Get an x-ray, and you get a small dose of radiation to visualize your bones and body structures to help you medically. Buy a smoke detector, you’re inviting a tiny source of radiation, americium-241, ...

The DOE proposal rolling back a radiation safety standard may force Congress to weigh nuclear expansion against public health safeguards.

Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least four million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into ...

When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists expected the surrounding land to remain uninhabitable for ...

Rethinking nuclear radiation and its dangers is critical if the world is to turn away from hydrocarbon sources of energy. Many of us are seeing unwelcome spikes in our electric bills. This is due in a ...

The story of Chernobyl has long carried a chilling epilogue: that the people who rushed in to contain the disaster doomed not ...

Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board has influenced policy and decision making on a wide range of nuclear and radiation issues, including: furthering the understanding of beneficial medical, industrial ...

Despite danger for Japan nuclear workers, radiation sickness not yet a threat. March 17, 2011— -- As the situation at Japan's nuclear reactors continues to deteriorate, many in Japan and around ...

Chinese researchers have developed a treatment that increases the survival rates of mice exposed to acute. This discovery has the potential to make cancer treatment safer and even improve the ...

Nuclear track detectors offer a robust means for recording and analysing the passage of ionising radiation through sensitive materials. These detectors, frequently ...

The Georgetown University Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases (BHTA) program hosted its 12th annual Nuclear Security Summit on Dec. 4 and 5, calling for interdisciplinary ...

Rising use of radioactive materials across healthcare, nuclear power, defense, and industrial sectors is driving demand for ...