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Radiation is often described as something dangerous, mysterious, or connected only to nuclear accidents and weapons, News.Az ...

At the first IAEA training course on customs operations in the Caribbean region on sealed radioactive sources, participants from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries learned how to manage and ...

People often think of radiation as the basis for carbon-free nuclear power. But radiation can also save lives. That’s especially true in hospitals where professionals use nuclear medicine to make ...

EHSA allows for the entry of source use and waste generation by the Authorized User or Radiation Worker. This mechanism is meant to capture the dispensing of radioactive material from the original ...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection reported a piece of equipment used in medical imaging scanners that contained a small amount of radioactive material had been shipped for disposal ...

Authorities in Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius have received IAEA support to develop a comprehensive inventory of ionizing radiation sources used in medicine and industry under a ...

NOTE: You must first enter all radioactivity into their proper waste containers in the Radioactive Source Use and Waste workflow instructions in the Handbook. When no more waste will be added to a ...

When most people think about radioactivity, their minds jump to nuclear power plants, medical X-rays, or maybe that ominous green glow from old science fiction movies. The reality is far less dramatic ...

Radioactive potassium, common enough on Earth to make potassium-rich bananas one of the “hottest” foods around, appears also to be a substantial source of heat in the Earth’s core, according to recent ...

Direct Source Seafood LLC in Bellevue, Wash., is the latest seafood retailer to recall possibly radioactive shrimp. This most recent recall, issued Dec. 19, calls for the disposal of 83,800 bags of ...