US Air Force Technology Helps Scientists Understand Plant Root Function Sep 10, 2008
9, 2008) The McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center (MNRC) in Sacramento, CA was developed by the U.S. Air Force to detect corrosion and defects in aircraft structure using an imaging technique called neutron radiography ... The neutron source in this study was a Mark II TRIGA Reactor at McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center (MNRC) in Sacramento, CA. The reactor, which began operation in 1990, is the newest research reactor in the United States. (Science Daily)
Space May Be Filled With Germs Aug 7, 2008
Some Black Sea strains photosynthesize in near-darkness, while others thrive on nuclear radiation or infrared light. Bacteria have been found inside volcanoes and in sediments miles. (Newsmax)
A wing and an error May 23, 2008
Swiss illustrator's research indicates bugs may be harmed by nuclear radiation ... She thought nuclear radiation boded ill for all creatures, great or small, two legs or six. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Post a comment Apr 22, 2008
At the least, this event will cripple all satellite communication (cellphones, ATM machines, cable TV, power grids) and, at the worst we will have gamma radiation that will blow away the ionosphere and open all life up to extremely high heat and nuclear radiation. Who can deal with this best. (International Herald Tribune)
Sensors For Bat-inspired Spy Plane Under Development Mar 31, 2008
They will develop sensors, communication tools and batteries for this micro-aerial vehicle that's been dubbed "the bat." Engineers envision tiny cameras for stereo vision, an array of mini microphones that could home in on sounds from different directions, and small detectors for nuclear radiation and poisonous gases. Low-power miniaturized radar and a very sensitive navigation system would help the bat find its way at night. (Science Daily)
Book Review: The Stone Gods Mar 29, 2008
When a field trip leads them into an outland of nuclear radiation, ravaged forests and castoffs with damaged souls and bodies, both will be forced to reinvent themselves. "The Stone Gods" is a Baedeker for Earth's future, with the reader as another sapiens on a world tour, being informed and programmed to make intelligent decisions. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
2007 in review Jan 2, 2008
" Belasco died on May 30 at her son's home in Walnut Creek after a long illness. Joe Harris: A dresser at the San Francisco Opera who spent nearly half a century helping nervous tenors and cranky baritones get into and out of their costumes. Harris' career as a dresser spanned 44 years. When he retired in 2004 as the company's longest-tenured employee, it rewarded him with the San Francisco Opera Medal. Never before had that rare honor gone to someone from the wardrobe department. It is... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Nuclear radiation may increase risk of child leukemia Dec 10, 2007
BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- German scientists found that young children living near nuclear power plants have a significantly higher risk of developing leukemia and other forms of cancer, media reported Monday. Researchers found that 37 children within a 5-kilometer radius of nuclear power plants had developed leukemia between 1980 and 2003, while the statistical average during this time period was 17. (Xinhuanet, China)
Neutron Scatter Camera Detects Shielded Radiation Nov 26, 2007
Our other instruments have told us a lot about the nature of nuclear radiation at sea, but not where it is coming from, says Lasche. The neutron scatter camera can tell us where the radiation is coming from and whether it is coming from a small object or not. (Science Daily)
Camera detects nukes at a distance Nov 22, 2007
-- Pin-pointing nuclear radiation in ships at sea, or in ports among a sea of containers, is impossible today, since shielding can block the tell-tale gamma rays from even our most sensitive detectors--at least from a distance. If brought within a few feet of nuclear material, gamma-ray detectors can see through shielding, but there are too many ships and containers to scan them all up close. (EETimes)
Adams trained in nuclear technology Oct 6, 2007
where Adams obtained experience in nuclear radiation protection activities. Adams is now employed at the University of Missouri's Research Reactor Center as a reactor operator trainee in Columbia, Mo. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Non-Defense Nuclear Technologies Oct 6, 2007
Man-made nuclear radiation is all around us, too, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, as long as we keep up strict safety precautions ... Nuclear radiation consists of rays, or sub-atomic packets of fast-moving energy ... These qualities make nuclear radiation technology very useful for applications in. (Suite101.com)
Congress and the Left: parting ways Aug 31, 2007
With the new technologies, fear of nuclear radiation has been extremely minimised over time. The Indo-US civil nuclear deal promises regular supply of fuel and modern technology. (India Times)
S A Aiyar: Relax, Mr Karat Aug 26, 2007
But the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union sent nuclear radiation all the way to Scandinavia. A future accident could kill or maim millions of people across several countries, all of whom could sue the plant operators and suppliers of equipment. (India Times, India)
Qualifying next week for Ringgold election Aug 22, 2007
He was a Certified Nuclear Radiation Safety Officer in Texas and North Dakota. Since retirement for 13 years, he works as Catoosa County Schools bus driver. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Sailors Slapped for YouTube Antics Aug 19, 2007
Navy Pulls YouTube Video of Sailors Horsing Around in Nuclear Radiation Gear. Sunday, August 19, 2007. (Fox News)
Return to Sender: Letter from Nagasaki Aug 13, 2007
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Anti-terrorist training being conducted at MSU Jul 25, 2007
The drills will focus on providing a coordinated response to a terrorist dirty bomb, a leak of radiological contamination during a natural disaster or similar circumstance where nuclear radiation could become a threat to the public. ne of the reasons we're concentrating on a radiological threat is because of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion plant in Paducah and a few other sites in our area that could become a threat; even the possibility of a terrorist dirty bomb or something of that nature, Steen... (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Japan searches for quake survivors Jul 17, 2007
Rescue workers raced against time on Tuesday looking for survivors of a powerful earthquake in central Japan, which killed nine people and triggered a national scare over a nuclear radiation leak. Braving rain, more than 1000 policemen and fire-fighters searched overnight into the morning through the heaps of wood from destroyed houses a day after the 6. (iAfrica.com)
USS Nimitz to dock at Chennai port Jul 1, 2007
The Chennai Port Trust has reportedly made arrangements to face any eventuality in the wake of the ship`s proposed visit, including vacating a hospital complex to treat people in case of a nuclear radiation ... Port Trust Chairman K Suresh said the fear about nuclear radiation was ``unwarranted and unnecessary as the warship had already visited many countries as part of its global cruise. (Zee News)
The Threats of Nuclear Aspirations Jun 6, 2007
As Darryl Howlett, an international relations theorist reminds us, the bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the close of Second World War ((6 ust 1945)) and the explosion that wrecked civil nuclear plant at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union, in 1986, illuminated not only the devastating effects of nuclear radiation ... On the other hand, it must be told that nuclear weapons, as Yearley points out, are highly destructive in four main ways- blast; heat or thermal... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Examining the Nation's Energy Crisis May 23, 2007
Like nuclear radiation, we all stand at the brink to becoming victims of bad policies. The continue(d) politicization of the nations energy crisis constitutes a grave attack on the nations immune system. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
'Up to half' of Mars may have ice May 3, 2007
It is a device that measures nuclear radiation coming from a planet to detect different materials. However, only readings that are accurate to within several hundred kilometres can be obtained. (BBC News -- Science)
Bulgarians Resent Closure of Nukes for EU Apr 20, 2007
In 1975, Velichka's husband was exposed to excessive amounts of nuclear radiation when he entered a contaminated area of the plant during an accident. He was told he didn't need to wear protection, she says. (BusinessWeek)
`What is a Monolithic Concrete Dome?' you ask Apr 15, 2007
a new Monolithic Concrete Dome school gymnasium actually serves as that town's community tornado shelter," he says. "And in Arkansas, another dome facility has been approved for emergency shelter from nuclear radiation. " He adds that these domes cannot burn, rot or be eaten by bugs. The largest Monolithic Concrete Dome company is owned by South's brothers, Randy and Barry. Located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Dome Technology has eight crews currently working around the world. South says a relatively... (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
China building 10 medical bases for nuclear radiation victims Apr 8, 2007
(PTI): China is building over 10 medical bases capable of providing first aid to victims of nuclear radiation, the Government has announced. China is building at least ten medical bases across the country which could provide emergency care for people exposed to nuclear radiation, Vice Health Minister Wang Longde said in reply to a question raised by a netizen about how the Government would protect the public in case of a nuclear crisis. (Hindu)
March 1, 1896: All Aglow Mar 2, 2007
After further investigation, he concluded that the fluorescent mineral wrapped with the plates in thick black paper emitted its own nuclear radiation. is triggered by the spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei, resulting in radiant energy in the form of alpha, beta or gamma rays. (Wired News)
Soviet-era nuclear material is target for smugglers Mar 1, 2007
"We came across many cases where radioactive material was found in the street, in a forest, or in fields," said Grigol Basilia, a scientist with Georgia's Nuclear Radiation Safety Service. Georgia's biggest worry is the rebellious province of Abkhazia on the Black Sea coast, where a separatist government defies Tbilisi with the political and military backing of Russia. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Feb. 18 Letters to the Editor Feb 18, 2007
Regardless of how these exposures are viewed, either together or separately, the threat is inconsequential when one realizes that we are constantly exposed to more intense whole-body nuclear radiation from our natural surroundings and cosmic rays, without any observable effects (e. g. M. Eisenbud, Environmental Radioactivity, Academic Press, N.Y.). (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
RTI, Duke part of $5M Chernobyl radiation study Jan 25, 2007
Researchers expect to expand their understanding of the health effects of nuclear radiation. Workers will wear appropriate protective clothing, equipment and dosimeters to monitor radiation exposure. (Triangle Business Journal)
Africa:Continent 'Entitled to Reap the Benefits of Atomic Energy' Jan 12, 2007
The two-day meeting (9-10 January) in Algiers, Algeria discussed Africa's need for electricity from nuclear power stations and discussed how nuclear radiation research may help advance health care, agriculture, industry and the environment. Africa has no nuclear weapons. (allAfrica.com)
