November 2018

Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has verified Bruce Power's final cost estimate for refurbishment of the first of six units at the Bruce nuclear power plant and confirmed that the price of power will be lower than originally estimated. World-nuclear-news.or

       The three major nuclear armed powers are the U.S., Russia and China. While the U.S. and the Soviet Union built up huge stockpiles of nuclear warheads which were then reduced by disarmament treaties to a few thousand warheads each, China only has a few hundred warheads. They have a policy of not being the first to use nuclear weapons in a war.

Ambient office  = 50 nanosieverts per hour

Ambient outside = 101 nanosieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = 103 nanosieverts per hour

Ambient office  = 81 nanosieverts per hour

Ambient outside = 151 nanosieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = 155 nanosieverts per hour

Ambient office  = 87 nanosieverts per hour

Ambient outside = 135 nanosieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = 133 nanosieverts per hour

Bartlett pear from Central Market = 104 nanosieverts per hour

Tap water = 154 nanosieverts per hour

Filter water = 146 nanosieverts per hour

Dover sole - Caught in USA = 111 nanosieverts per hour

EDF Energy has announced the third consultation on its plans for Sizewell C on the Suffolk coast will start on 4 January. Bbc.com

        NASA is considering selling seats on the launch vehicles that will be used to ferry passengers to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA would like to have additional sources of funding beyond that provided by the U.S. government for government missions.

The United States has told its ally South Korea it should not improve ties with North Korea faster than Pyongyang takes steps to give up its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. Asahi.com

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