October 2016
Geiger Readings for Oct 31, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 88 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 77 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 77 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Oct 30, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 126 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 122 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Oct 29, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 110 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 420 - Energy Secretary Moniz Discusses Eight Major Problems For The U.S. Nuclear Industry - Part Two of Two Parts
Part Two of Two parts. (Please read Part One first)
Geiger Readings for Oct 28, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 60 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 66 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 419 - Energy Secretary Moniz Discusses Eight Major Problems For The U.S. Nuclear Industry - Part One of Two Parts
Part One of Two parts.
Geiger Readings for Oct 27, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 60 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 66 nanosieverts per hour
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Develops New Format For Nuclear Data.
When atoms are smashed together in colliders, huge amounts of information are generated with respect to the daughter particles that result from the collisions. It is important for scientific, engineering and industrial applications that this information is stored in high quality data formats.
Geiger Readings for Oct 26, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 124 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 122 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 121 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 418 - Antiquated Pagers Are Being Used For Messages About Problems At Nuclear Power Plants
Cyber security has been the news a lot lately. The various hacking attacks and the recent Denial of Service attack on major parts of the U.S. Internet have prompted many media stories. I believe that much of the lack of security in computer and communication systems stems from laziness and greed. We can solve these problems if we are willing to spend the money and time.
Geiger Readings for Oct 25, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 127 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 105 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 417 - Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station In Nebraska Is Being Permanently Shut Down
I have often blogged that ultimately it will be the market and public opinion that will kill off nuclear power. One or two more major accidents will sour the public and investors on nuclear power. Increasingly cheap alternative energy and rising costs for nuclear power will also doom nuclear as a source of electricity. Relevant to this point of view is the fact that the Ft.