June 2017
Geiger Readings for Jun 23, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 96 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 70 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 65 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 284 - U.S. House of Representative Passes Tax Credit Bill For New Nuclear Reactor Construction
The U.S. nuclear industry is facing stiff competition from cheap natural gas generated by the fracking boom. Several nuclear power plants have already been shut down prematurely because they could not compete. Half a dozen more plants may have to be shut down prematurely in the next five years for the same reason.
Geiger Readings for Jun 22, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 75 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 76 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 293 - Russia Holds Nineth Annual AtomExpo International Forum in Moscow
Russia held its Ninth AtomExpo International Forum in Moscow this week. The annual nuclear trade show is billed as the “largest exhibition venue for meetings and negotiations between world leaders of the nuclear power sector.
Geiger Readings for Jun 21, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 94 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 143 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 135 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 285 - Los Alamos National Laboratory Problems May Halt Work On Plutonium Cores For Nuclear Weapons
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DMFSB) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government. The Board was created in 1988 to oversee the nuclear weapons complex administered by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Geiger Readings for Jun 20, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 129 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 117 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 293 - Nuclear Power Facing Serious Problems In the United States
Nuclear power in the United States is in trouble. The U.S. currently has ninety nine operational nuclear power plants that supply about twenty percent of the electricity in the U.S. Many of the plants are approaching or have passed their original licensed life-span of forty years. Five plants have closed in the last four years. Six more plants are scheduled to close in the next five years.
Geiger Readings for Jun 19, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 72 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Jun 18, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 89 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 115 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 118 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Jun 17, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 166 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 169 nanosieverts per hour
Avocado from Central Market = 91 nanosieverts per hour
Tap water = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Filter water = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Dover sole - Caught in USA = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 292 - Nuclear Regulatory Commission In Danger Of Closing If Chairwoman Not Confirmed by June 30th
The job of the NRC is to formulates policies and regulations governing nuclear reactor and materials safety, issues orders to licensees, and adjudicates legal matters brought before it. This is a critical regulatory agency that has important duties with respect to the nuclear industry in the U.S. and usually carries out those duties properly.