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They Dumped 200,000 of Cold War Radioactive Barrels Into the Atlantic: 35 Years Later, French Scientists Are Finally Tracking Them Down

They were dropped in secret, forgotten for decades, and now they’re back in the spotlight. More than 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste—some dating back to the early Cold War—were deliberately ...

Radioactive pollution still haunts Hunters Point in San Francisco

Last week, residents were informed by the San Francisco Department of Health that a test taken in November 2024 at the former ...
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Management of Disused Radioactive Sources: IAEA Safety and Security Guidance

Radioactive sources are important in cancer treatment and gamma radiography devices in industry and keeping them safe and secure is essential — from manufacture to disposal. The IAEA’s Guidance on the ...
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Cryogenic sensor reads atomic decay in days, could reshape nuclear safety and care

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have unveiled a groundbreaking method for rapidly detecting and measuring radioactivity in minuscule samples. The technique, ...