Looking for nuclear maps? Here’s a few you might want to look at. These are not yet in any 
particular order. Know of others? Let us know.
Live Radiation monitoring map of USA. This site (see right) gives a minute by minute update of radiation levels (counts per minute) here and in other parts of the world. There is a problem with this service in that you can’t check back for spikes without purchasing software to do so. But it is a quick way to monitor radiation levels.
Radiation Fallout Monitoring Maps: Japan
Safecast: Japanese Fallout Monitoring
As part of our efforts to get readings for all of Japan, including many areas that have never had published measurements, we’ve been driving across the country taking readings constantly as we go. This provides some exceptionally detailed mapping of radiation levels along the routes we have traveled, we call this Safecasting.
Fukushima Radiation – Comparison Map « rchoetzlein – Theory
The time series data provided by Marian Steinbech, “A Crowdsourced Japan Radiation Spreadsheet”, was visualized with custom C/OpenGL software to overlay circles on geographic maps of Japan. Recent versions of the data, going back to March 1, can be downloaded from his blog here: http://www.sendung.de/japan-radiation-open-data/. These moments in time were selected to highlight how the radiation has effected Ibaraki prefecture and Tokyo, and demonstrate that while direct gamma radiation dissipates with the square distance law, particle-based radiation also dissipates with distance due to weather scattering. Although much attention has been placed on Tokyo, a very interesting finding was that Ibaraki prefecture, population 2.9 million, has received a radiation dose equivalent to nuclear worker levels while its distance from Fukushima, 100km, places it outside the current evacuation zone of 30km.
Crowd-sourced radiation levels across Japan: At-a-glance
This map visualises crowd-sourced geiger counter readings from across Japan.
Click on the circles to get more information on the readings in each area.
Measurements are represented in units of microsieverts per hour ( µSv / h). Original readings used the unit nGy/h and I take the approximation 1 Gy = 1 Sv. (See the Wikipedia entry on Sieverts)/
Nuclear Reactor Maps
Google Earth Maps Out At-Risk Populations Around Nuclear Power Plants : TreeHugger
If a nuclear power plant in the US were to have issues, who would be affected? In a partnership between Nature News and Columbia University, we now have a Google map that tells us the population sizes around plants so we can easily scan and see the number of people that could be affected should anything occur at the plants.
The team Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) database run by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and Columbia University’s NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center to map out in an easy-to-read way, the location and size of nuclear power plants as well as population numbers around those plants.
On the map, population sizes are illustrated with circle size as well as color. Green circles represent less than 500,000 people and on the other side of the scale, red circles represent populations of over 20 million.
NRC: Location of Projected New Nuclear Power Reactors
For applications that have been received by the NRC, you may select a site name to view the NRC’s website for the specific COL application. Websites for the remainder of the applications will be created when they are received.
Energy Justice Power Plant Map
We are mapping all of the existing, proposed, closed and defeated dirty energy and waste facilities in the United States. We are building a network of community groups to fight the facilities and the corporations “
NNI – Inforesource Reactor maps worldwide by country
Map of Canadian reactors and uranium mines
Nuclear Power Information Tracker
Union of Concerned Scientists interactive map of US nuclear reactors
IPPNW: Nuclear Reactors worldwide map
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War has created this international map of nuclear reactors.
Nuclear Power in China
This site has a major amount of information about the Chinese nuclear program as well as a rare map of where China’s nuclear reactors and other facilities are located at.
Nuclear Power: Nuclear’s Second Wind – NI 382 – Nuclear Facts
Fuel Cycle: Uranium Mining Maps
Locations of Uranium Recovery Sites Undergoing Decommissioning
Development of Risk Maps to Minimize Uranium Exposures in the Navajo Churchrock Mining District
Background: Decades of improper disposal of uranium-mining wastes on the Navajo Nation has resulted in adverse human and ecological health impacts as well as socio-cultural problems. As the Navajo people become increasingly aware of the contamination problems, there is a need to develop a risk-communication strategy to properly inform tribal members of the extent and severity of the health risks. To be most effective, this strategy needs to blend accepted risk communication techniques with Navajo perspectives such that the strategy can be used at the community level to inform culturally- and toxicologically-relevant decisions about land and water use as well as mine-waste remediation.
TheChadronNews.com – NRC takes comments on ISL uranium mining
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing in Chadron last week, intended primarily to take public comment on a proposal for use of a generic Environmental Impact Statement in issuing permits for In-Situ Leach (ISL) mines such as the Crow Butte Resources mine near Crawford, provided a primer on the ISL process for an audience of about 35 people, and a discussion forum for several of those involved in challenges to Crow Butte’s proposed expansion project.
Bechtel: Aerial mapping of abandoned uranium mines on Navajo lands
Aerial map of Navajo maps.
a href=”http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/SEEJ/Mining” rel=”nofollow”>Uranium Mining and the Dene of Great Bear Lake
OSCE Centre in Bishkek – OSCE campaign to focus on health hazards of old Kyrgyz uranium mines
StockInterview.com – Q& A with Fletcher Newton About Kazakhstan’s Uranium Mining
StockInterview.com – Junior Uranium Miners Reluctant to Be Acquired
Chapter 7. Uranium Mining in Northern Saskatchewan: A Public-Private Transition
The Centennial Project in Northern Colorado: Proposed Uranium Mine Map
EWG, US Mining Database || Mining Law Threatens Western Treasures
USGS Minerals Information: Map Data
Nuclear Waste map of Taboshar uranium mine
DRIRE LIMOUSIN – Edition 2004: French Uranium mining sites
Nuclear Decommissioning – U.S. Uranium Mill Tailings map
NRC: Locations of Uranium Recovery Sites Undergoing Decommissioning
Fuel Cycle: Nuclear Waste
Highway, Rail and Barge Routes to Yucca Mountain
This is a national map of the primary routes where spent nuclear fuel would travel if the Yucca Mountain High Level Waste Respository was opened. The Map is clickable to get closer views of routes.
Nuclear Waste Map of Mobile Chernobyl
Nuclear Waste Transportation Routes – U.S.
National overview of Low-level nuclear waste issues
Castor (spent fuel) transport route between France and Germany
Dumping of Radioactive Waste at Sea –
Brookhaven Lab Contamination Map
NFWB | Radioactive Waste Sites in Canada
Low level Waste Transportation Map
Envirocare: Desolate Real Estate — Critical National Importance
Hanford Site Cleanup – Hanford Maps
WGA: Nuclear Waste Transportation (WIPP Map)
Yucca Mountain High Level Waste Transportation Routes
DOE Environmental Management (EM) Low-Level Waste Disposal Capacity Report, Revision 1 – Chapter 1
USGS: Farallons nuclear waste map
Farallones nuclear waste dumping
Trafficking waste stories – Maps and Graphics at UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Farallons Nuclear Waste Dump Site
10 closed Russian nuclear cities
Spent Fuel Transportation Routes to Yucca Mountain Nevada
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Low-Level Radiation Waste Disposal Sites
U.S. Nuclear Waste and Spent Fuel Map
French Nuclear Fuel Transportation Map
West Valley Reprocessing Facility Plutonium Map
Nuclear Weapons Maps
Fallout Maps
NRDC: US Nuclear Reactor Fallout Map
Tekknorg: Chernobyl Fallout Maps – Here you will find a series of detailed maps showing dose levels to Byelorussia. There are also several reports as well as an excellent map showing fallout across Europe.
State and County Exposure Levels to I-131 – National Cancer Institute
Global atmospheric and underground nuclear explosions since 1945
Nucler Fuel Cycle Maps: Various
Energy Maps
Certain lands (such as parks, critical wildlife habitats, and wilderness quality lands) and ecologically sensitive areas in the oceans are not appropriate for energy development. In some of these areas, energy development is prohibited or limited by law or policy, in others it would be highly controversial. NRDC does not endorse locating energy facilities or transmission lines in such areas. And in all cases, siting decisions must be made extremely carefully, impacts must be mitigated and operations conducted in an environmentally responsible manner.
For more information on the intersection between clean energy development and wildland and wildlife conservation in the American West, including locations of parks, wildlife refuges and other conservation areas, see this Google Earth-based feature.
Worldchanging: RMI Introduces New Oil Imports Map
Breaking our dependence on fossil fuels isn’t only a solution for halting our climate changing emissions, it’s also about gaining energy independence and being cautious about when we reach peak oil.
The Rocky Mountain Institute has created a new oil map web tool that intricately illustrates this concept. RMI partnered with Google to create a visual representation of how much oil the U.S. has imported, from where, and how much we have spent during every month since 1973.
Gore sets goal of 100% carbon-free electricity by 2020
Al Gore has made a major speech in Washington this morning, setting out an ambitious goal for the USA to produce all of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2020. I thought I’d comment on the technical feasibility of the plan, and the underlying economics of such an endeavor.
Various Maps
Pipes Mashup Turns Google Maps into a Blogging Tool | Compiler from Wired.com
ISAAA.org – ISAAA Brief 35-2006 > Executive Summary
Flickr Photo Download: Corporate Connection v.2, 2003
Photo gallery. Materials about: Pripyat, Chernobyl accident
Overview of all Countries in the NNI database
No Nukes Inforesource: U.S. Reactor Map and history
Weapons, war, Conservation and Environment issues: Global nuclear dumping map
DOE Human Capital Management Strategic Plan
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Business
Central Asia :: ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY INITIATIVE -Transforming Risks into Cooperation
INSP: Status Report 2001 – Overview
Unsorted maps:
Nuclear
Weapons Maps