August 2024
Geiger Readings for Aug 14, 2024
Ambient office = 131 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 92 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 90 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 1416 - China Has Started A Program To Allow Tourists To Visit Nuclear Reactors
China recently has allowed the public to visit nine nuclear plants across the country. They aim to garner support for nuclear power amid the increasing demand for clean energy. China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN) recently introduced an online booking system to help tourists easily access the nuclear tourism program.
Nuclear News Roundup Aug 13, 2024
Russian forces dig trenches near Kursk nuclear plant as Ukrainian troops advance kyivindependent.com
Geiger Readings for Aug 13, 2024
Ambient office = 115 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 98 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 1416 - Last Energy Has Partnered With NATO To Research And Develop Nuclear Power
U.S. microreactor developer Last Energy has formed a partnership with the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence (ENSEC COE). The purpose of the new partnership is to jointly research military applications for micro-nuclear power technologies and explore opportunities for future deployment on NATO military installations.
Nuclear News Roundup Aug 12, 2024
Lithuania narrows search for repository site world-nuclear-news.org
Geiger Readings for Aug 12, 2024
Ambient office = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 112 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 113 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Aug 11, 2024
Ambient office = 87 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 99 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Aug 10, 2024
Ambient office = 90 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 103 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 104 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Weapons 867 - Prominent South Korean Politician Calls For South Korea To Develop A Nuclear Weapons Program
The Korean War began on the Korean Peninsula in June of 1950 and ended in July of 1953. It ended with the signing of an armistice which resulted in the combatants agreeing to stop fighting. While the fighting did stop, there was never a formal end to the war. Seventy years later, the state of war still continues.
Geiger Readings for Aug 09, 2024
Ambient office = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 107 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 110 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 1415 - India Investing Heavily On Nuclear Power Development
The Indian government, in the annual Budget unveiled this week, has opened up the nuclear power sector for private investments to boost the share of atomic energy production as the government aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070.
Nuclear News Roundup Aug 08, 2024
IAEA mission assesses Japan's nuclear security world-nuclear-news.org
Geiger Readings for Aug 08, 2024
Ambient office = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 108 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 1414 - The Nuclear Energy Market Place - Part 2 of 2 Parts
Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
These comments come as the U.K. government has started to encourage pension fund investment into nuclear energy. This follows its push to expand the country’s nuclear energy sector through earmarking more than one billion two hundred and eighty million dollars for the nuclear power station Sizewell C.