Nuclear Fusion 42 - US Nuclear And MIFTI Are Working On Using Nuclear Fusion Device To Produce Medical Radioisotopes
I have blogged before about the possibility of a shortage of critical radioisotopes used for diagnosis and treatment.
February 2018
Geiger Readings for Feb 28, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 78 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 123 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 124 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 347 - Ravenna Ohio Would Like To Host Anti-Ballistic Missile Base
With the worsening of relations between the U.S. and Russia, the increasing hostility of North Korea and ongoing concerns about a possible nuclear weapons program in Iran, investment in anti-ballistic missiles systems to protect the U.S. has increased.
Geiger Readings for Feb 27, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 113 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 59 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 66 nanosieverts per hour
Desulforudis Audaxviator Is A Bacterium That Lives On Heat Generated By Uranium In The Earth's Crust
Desulforudis audaxviator is a bacterium that lives in the depths of the Earth. It has been found almost two miles below the Earth’s surface. There is no light where it lives and the ground water is over two hundred and eighty degrees Fahrenheit. There is also no oxygen or other organic materials there. The bacterium extracts energy from the decay of uranium in the rocks.
Geiger Readings for Feb 26, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 78 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 127 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 130 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Feb 25, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 123 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 144 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 142 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Feb 24, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 70 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 541 - The Czech Republic Negotiating With European Union Commission Over Purchase Of Russian Reactor
Nuclear power projects can be problematic for members of the European Union. The EU has strict rules about the purchase of nuclear reactors, the involvement of government financing, the purchase of nuclear fuel, etc. Some members of the E.U. such as Austria are very anti-nuclear and will sue other members who don’t abide by the rules.
Geiger Readings for Feb 23, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 83 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactor 540 - Utilities and Department of Energy Working To Extend Licenses For Nuclear Power Reactors
Many of the ninety-nine operating nuclear power reactors in the U.S. were built in the 1970s with an intended lifespan of forty years. Many of those reactors have been granted an additional twenty years of life for a total of sixty years. The U.S.
Geiger Readings for Feb 22, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 135 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 140 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 142 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 539 - Proliferation Concerns Over Saudi Arabia Nuclear Ambitions
I have written before about the Saudi ambition to have their own nuclear power program. Countries such as China, Russia and Japan which sell nuclear power reactors have been flocking to Saudi Arabia drawn by the prospect of billions of dollars in sales. The U.S.