December 2016
Geiger Readings for Dec 23, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 61 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 204 - Breakthrough In Modeling Electronic States Of Uranium Nitrides
I have often posted articles about problems with the disposal of nuclear waste. This is one of the greatest issues with the use of nuclear power. The waste from nuclear power plants has radioactive isotopes that are dangerous for thousands of years. Many schemes to bury the waste and/or process it to make it less dangerous have been proposed.
Geiger Readings for Dec 22, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 94 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 85 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Fusion 29 - Researchers In Russian Explore New Materials For Nuclear Fusion Reactors
The conditions of high heat, high pressure and neutron bombardment inside nuclear reactors are very damaging to the materials used in the fuel and components. I have posted a number of articles about the development of new materials for use in the construction and fueling of nuclear reactors. These have all been about the materials used in fission reactors.
Geiger Readings for Dec 21, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 113 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 81 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 203 - Concerns Over Shipments Of Highly Enriched Uranium From Scotland To The U.S. - Part Two of Two Parts
Part Two of Two Parts (Please read Part One first)
Geiger Readings for Dec 20, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 99 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 94 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 202 - Concerns Over Shipments Of Highly Enriched Uranium From Scotland To The U.S. - Part One of Two Parts
Part One of Two Parts:
Geiger Readings for Dec 19, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 94 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 115 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Dec 18, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 128 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 131 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Dec 17, 2016
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 116 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 128 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 131 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactor 440 - New Radiation Resistant Alloys For Use In Nuclear Reactors
One of the key technical challenges of constructing a nuclear reactor is the choice of metal used to construct the core and to form the cladding on the fuel rods. The metal used in the reactor are subjected to high temperatures, high pressures and intense bombardment by radiation. When a neutron penetrates the metal in the core, it can displace an atom in the crystalline lattice.