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Radioactive shipments could harm passengers and crews
Lebanese officials have recently seized a half ton of radioactively contaminated sanitary pads at Beirut International Airport. It seems that this finding is only the tip of the iceberg since the transport of nuclear materials by air is rapidly increasing. For more info and the interview with Rico Chandra, CEO of Arktis, see ...
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SEPA completes Dalgety Bay monitoring programme
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has completed the monitoring programme on the foreshore at Dalgety Bay which took place last week. In total 39 separate radioactive items, ranging in size from a grain of sand to a small stone, were detected and recovered. These included discrete radioactive items, the bulk of which were found on the inter-tidal area, together with more ...
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Man-made radon included in contaminated land regime
Regulations covering radioactive contaminated land in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been amended to remove the exclusion of radon and its decay products. The amendments to Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 came into effect on 30th September, changing the definition of 'substance' to now include radon and any radionuclides present as a result of radioactive decay. ...
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Dounreay to become UK`s first nuclear heritage project
Within a few years, much of the experimental nuclear site at Dounreay will disappear from the landscape. Many of the facilities that have dominated the skyline of Scotland’s north coast for the past 50 years will be razed to the ground. As the demolition of the entire site gets nearer, members of the public will be invited in the near future to take part in a debate about which aspects of ...
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CH2M Hill Hanford Fined for Radioactive Exposure of Workers
WASHINGTON, DC, November 20, 2006 (ENS) - The Department of Energy (DOE) has notified CH2M Hill Hanford Group, CHG, that it will fine the company $82,500 for violations of the department's nuclear safety requirements. CHG is the prime contractor responsible for managing the storage and retrieval of highly radioactive and hazardous waste at the Hanford Nuclear Site in central Washington state. ...
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Survey detects contamination on proposed waste disposal site
Two small areas of radioactive contamination have been detected during a survey of grazing land adjacent to the former nuclear research site at Dounreay. They were excavated and removed to the site for analysis. One was identified as a 'minor' particle of fast reactor fuel and the other as soil contaminated with radioactivity. The finds were 5-30cm below the surface and covered by vegetation, ...
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Particle found at site of proposed Dounreay Low Level Waste facility
'The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) received notification from DSRL, as per normal practice, of the detection and recovery of a fuel fragment and two shovels worth of radioactive waste. These were detected while DSRL was monitoring the footprint of the proposed new low level waste facility. The active material has been removed. This is the first known find of such a fragment in ...
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Dounreay publishes off-site contamination report
Dounreay today publishes the findings of its investigation into the discovery of a radioactive particle in land adjacent to the licensed site. The investigation report has been distributed to the land-user and nearby residents following its submission to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. It can be downloaded here. An investigation was carried out into the discovery of contamination ...
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EPA issues cleanup plan for former McClellan Air Force Base
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a cleanup decision for a large area of the McClellan Air Force Base Superfund site in Sacramento, California. EPA’s Record of Decision selects cleanup actions for contaminated soils across 130 acres in 43 separate areas at the former base. The Finding of Suitability for Early Transfer #2 Action Sites Record of Decision is the third ...
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EPA seeks public input on cleanup plan for welsbach/gas mantle superfund site in Camden County, New Jersey
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up radioactive contamination on the portion of the Welsbach/General Gas Mantle Superfund site located in Gloucester City, N.J. The site consists of two former gas lamp manufacturing facilities –Welsbach in Gloucester City and the General Gas Mantle property in Camden County, New Jersey. The Welsbach Company and the ...
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EPA Proposes Plan to Address Contaminated Soils and Ground Water at Maywood Chemical Company Superfund Site in Maywood and Rochelle Park, New Jersey
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to address contaminated soil at the Maywood Chemical Company Superfund site in Maywood and Rochelle Park, New Jersey. Previous industrial activity at the site resulted in contamination of the soil and ground water with volatile organic compounds, radioactive waste and metals. Exposure to these pollutants can have serious health effects, ...
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A detectable trail: Measuring radioactivity in environment
Radionuclides, or radioactive isotopes as they are often called, play an important part in the technologies that provide modern societies with food, water and medicine. But, if they are released into the environment through poor disposal, or by accident, they can be harmful to humans, animals and plants. One such example is the ingestion of radioactive contamination from tainted plants, animals ...
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EPA to host public meeting on Kerr McGee Kress Creek cleanup in West Chicago, Illinois
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting Tuesday, April 26, to update the community on the ongoing cleanup of the Kress Creek Superfund site. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Warrenville City Hall, 28W701 Stafford Place. There will be a short presentation followed by a question-and-answer period. Residents will have the opportunity to meet with EPA representatives ...
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EPA Finalizes Plan to Address Contaminated Soil at Maywood Chemical Company Superfund Site in NJ
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to address chemically-contaminated soil at the Maywood Chemical Company Superfund site in Maywood, Lodi and Rochelle Park, New Jersey. Previous industrial activity at the site resulted in contamination of the soil and groundwater with volatile organic compounds, radioactive waste and heavy metals. Exposure to these pollutants can ...
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Laser ablation analysis wins Measurement in Action Award
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced the winners of its 2014 Innovation Awards, with the University of Tasmania, Imperial College London, the Natural History Museum, Lakehead University and AMIRA International winning the award in the Measurement in Action category, sponsored by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). The IET Innovation Awards recognise the most ...
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American Security Today: Arktis named to DoD $8.2B CBRNE contract for Homeland Security
Arktis, a leading provider of radiological and nuclear detection services, has been named a recipient of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Joint Enterprise-Research, Development, Acquisition, and Production/Procurement (JE-RDAP) contract award vehicle. Under the $8.2 billion, multi-vendor contract, Arktis will support the U.S. Army’s Joint Program Executive Office for ...
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Radiation Found to be more Widespread at San Francisco’s Treasure Island
Last month, it was reported that the Treasure Island Naval Station may have more widespread radioactive contamination than previously thought. The Bay Citizen published an article about the area after obtaining documents about the cleanup efforts. The Navy began preparing the land in 1993 to allow San Francisco to begin using it for other purposes. The area is slated to become a high-rise ...
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Idaho aquifer decline could hinder radioactive monitoring
A continued drop in underground water levels could make it more difficult to monitor the movement of radioactive contamination in an aquifer below an eastern Idaho nuclear facility, scientists say. Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey in a 36-page report released Monday said the Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer level has dropped below two wells and about a dozen others are in danger due ...
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Report: Mix of cat litter, salts caused nuclear-dump mishap
An incompatible combination of nitrate salts and organic cat litter is to blame for a mishap that forced the closure of the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository, according to findings released Thursday by an independent team of experts from national laboratories around the country. The technical team was charged by the U.S. Energy Department to investigate all the possible ...
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