February 2018
Geiger Readings for Feb 21, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 141 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 140 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 330 - Trump Administration Wants To Restart The Yucca Mountain Project For The Storage Of Spent Nuclear Waste
“The Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, as designated by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act amendments of 1987, is to be a deep geological repository storage facility within Yucca Mountain for spent nuclear fuel and other high level radioactive waste in the United States.
Geiger Readings for Feb 20, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 115 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 113 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 538 - Researchers At U.S. Department Of Energy Study Complex Ceramics Radiation Resistance.
The movement of atoms in complex ceramics is strongly dependent on the local structure. When ceramics are heated or irradiated, the atomic structure is damaged. In order to understand how defects in the atomic structure influence the motion of atoms, it is necessary to understand how the properties of the ceramic materials change and what can be done to restore the original atomic structure.
Geiger Readings for Feb 19, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 101 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Feb 18, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 94 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Feb 17, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 88 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 346 - The U.S., China, and Russia Are All Working On Hypersonic Missiles That Can Carry Nuclear Warheads
Both China and Russia are investing in the modernization and expansion of their nuclear weapons and delivery systems. I have blogged before about specific weapons projects. The Pentagon is looking to spend a trillion dollars in the next ten years to modernize and expand our nuclear arsenal.
Geiger Readings for Feb 16, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 56 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 165 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 162 nanosieverts per hour
Researchers Use Organ-On-A-Chip To Study Radiation Damage To Gastrointestinal Tract
Nuclear radiation exposure from nuclear power plant accidents affects relatively few people. On the other hand, radiation treatment for cancer is widespread. It is important that we learn all we can about how radiation harms human beings, so we can find ways to repair the damage if possible.
Geiger Readings for Feb 15, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 140 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 79 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 82 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 345 - Chinese Researchers Create Beam Of Tantalum-181 For Nuclear Weapons Research
I have blogged before about China’s nuclear arsenal and nuclear protocols. Basically, the Chinese have a few hundred nuclear warheads and various delivery options. They have chosen to maintain enough nuclear weapons to discourage anyone from attacking them with nuclear weapons but have a policy of not being the first to use nuclear weapons in a conflict.