August 2017
Geiger Readings for Aug 24, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 117 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 167 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 159 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 296 - Nuclear Power In The U.S. Is Just Not Competitive.docx
I have often remarked that of all the arguments against nuclear power, in the end it will be its failure to be a competitive source of energy that will kill it. Not one single nuclear power project in the history of the U.S. nuclear industry was constructed on time and in budget.
Geiger Readings for Aug 23, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 81 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 300 - Concerns Over Plutonium Production in Japan, China and South Korea
Plutonium-239 and Uranium-235 are used to create nuclear warheads. Nuclear reactors generate plutonium as the nuclear fuel is burned. Plutonium can be extracted from the spent nuclear fuel. Expanding capacity to purify plutonium in Japan, China and South Korea is of great concern with respect to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Geiger Readings for Aug 22, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 60 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 299 - Debate Over Safety Of Shipments Of Nuclear Weapons Across Scotland
One concern about nuclear weapons does not get a lot of press. Nuclear weapons have to be transported around countries that possess nuclear arsenals. The convoy of trucks that moves nuclear weapons around are vulnerable to highway accidents and tempting targets for terrorists. There is currently a debate over security of nuclear weapons transportation in Scotland.
Geiger Readings for Aug 21, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 74 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 91 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 83 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Aug 20, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office =106 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 80 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 82 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Aug 19, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 141 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 126 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 101 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 298 - A Drunk President Nixon Almost Nuked North Korea in 1969
There have been a lot of stories in the news lately about the possibility of nuclear war. Threats and counter threats have flowed to and from North Korea. One big question that has gotten a lot of ink is how exactly how a nuclear strike would be authorized for the Unites States military.
Geiger Readings for Aug 18, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 146 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 106 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 297 - Story In New York Times Accuses A Ukrainian Rocket Company Of Supplying Engines To North Korea
With all the concern about North Korean missiles and nuclear weapons, attention is being focused on other countries which might be supplying critical technology to North Korea for their nuclear weapons program.
Geiger Readings for Aug 17, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 113 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 85 nanosieverts per hour