There is a major schism in the European Union over the use of nuclear power. Some western European countries including Germany and Austria want to end the use of nuclear power in the EU. Eastern European members of the EU countries including Hungary want to continue and expand the use of nuclear power.
Geiger Readings for Nov 19, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Fusion 24 - Germany About To Turn On Experimental Stellerator For Nuclear Fusion
I have been blogging recently about fusion research in the United States.
Geiger Readings for Nov 18, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 121 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 156 - Penn State University Got A Grant From The U.S. Deparment Of Energy To Work on Spent Nuclear Fuel Recycling
I recently posted a blog about a new process for removing americium from spent nuclear fuel. Today I am going to talk about a new process for removing other highly radioactive elements from spent nuclear fuel. Penn State University recently received a grant of eight hundred thousand dollars from the U.S.
Geiger Readings for Nov 17, 2015
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 89 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 89 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 92 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 155 - Confusion Over Decommissioning of San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Near San Diego
The San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station near San Diego in California was shut down a few years ago because of damage to the piping system caused by new steam turbines. The new turbines were ordered from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) by Southern California Edison (SCE), the owner of the power plant.