Authorities in Thailand have found traces of radioactive Caesium-137 at a smelting plant in Prachin Buri province, which were linked to a metal cylinder that went missing from a power plant earlier this month. The cylinder containing the radioactive material Caesium-137 measured 30 centimeters (11.8 inches) long and was reported missing from a steam power…
Radioactive Material Found in Thailand Smelter During Search for Missing Cylinder
Missing Radioactive Capsule in Western Australia Found
Australian authorities have found and secured a radioactive capsule missing in the outback of Western Australia (WA) after a frantic one-week hunt. The capsule, which is filled with Caesium-147 which emits radiation equal to 10 X-rays per hour, was located two meters off the Great Northern Highway near Newman on Wednesday morning local time. “I do want…
Hunt for Lost Radioactive Capsule in Western Australia
A tiny radioactive capsule with the potential to cause nasty skin burns and serious illness has been lost as it was transported from a West Australian mine to Perth. An urgent radioactive substance health warning has been issued along a 1400 km truck route from the Pilbara to a depot in the Perth suburb of…
Urgent Health Warning Issued in Australia Amid Hunt for Lost Radioactive Material
A tiny radioactive capsule with the potential to cause nasty skin burns and serious illness has been lost as it was transported from a West Australian mine to Perth. An urgent radioactive substance health warning has been issued along a 1400 km truck route from the Pilbara to a depot in the Perth suburb of…
Scientists Studying Tree Rings Say ‘Radiation Storms’ Not Caused by Solar Flares as Previously Thought
A team of scientists at the University of Queensland in Australia have turned to trees in an effort to discover more about mysterious and potentially devastating radioactive space storms that have hit earth several times over the past 10,000 years. The team of researchers included an undergraduate student and was led by Benjamin Pope from the University of…
Michigan-Bound Radioactive Material Shipment Missing, Says Nuclear Regulator
A Michigan-bound shipment of radioactive material, sent by an Ohio company weeks ago, never reached its destination, according to the nation’s nuclear regulator. A July 29 filing by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) indicates that a shipment containing a source of Iridium-192, a “Category 2” level of radioactive substance, was dispatched from Ohio-based Prime…
Radioactive Residue From Bomb Tests Decades Ago Are Found in Honey
The United States conducted many nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s. Recently, it was discovered that the legacy of these tests can remain for decades in American honey, according to a report. After World War II, the United States and other countries, including China and the former Soviet Union, performed hundreds of aboveground nuclear…
Florida Gov. Declares State of Emergency Near Radioactive Spill: ‘Collapse Could Occur at Any Time’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency and county officials evacuated residents near a phosphate processing plant over the weekend as officials warned that a pond filled with toxic wastewater could collapse “at any time.” “A portion of the containment wall at the leak site shifted laterally,” said Manatee County Director of Public Safety Jake…
Florida Gov. Declares State of Emergency Over Radioactive Wastewater Leak
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency as county officials evacuated residents near a phosphate processing plant over the weekend. Officials warned that a pond filled with toxic wastewater could collapse “at any time.” “A portion of the containment wall at the leak site shifted laterally,” Manatee County Director of Public Safety Jake Saur told…
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