Geiger Readings for Oct 09, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 98 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 71 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 82 nanosieverts per hour
October 2016
Geiger Readings for Oct 08, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 135 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 123 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 231 - Pentagon Office Of Net Assessment Issues Report On Possible Nuclear War Between China and Japan
Presidential Candidate Donald Trump thinks that it might be OK for Japan and South Korea to develop their own nuclear weapons despite the fact the U.S. has given the two countries the protection of the U.S. nuclear arsenal specifically to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in Asia.
Geiger Readings for Oct 07, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 89 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 78 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 196 - Researchers At Indiana University Discover Supermolecule That Could Aid Vitrification
Vitrification is a process of combining radioactive materials with other substances including silicon to yield a glass log that can be permanently disposed of in a geological repository, insuring that the radioactive materials will not be leached out of the log by ground water.
Geiger Readings for Oct 06, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 134 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 412 - Alternative Energy Sources Are Beating Nuclear Power In The U.S
It will come as no surprise to anyone who reads this blog that I am no fan of nuclear power. I think it has many more negatives than even fossil fuels which I also don't like. It has saddened me to hear long time environmentalists pushing nuclear power as a good way to mitigate climate changes. Nuclear power is said to be carbon free but it is not.
Geiger Readings for Oct 05, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 115 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 83 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 88 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 195 - Congress Considers Bill To Provide Funds For Towns That Have To Host Nuclear Waste
The Yankee Rowe Nuclear Power Station is located on the Deerfield River in the town of Rowe, Massachusetts. The plant operated from 1960 to 1992 and was shut down permanently in February 29 of 1992. The plant was demolished and decommissioned in 2007.
Geiger Readings for Oct 04, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 230 - Russia Cancels Agreement To Convert Plutonium From U.S. And Russian Nuclear Weapons To MOX Nuclear Fuel
I have blogged before about the deteriorating relationship between the U.S. and Russia. Russia has been doing a lot of nuclear saber rattling in the past few years and the U.S. has responded with a little saber rattling of its own. The Russian seizure of Crimea and agitation in Eastern Ukraine has increased tensions between NATO and Russia in Eastern Europe.
Geiger Readings for Oct 03, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 129 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 120 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Oct 02, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 84 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 85 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 84 nanosieverts per hour