Drill, Ivan, Drill May 8, 2009
Environmentalists, of course, are not in love with either source of power and warn of the dangers of nuclear radiation and oil leaks. Not only might polar bears be killed, but they might glow in the dark afterward. (Investors Business Daily)
Obama: No charges for harsh CIA interrogation Apr 17, 2009
Terror plots that were disrupted, the memos say, include the alleged effort by Jose Padilla to detonate a "dirty bomb" spreading nuclear radiation. Even as they exposed new details of the interrogation program, Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, offered the first definitive assurance that the CIA officials who were involved are in the clear, as long as their actions were in line with the legal advice at the time. (Albany Times Union)
Defending a Floating Arsenal Against Pirates Apr 14, 2009
The commercial shipping line that wins the Marine Corps' prepo contract must be prepared to outfit its ship with heavy gun mounts, decontamination facilities for nuclear radiation and chemical spills and a repaint or name change. Other Defense contracts have resulted in commercial ships getting some extra-special defense. (Time.com)
Anne Wight Phillips, at 91; surgeon, fire-safety advocate Feb 22, 2009
"She had wanted a senior surgical residency, but because Burlington County had none open to women, she moved on to Laird Memorial Hospital in Montgomery, West Va., which did. Many of her patients were coal miners, often hurt in mine accidents.In the late 1940s, when the country was concerned about nuclear radiation from atomic bombs, Dr. Phillips trained briefly at the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies in Tennessee. While there, she served on the federal Atomic Energy Commission.In 1956,... (Boston Globe)
Veterinarians train to treat humans in disaster Feb 16, 2009
Building on a 2003 disaster response manual for doctors and paramedics that the University of Georgia helped write, the AMA now is preparing other medical professionals to deal with the fallout of nuclear radiation or a biological agent. A group of 100 veterinarians gathered at UGA's Center for Continuing Education this weekend for basic disaster response training, and to learn how to begin to assess and protect the food supply in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. (Athens Banner-Herald)
