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Locals eating radioactive food 30 years after Chernobyl: Greenpeace tests

2016-03-09 06:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Economic crises convulsing Russia, Ukraine and Belarus mean testing in areas contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has been cut or restricted, Greenpeace said, and people continue to eat and drink foods with dangerously high radiation levels. According to scientific tests conducted on behalf of the environmental campaigning group, overall contamination from key isotopes such as caesium-137 and strontium-90 has fallen somewhat, but lingers, especially in places such as forests. People...

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More Tests Planned for Estill Co. Water, Air After Initial Landfill Results Return

2016-03-08 21:57:00| Waste Age

WKYT.com County leaders say all tests so far have shown the air and water to be safe around an Estill County landfill where naturally-occurring radioactive waste was illegally dumped, but the county's judge-executive says more tests have been planned. read more

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US Navy tests Raytheon SM-6 missile's surface-to-surface engagement capability

2016-03-08 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The US Navy has successfully demonstrated Raytheon Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) air defence interceptor's surface-to-surface engagement capability.

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Google tests app that lets you pay with little more than a smile

2016-03-07 00:20:04| Wireless - Topix.net

Google has announced that it's testing a payment program called "Hands Free" that lets users pay for goods without having to reach into their pockets. The idea behind the program is that anyone can walk in to a store, find what they want and head to the register, requiring only their face and a moment's conversation to purchase something.

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