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Some of Chernobyl’s radioactive debris is more resilient than scientists expected, offering clues to when the material ...

What are "dirty bombs"? PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien examines the threat that radioactive "dirty bombs" pose to cities in the U.S., and what is being done to prevent a radiological ...

(D-Keine/E+/Getty Images) We're now 40 years on from the worst nuclear disaster in history, and scientists have been analyzing radioactive particles blown out by Chornobyl to see what's left of the ...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new and faster method for detecting and measuring the radioactivity of minuscule amounts of radioactive ...

Managing radioactive waste is one of the core challenges in the use of nuclear energy. In particular, radioactive iodine poses serious environmental and health risks due to its long half-life (15.7 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By TAMMY WEBBER (Associated Press) As Texas wildfires burned toward the nation’s primary nuclear weapons facility, workers hurried to ensure nothing ...

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A suitcase on a Swiss passenger plane is believed to have leaked "low-intensity" radioactive material on a flight in Spain on Tuesday, officials say. The suitcase was on a Swiss Airlines flight ...

Radioactive materials and/or radiation-producing machines may be transferred to another appropriately licensed laboratory following approval from the CU Radiation Safety Office. Once approval from the ...