20+ hour, 59+ min ago  (153+ words) The 26th of April will mark 40 years since the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. For this reason, the Icelandic Radiation Safety Authority and the radiography department at the University of Iceland will hold a symposium on the impact of the radiological accident,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (477+ words) As the world marks 40 years since the 1986 explosion at Chernobyl nuclear power plant, BBC One and BBC i Player will broadcast a documentary from BBC World Service, What Happened at Chernobyl. The explosion at Chernobyl triggered a public health emergency…...

20+ hour, 59+ min ago  (169+ words) The 26th of April will mark 40 years since the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. For this reason, the Icelandic Radiation Safety Authority and the radiography department at the University of Iceland will hold a symposium on the impact of the radiological accident,…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1606+ words) Most people will never meet a health physicist " and that's exactly the point. "Health physics is a niche field, but the problems we work on are anything but small," said Nicki Fatherly, FUSRAP national program manager. "USACE health physicists bring…...

2+ day, 33+ min ago  (243+ words) The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) has launched an investigation into a radiation exposure incident at a hospital in Gijang-gun, Busan. The NSSC announced that it received a report of an abnormal radiation exposure incident from a hospital, referred…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (156+ words) Damascus, April 7 (SANA) " Syria's Atomic Energy Commission organized a specialized training course on radiation emergency response, targeting emergency physicians and healthcare personnel to strengthen preparedness and ensure rapid and effective intervention in case of radiological incidents. The commission said the…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (161+ words) STUTTGART, April 6 (Bernama-dpa) -- An Easter egg hunt in south-western Germany took a worrying turn on Sunday after two men discovered a vial labelled "Polonium 210" in a garden, triggering an emergency response as authorities tested for the potentially lethal radioactive substance,…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (527+ words) The site of the former Turner Brothers Asbestos factory in Rochdale(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News) A warning has been issued to parents over a site dubbed 'Rochdale's Chernobyl'. The sprawling derelict Turner Brothers factory in Rochdale is believed…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (606+ words) Measures and consequences to date On April 26, 1986, a severe accident occurred in the fourth unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in present-day Ukraine (then the USSR). It was the first to be assigned the highest level of 7 on the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1016+ words) A toxic wasteland that once housed the largest asbestos factory in the world has become a magnet. Despite the dangers that lie within, to bored teenagers and urban explorers, some local leaders fear its perimeter has become less like Alcatraz…...