The United States is home to one of the most controversial military bases in the world – and it’s probable you’ve never heard ...

Contact radiation safety immediately in any case of personnel contamination, if assistance is necessary for decontamination, or for additional information. Survey meters (e.g., Geiger counters) are ...

The government undertook decontamination of radiation in those special zones as well as constructed social infrastructure. The special reconstruction zones were chosen because they covered ...

Table 1 provides a summary of the results of disinfection of pathogens in hospital rooms using the Sterilray device. For MRSA (n =27 rooms and 106 culture sites) and C. difficile (n =67 rooms and ...

The order was originally issued due to high levels of radiation detected following ... The area where the order will be lifted without any decontamination work is small. It spans just 0.64 ...

Japan to start reusing soil from Fukushima despite public concerns over radioactivity - UN nuclear watchdog confirms soil ...

As space agencies and private companies look toward sending human crews to Mars, they'll have to find ways to mitigate the dangers posed by high-energy radiation from solar storms. The weather on ...

and using radiation monitoring data to develop maps to be made available to the public; Off-site decontamination, including in analyses of environmental monitoring results and the exploration of ...

More than 70 percent of Fukushima's municipalities were registering radiation levels above the national safety standard. Decontamination was key to making the region safe again and reviving local ...

The atmospheric lidar ATLID, the last of four instruments on board the EarthCARE satellite launched in May, has now been ...

The history of exposure to radiation forms the basis of diagnosis ... exposure and give first aid if required. Followed by decontamination, supportive care and management of symptoms.

Some of the effects that radiation has on a human body are shown below. Eyes High doses can cause cataracts. Thyroid Radioactive iodine can build up and cause cancer, particularly during growth.