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This Tiny Radioactive Implant is a Powerhouse for Treating Prostate Cancer
2017-06-19 19:56:47| Extremetech
For prostate and penile cancer, scientists have developed an implant the size of a grain of rice that can deliver targeted radiation to the problem area and nowhere else. The post This Tiny Radioactive Implant is a Powerhouse for Treating Prostate Cancer appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Kentucky, Advanced Disposal Reach Agreement on Radioactive Waste at Blue Ridge Landfill
2016-10-24 19:04:40| Waste Age
Blue Ridge also agreed to a $95,000 civil penalty.
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How a massive sinkhole dumped 200 million gallons of radioactive water into a Florida aquifer
2016-09-23 15:19:33| Extremetech
A sinkhole opened in Florida weeks ago, dumping 250 million gallons of radioactive wastewater into the local water table, but residents didn't find out until quite recently.
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Cold War-era radioactive waste stored under Greenland's ice could be released as global temperatures rise
2016-08-06 01:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Global warming could release radioactive waste stored in an abandoned Cold War-era U.S. military camp deep under Greenland's ice caps if a thaw continues to spread in coming decades, scientists said on Friday. Camp Century was built in northwest Greenland in 1959 as part of U.S. research into the feasibility of nuclear missile launch sites in the Arctic, the University of Zurich said in a statement. Staff left gallons of fuel and an unknown amount of low-level radioactive coolant there when...
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EDF's Hinkley Point deal over radioactive waste sparks anger
2016-05-30 18:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A furious row has broken out after the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) refused to disclose the arrangement with EDF for dealing with radioactive waste at the planned Hinkley Point C nuclear plant. The information commissioners office has turned down a freedom of information (FoI) request for state aid arrangements between the UK and the European commission to be made public. The FoI complainant, David Lowry, has launched an appeal, claiming it is in the public interest for British...
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