October 2018

       Spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear power reactors is a global problem. None of the countries that host nuclear power reactors have a good permanent solution for disposal of spent nuclear fuel. There are test projects to build permanent geological repositories for such nuclear waste, but the U.S.

Ambient office  = 121 nanosieverts per hour

Ambient outside = 93 nanosieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = 100 nanosieverts per hour

Ambient office  = 83 nanosieverts per hour

Ambient outside = 81 nanosieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = 80 nanosieverts per hour

Ambient office  = 83 nanosieverts per hour

Ambient outside = 81 nanosieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = 80 nanosieverts per hour

Federal regulators are reviewing plans by the owner of the Pilgrim nuclear plant to sell the facility after it stops producing power next year. Wbur.org