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Severe Nuclear Reactor Accidents Likely Every 10 to 20 Years, European Study Suggests
May 22, 2012 — Western Europe has the worldwide highest risk of radioactive contamination caused by major reactor accidents. Catastrophic nuclear accidents such as the core meltdowns in Chernobyl and Fukushima are ... > full story -
New Look at Prolonged Radiation Exposure: At Low Dose-Rate, Radiation Poses Little Risk to DNA, Study Suggests
May 15, 2012 — A new study suggests that the guidelines governments use to determine when to evacuate people following a nuclear accident may be too ... > full story -
Gamma Ray Optics: A Viable Tool for a New Branch of Scientific Discovery
May 4, 2012 — There has been a surprise discovery of ‘significant’ refraction of gamma rays which opens the door to nuclear photonics and the use of high energetic light beams to investigate the atomic ... > full story -
Novel Radiation Surveillance Technology Could Help Thwart Nuclear Terrorism
May 1, 2012 — Researchers have developed a prototype radiation-detection system that uses rare-earth elements and other materials at the nanoscale. The system could be used to enhance radiation-detection devices ... > full story -
Contributing to the Nuclear Fusion Project
April 27, 2012 — Many regard nuclear fusion as the main energy source of the future. Among others, the ITER project is seeking to turn this venture into reality and is making use of the Tokamak reactor for this ... > full story -
Costs of 'Dirty Bomb' Attack in Los Angeles
April 23, 2012 — A dirty bomb attack centered on downtown Los Angeles’ financial district could severely impact the region’s economy to the tune of nearly $16 billion, fueled primarily by ... > full story -
Scientists Track Radioactive Iodine in New Hampshire from Japan Nuclear Reactor Meltdown
April 2, 2012 — Using a new investigative methodology, researchers have found and tracked radioactive iodine in New Hampshire from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ... > full story -
Toward a Test Strip for Detecting TNT and Other Explosives in Water
March 28, 2012 — Scientists have developed a new explosives detector that can sense small amounts of TNT and other common explosives in liquids instantly with a sensitivity that rivals bomb-sniffing dogs, the current ... > full story -
Capsule for Removing Radioactive Contamination from Milk, Fruit Juices, Other Beverages
March 27, 2012 — Amid concerns about possible terrorist attacks with nuclear materials, and fresh memories of environmental contamination from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, scientists have ... > full story -
Nuclear Power Plants Can Produce Hydrogen to Fuel the 'Hydrogen Economy'
March 26, 2012 — The long-sought technology for enabling the fabled “hydrogen economy” — an era based on hydrogen fuel that replaces gasoline, diesel and other fossil fuels, easing concerns about ... > full story
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