• Nuclear power plants, civilian research reactors, certain naval fuel facilities, uranium enrichment plants, fuel fabrication plants, and even potentially uranium mines are vulnerable to attacks which could lead to widespread radioactive contamination. (wikipedia.org)
  • Another isotope, Strontium-90 is also a part of the contamination, and has a 29-year half-life. (ifsecglobal.com)
  • The spread of airborne contamination is unlikely to be evenly distributed due to many variables including the prevailing winds, the altitude the contamination reaches before dispersion and the time period of release. (apjjf.org)
  • Our study clarified the 137 Cs contamination in 75 of all 259 food samples before and after the Fukushima nuclear accident, showing that not only mushrooms but also fish had been contaminated before the Fukushima accident. (nature.com)
  • While this campaign produced a large dataset of radiocesium contamination levels in food, no quantitative method existed to distinguish between the detected 137 Cs that originated from the Fukushima accident and the detected 137 Cs that originated from prior deliberate or accidental releases of the radionuclide. (nature.com)
  • The organisation has previously drawn attention to routine Tritium releases and the resulting contamination of borehole water and the water table surrounding Koeberg, in its submissions on the environmental impact of a previous project known as Nuclear 1 - is now concerned about further issues which have emerged from an informal forensic study of the discharge. (medialternatives.com)
  • Of course, transmission into the groundwater, as well as any nearby bodies of water, for example, rivers, can be particularly harmful due to the range of contamination and potential imbibing of radioactive water. (popthatrocks.com)
  • The sedimentary crust favours the exportation of cesium and strontium by preventing its infiltration, while at the same time trapping part of the contamination on its immobile particles. (tib.eu)
  • In the case of wet discharge, the contamination of cesium tends to disperse. (tib.eu)
  • They assert that the potential radioactive contamination problem associated with the material in the spent fuel pools could be reduced by moving assemblies that have been out of reactors for more than five years into licensed dry storage containers. (atomicinsights.com)
  • The Organic Consumers Association supports the Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network's petition requesting the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to promulgate regulations to protect U.S. consumers from Cesium 134 and Cesium 137 contamination. (citizens.org)
  • All food should be tested for and labeled with its Cesium 134/137 contamination. (citizens.org)
  • Since Cesium 134 has a hazardous life of about 10-20 years ad Cesium 137 has a hazardous life of about 300-600 years, the threat of contamination in our food supply is a long-term issue that deserves immediate attention. (citizens.org)
  • We are alarmed at the lack of testing currently in place to meet the present-and-growing threat of Cesium 134 and 137 contamination in our food supply. (citizens.org)
  • Various products in the U.S. food supply have Cesium 134 and 137 contamination, including pistachios, oranges from California, grapefruits from Florida, prunes from California, and almonds from California. (citizens.org)
  • FDA should promulgate a binding U.S. threshold of 5 Bq/kg of Cesium 134-137 contamination, but there is no safe dose. (citizens.org)
  • The reports that I've seen suggest that land contamination, in terms of areas that are technically uninhabitable because of cesium-137 contamination, is roughly 600 square kilometers, or about 17 times the size of Manhattan Island. (greenleft.org.au)
  • And after they find high levels [of radioactive contamination], they demand local authorities and the government look at those contaminated areas. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Within weeks, 112,000 individuals would be screened for radioactive contamination, 249 would be exposed to radioactive materials, 46 would receive medical treatment for radioactive contamination, and four would die from acute radiation sickness. (bvsalud.org)
  • The citywide radioactive contamination occurred, in part, due to arbitrary and unfamiliar written warning systems. (bvsalud.org)
  • CONCLUSIONS: As little as 100 g of highly radioactive material, such as cesium-137, may lead to massive environmental contamination, fatalities and permanent disability due to acute radiation sickness, wreak havoc, and disrupt society on a scale that is challenging for public health officials to manage. (bvsalud.org)
  • External ß contamination surveys performed during intake showed that 21/288 animals had significant, removable external contamination, though not enough to pose a large hazard for incidental contact. (bvsalud.org)
  • this public health assessment evaluates radionuclides released to White Oak Creek that traveled off site into the Clinch River and the Lower Watts Bar Reservoir. (cdc.gov)
  • these disposal ponds have not released radionuclides. (cdc.gov)
  • In Chernobyl, the main radionuclides included iodine 131 with a half-life of 8 days and cesium 137 with a half-life of 30 years. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • Long-lived radionuclides (radioactive material) are removed from the atmosphere by precipitation or contact with a surface such as the ocean or land. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • Following the accident, measurements of food radioactivity levels, especially of 137 Cs, became more readily available because of the Japanese government's rapid establishment of a food monitoring campaign to detect radionuclides. (nature.com)
  • Radioactive atoms, also called radioisotopes or radionuclides, are atoms with an unstable nucleus. (popthatrocks.com)
  • There are about 730 radionuclides with half-lives longer than 60 minutes (see list of nuclides ). (wikipedia.org)
  • More than 2400 radionuclides have half-lives less than 60 minutes. (wikipedia.org)
  • In theory, elements heavier than dysprosium exist only as radionuclides, but some such elements, like gold and platinum , are observationally stable and their half-lives have not been determined). (wikipedia.org)
  • An imaging tracer made with radionuclides is called a radioactive tracer . (wikipedia.org)
  • Carbon is common to all life so this isotope is a major environmental hazard. (nuclearsevernside.co.uk)
  • Moreover, irradiation of boron dissolved in the coolant water creates hydrogen-3, i.e. tritium, the radioactive isotope of hydrogen. (medialternatives.com)
  • Specifically, they are worried about the fact that U.S. spent fuel pools are loaded with a large quantity of fuel assemblies that have been used to generate power and thus contain radioactive isotopes, including cesium-137, a gamma emitting isotope with a 30-year half life. (atomicinsights.com)
  • A radionuclide ( radioactive nuclide , radioisotope or radioactive isotope ) is a nuclide that has excess nuclear energy, making it unstable. (wikipedia.org)
  • The prime example of a "major nuclear accident" is one in which a reactor core is damaged and significant amounts of radioactive isotopes are released, such as in the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. (wikipedia.org)
  • Regarding releases to air and water leakage from Fukushima, the main radionuclide from among the many kinds of fission products in the fuel was volatile iodine-131, which has a half-life of 8 days. (world-nuclear.org)
  • We performed gamma-ray analysis to determine the amount of radioactive cesium-134 ( 134 Cs) and cesium-137 ( 137 Cs) in 259 foodstuffs five years after the Fukushima nuclear accident of 2011. (nature.com)
  • Using measurements of trace 134 Cs radioactivity, we investigated the contribution ratio of 137 Cs derived from the Fukushima accident on 2011 and pre-Fukushima. (nature.com)
  • Our analysis showed that 75.5% of the 137 Cs detected in these mushrooms originated from the Fukushima accident, and 24.5% was originated before the Fukushima event. (nature.com)
  • Using the trace radioactivity of short-lived 134 Cs in foodstuffs, we then evaluated the contribution ratio of Fukushima-derived 137 Cs in general foodstuffs in Japan. (nature.com)
  • Much worse that local wars or Ebola, Fukushima may well extinguish life in the next few years if a massive international effort is not begun at once. (opednews.com)
  • The man in charge of cleaning up the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has admitted there is little cause for optimism while thousands of workers continue their battle to contain huge quantities of radioactive water. (opednews.com)
  • http://enenews.com/fukushima-student-documentary-japan-going-insane-like-about-killed-gotten-better-government-abandoned-anyone-please-please-save-lives-fukushima-people-children-video "Nothing has gotten better" The government was incapable to deal with issues, covered up information we needed and even put pressure on us. (opednews.com)
  • Early last month Citizens for Health, along with the other coalition members of Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network ( FFAN ), filed a petition with the FDA to drastically reduce the amount of radioactive cesium permitted in food, from a ridiculous 1200 Bq/kg to 5 Bq/kg (see why here , read why here ). (citizens.org)
  • The damaged Fukushima units continue to leak 10 million becquerels of Cesium 134 and 137 per hour into the environment with no sign of stopping. (citizens.org)
  • Scientists at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station found levels of Cesium 134 and 137 from the Fukushima disaster in bluefin tuna caught off the California coast in Feb. 2013. (citizens.org)
  • The principal long-term widespread radiological risk in the Chernobyl region is Caesium-137 (spelled 'Cesium' in other parts of the world). (ifsecglobal.com)
  • The Chernobyl fallout on the UK was so severe that it was only in 2012, 26 years later, that lamb bred on the Welsh hills was allowed to be sold - previously it was too radioactive and the lambs were required to be slaughtered. (nuclearsevernside.co.uk)
  • In the north of Ukraine, then a Soviet republic, Chernobyl nuclear power plant was a thriving extensive enterprise served by the purpose-built town of Pripyat when on April 26th, 1986, reactor No 4 exploded, vaporising about five per cent of the core and spewing radioactive flames and gases high into the air. (drb.ie)
  • The book details the spread of radioactive poisons following the explosion of Unit 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear plant on April 26, 1986. (climateandcapitalism.com)
  • Le 23 avril 2005, 6 ans avant le 11-3, l' Information Telegram Agency de Russie rapportait que, selon le Research of Chernobyl handicapped people's union , plus de 1,5 millions de gens sont morts en Ukraine à cause de l'accident nucléaire de Tchernobyl. (fukushima-diary.com)
  • Tobacco radioactivity is high "the radiation dose from radium and polonium found naturally in tobacco can be a thousand times more than that from the caesium 137 taken up by the leaves from the Chernobyl nuclear accident," says the article "Tobacco's radiation dose far higher than leaves at Chernobyl" ( news service , 2 June 2007). (globalcigarettebrands.com)
  • The report states that, if all radiation doses below a half-rad are harmless, then Chernobyl creates "zero risk" for some 500 million people exposed by its fallout. (ratical.org)
  • N-16 has a half-life of only 7 seconds but produces high-energy gamma radiation during decay. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Data at the end of May (with most I-131 gone by decay) showed that about half of the 20 km evacuation zone and a similar area to the northwest, about 1000 km 2 in total, would give an annual dose of 20 mSv to March 2012. (world-nuclear.org)
  • NOAA has not reviewed the results and these model calculations do not consider the decay of radioactive compounds. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • The half-life with respect to radioactive decay varies broadly as well. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • Tritium has a half-life of 12 years, and a decay chain to Helium-3 (3H). (medialternatives.com)
  • Nickel, since it has 30 neutrons, loses a proton and gains a neutron to become radioactive Cobalt-58, which itself experiences its own decay chain. (medialternatives.com)
  • As a result experiences radioactive decay for a price expressed by its half-life. (popthatrocks.com)
  • During radioactive decay, the particular atom emits ionizing radiation through gamma rays and subatomic particles. (popthatrocks.com)
  • spores, etc. (vi) Extra terrestrial substances (vii) Volcanic eruption-releasing CO, H2S, SO 2 etc. (viii) Decay products of natural organic or inorganic substances. (cyberpointsolution.com)
  • During those processes, the radionuclide is said to undergo radioactive decay . (wikipedia.org)
  • The radioactive decay can produce a stable nuclide or will sometimes produce a new unstable radionuclide which may undergo further decay. (wikipedia.org)
  • Radioactive decay is a random process at the level of single atoms: it is impossible to predict when one particular atom will decay. (wikipedia.org)
  • They are emitted with high energy from the nucleus of heavy elements during radioactive decay, but lose energy rapidly in passing through material. (troxlerlabs.com)
  • The process by which it turns into helium is called radioactive decay. (nukejobs.com)
  • In assessing the significance of atmospheric releases, the Cs-137 figure is multiplied by 40 and added to the I-131 number to give an 'iodine-131 equivalent' figure. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Considerable amounts of xenon-133 and iodine-131 were vented, but most of the caesium-137 (14 out of 15 PBq total) along with most of the Cs-134 apparently came from unit 2 on or after 15 March - the only one of the four units which did not suffer a hydrogen explosion demolishing its superstructure. (world-nuclear.org)
  • On 16 March, Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission recommended local authorities to instruct evacuees under 40 years of age leaving the 20 km zone to ingest stable iodine as a precaution against ingestion ( e.g. via milk) of radioactive iodine-131. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Those that pose the greatest health threat are Cesium-137 (half-life 30 years) and Iodine-131 (half- life 8 days). (apjjf.org)
  • The actual ionizing radiation in the form of radioisotopes such as iodine-131 and caesium -137 will then be dispersed through the wind, carrying all of them far and wide. (popthatrocks.com)
  • Iodine-131, for example, only features a half-life of about eight times, whereas cesium-137 has a half-life of about 30 years. (popthatrocks.com)
  • The radioactive poisons sent billowing from the plant into the air included Cesium-137, Plutonium, Iodine-131 and Strontium-90. (climateandcapitalism.com)
  • Examples include lethal effects to individuals, large radioactivity release to the environment, reactor core melt. (wikipedia.org)
  • Background radioactivity - radioactive elements in the natural environment including those in the crust of the earth (like radioactive potassium, uranium, and thorium isotopes) and those produced by cosmic rays. (cdc.gov)
  • Some of the graphs show alarming peaks of high releases of radioactivity over the years. (nuclearsevernside.co.uk)
  • The median detected concentration of radiocesium ( 134 Cs + 137 Cs) in foodstuffs was 0.33 Bq/kg-raw, a much lower radioactivity than the Japanese regulatory limit. (nature.com)
  • However, a few samples had particularly high radioactivity, including some dried mushrooms sold in Iwate Prefecture that had a 137 Cs radioactivity concentration as high as 441 Bq/kg. (nature.com)
  • Radioactivity of 134 Cs and 137 Cs in all 259 foodstuffs were analyzed during 2015-2016 period. (nature.com)
  • Barriers to risk communication included a lack of a universal semiotic language regarding radioactive hazards, which was compounded by the illiteracy of the scrappers and their inability to recognize the radioactivity warning trefoil. (bvsalud.org)
  • The bottom line is that there are a number of explanations as to why and how radiation could be released into the environment that do not necessarily mean that it happened on purpose. (ifsecglobal.com)
  • Studies have shown that people often react to radiological and nuclear incidents by mis-estimating the actual risks and hazards posed by radiation. (ifsecglobal.com)
  • Exposure to ionizing radiation can also be by direct radiation from the plants and fuels themselves, though not released to the environment. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Alpha particle ( ionizing radiation ) - two neutrons and two protons bound as a single particle (a helium nucleus) that is emitted from the nucleus of certain radioactive isotopes in the process of disintegration. (cdc.gov)
  • Beta particle ( ionizing radiation ) - a charged particle emitted from the nucleus of certain unstable atomic nuclei (radioactive isotopes), having the charge and mass of an electron. (cdc.gov)
  • Then, In 1979, a massive leak of radioactive water exposed 300 workers to much more than permissible levels of radiation -- 1 millirem per hour per person. (org.in)
  • Worldwide, scientists are using publicly accessible meteorological tools to track how released radiation might be transported through the atmosphere. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • While there are International and National targets for the limits on radiation allowed to be released, in reality Nuclear Power Stations are asked to keep the releases As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA). (nuclearsevernside.co.uk)
  • Now that we all understand the process of ionization and ionizing radiation, we can uncover its potential hazards. (popthatrocks.com)
  • Think of ionizing radiation as invisible allergens or waves of energy that can be emitted from either radioactive atoms or radiation-producing equipment such as nuclear reactors. (popthatrocks.com)
  • However, the volume of ionizing radiation emitted from the most naturally occurring radioactive rot away is within safe limits. (popthatrocks.com)
  • As the half-life reduces, the amount of ionizing radiation released per unit of time rises. (popthatrocks.com)
  • The escalating groundwater radiation on the site increases the hazards for workers, as well as increasing the nuclear pollution of the Pacific every day. (opednews.com)
  • Beta radiation includes fission products from nuclear reactors including Cesium-134, Cesium-137 and Strontium-90. (enviroreporter.com)
  • Radiation is emitted by radioactive elements naturally present in the soil, water, and air. (troxlerlabs.com)
  • The purpose of using iodine or potassium iodide as a prophylactic protocol in (preparation for) radiation emergencies is that radioactive iodine isotopes are released during uncontrolled thermonuclear reactions. (living-intentionally.com)
  • The release of radiation is a phenomenon unique to nuclear explosions. (nukejobs.com)
  • The IAEA report underscores the importance of governments actively "managing" the entire life cycles of many classes of radioactive material contained in ionizing radiation sources (IRSs). (nationalacademies.org)
  • The individuals who discovered the cesium-137 capsule were illiterate and unfamiliar with the radiation trefoil logo, which was first used in 1946 in California, United States of America. (bvsalud.org)
  • This work was performed as an integral part of the radiation safety and control procedures of an animal welfare oriented trap-neuter-release (TNR) program. (bvsalud.org)
  • Building materials, like granite, contain radioactive thorium-232. (troxlerlabs.com)
  • IRSs contain radioactive materials that are the most likely ingredients for dirty bombs, technically known as radiological dispersion devices (RDDs). (nationalacademies.org)
  • The other main radionuclide is caesium-137, which has a 30-year half-life. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Without knowing the chemical composition of the material being released, it is difficult to quantitatively estimate the efficiency of radionuclide removal by precipitation. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • Soil data for the ponds show the presence of cesium 137, cobalt 60, strontium 90, and thorium 288. (cdc.gov)
  • Contradicting that information, however, is a report that they recorded the presence of cesium isotopes in the atmosphere around the plant. (living-intentionally.com)
  • COLLEGE PARK, Md.-(Newswise)-What happens to radioactive particles and gases released from Japan's crippled nuclear power plants is even more difficult to predict than the weather, and will depend on several key factors, explain University of Maryland atmospheric scientists. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • At low tide and in drying periods, during warmer weather, radioactive particles invisible to the eye, that cannot be felt, smelt or tasted, will become re-suspended in the air we breathe and therefore are able to easily gain access to inside our bodies. (nuclearsevernside.co.uk)
  • These elements form fine suspended particles in the air (aerosols), which due to their weight will gradually end up falling on the ground when released into the air, contaminating all vegetation, clothing and any other surfaces including water sources. (apjjf.org)
  • It was apparent that the cesium migrates horizontally in greater proportions than the strontium that pooly fixes on the particles and infiltrates into the first centimeter of the soil. (tib.eu)
  • As the local newspaper, the Tri-City Herald, reports, this has happened multiple times in the last five years, such as when a building demolition released plutonium dust that blew for miles, or when plutonium and americium particles contaminated workers' cars, including a rental later returned to the company. (uchicago.edu)
  • The reduction of radioactive particles in bone uptake, measured in the femur, reached as high as 80 percent, with little interference with calcium absorption. (radiationdangers.com)
  • More than three years into the massive cleanup of Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant, only a tiny fraction of the workers are focused on key tasks such as preparing for the dismantling of the broken reactors and removing radioactive fuel rods. (opednews.com)
  • This paper will analyze risks posed by uranium tailings and radioactive waste (RW) sources as well as examine efforts undertaken in recent years by the Kyrgyz Republic to address RW threats. (nti.org)
  • In total, the Kyrgyz Republic has 70 radioactive waste sites, including 36 uranium tailings sites. (nti.org)
  • Although the Republic does not possess highly-enriched uranium (which can be used to produce nuclear weapons), it does harbor radioactive materials that have been abandoned in sealed or unsealed sources or are poorly secured within non-operational mining facilities. (nti.org)
  • The main obstacles in securing the materials are lack of knowledge about the risks they pose and an inadequate inventory of potential radioactive sources, including uranium tailings sites, in the Kyrgyz Republic, and throughout Central Asia. (nti.org)
  • Uranium is the best example of such an element and is the heaviest naturally occurring radioactive element. (nukejobs.com)
  • This cycle starts, at its "front end", with the mining of uranium and ends with the possession of millions of tons of radioactive waste that must -- to varying degrees and for varying periods -- be isolated from the human environment. (ccnr.org)
  • And while Japan's disaster-proof security systems are among the best in the world, as fate would have it, all safety mechanisms failed to work as powers cut off, exposing radioactive fuel rods into the open air and ultimately causing the full meltdown of three nuclear reactors. (brandeisinternational.com)
  • Cesium is a gamma and beta emitter. (apjjf.org)
  • The range of the half-lives of radioactive atoms has no known limits and spans a time range of over 55 orders of magnitude. (wikipedia.org)
  • It refers to the release into the atmosphere of materials in concentrations that are harmful to human beings, plants, animals and buildings cr other objects. (cyberpointsolution.com)
  • Thus began another year of steady climate change, continued pollution of the atmosphere and half-hearted attempts at changing the world's dire trajectory. (blogspot.com)
  • From the 1960s until 1986 radioactive contaminants related to processes at the HFIR were placed into four ponds, also referred to as surface water impoundments or subbasins. (cdc.gov)
  • 0.2% of strontium 90 releases into White Oak Dam, but reportedly contributed 17.2% of cesium 137 to White Oak Dam based on remedial investigation data for waste area grouping (WAG) 5 (though data at this monitoring station usually show nondetects for cesium 137). (cdc.gov)
  • Sea Vegetables - According to a 1964 McGill University study published in the "Canadian Medical Association Journal," sodium alginate from kelp reduced radioactive strontium absorption in the intestines by 50 to 80 percent. (radiationdangers.com)
  • Canadian researchers reported that sea vegetables contained a polysaccharide substance that selectively bound radioactive strontium and helped eliminate it from the body. (radiationdangers.com)
  • It is, indeed, highly radioactive, and it comprises the majority of the radiological risk at the current time. (ifsecglobal.com)
  • Highly radioactive materials, which could be used to produce radiological dispersal devices (RDDs or 'dirty bombs'), might be present inside the tailings, as well as in abandoned equipment at these sites. (nti.org)
  • Failure to maintain this system leaves the country at a huge loss should radiological releases happen due to nuclear plant malfunctions and meltdowns as well as terrorism by an expanding list of American enemies who vow to destroy it. (enviroreporter.com)
  • LESSONS LEARNED REGARDING RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THE NEXT 10,000 YEARS: The radiological disaster in Goiânia was due in large part to the failures of various agencies to warn of danger and minimize access to radioactive material. (bvsalud.org)
  • Note that the longer fuel is irradiated in the reactor core, the more radioactive it becomes due to the build-up of fission by-products which also contaminate the fuel limiting its usable life. (apjjf.org)
  • Radioactive fallout from a nuclear reactor can be considered in two groups: isotopes of the noble gases (xenon, krypton-133) are radioactive elements with a very low chemical reactivity, relatively short half-lives, are not retained by the body and they remain and become dispersed in the air without ground deposition. (apjjf.org)
  • These can be gases, liquids, or solids and include radioactive and chemical materials. (medscape.com)
  • After the hydrogen explosion in unit 1 on 12 March, some radioactive caesium and iodine were detected in the vicinity of the plant, having been released via the venting. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Further I-131 and Cs-137 and Cs-134 were apparently released during the following few days, particularly following the hydrogen explosion at unit 3 on 14 March and at unit 4 on 15 March. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Hydrogen is a good example of an element with multiple isotopes, one of which is radioactive. (nukejobs.com)
  • However, there was fallout all over the world as the winds kept changing direction "so the radioactive emissions "covered an enormous territory. (climateandcapitalism.com)
  • Sediment data show, however, the presence of cobalt 60 and cesium 137 in contaminated sediment along Melton Branch downstream of the HFIR facility. (cdc.gov)
  • Primarily, cesium 137 and cobalt 60 are contaminants of concern for the area. (cdc.gov)
  • Because of the short half-life of cobalt 60 (5.3 years), releases of this contaminant from the HFIR ponds has decreased to the point of no longer being detectable in surface water near the ponds. (cdc.gov)
  • Although there have been significant efforts to remove the most heavily contaminated soil from the area, the region is still only a bit more than one half-life past the incident. (ifsecglobal.com)
  • Activity - the mean number of decays per unit time of a radioactive nuclide expressed as disintegrations per second. (cdc.gov)
  • ATSDR needs to be more forthcoming about the nature, extent, and actual location of these contaminated sediments and whether or not they still pose an ongoing public health hazard. (cdc.gov)
  • It is these fission by-products that pose the greatest immediate danger if released into the environment. (apjjf.org)
  • Radioactive fallout from the accident was concentrated in areas of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. (wikipedia.org)
  • The term background is also sometimes used in this report to indicate radioactive elements present in the environment that are not a direct result of SRS activities (e.g. atmospheric weapons testing fallout, see definition for fallout ). (cdc.gov)
  • The second and more dangerous radioactive fallout group is represented by mainly the radioactive isotopes of iodine, cesium, and tellurium. (apjjf.org)
  • Although 134 Cs and 137 Cs involve different generation processes in nuclear reactors and the 134 Cs/ 137 Cs activity ratio depends on the extent of fuel burnup in each reactor, their yield will be higher compared to other fission or activation products. (nature.com)
  • My report dealt with the vulnerabilities and hazards of stored spent fuel at US reactors in the US. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Georgia's public utility commission voted 5-0 on Thursday to continue construction on two half-finished nuclear reactors that will cost an estimated $25 billion, even though the project is now " more than $10 billion over budget and five years late . (rachelcarsoncouncil.org)
  • 4 ] a vial of highly radioactive cesium-137 was abandoned inside a hunk of scrap machinery and found its way into ignorant hands with tragic results [ 5 ] There are over 400 nuclear reactors installed in 28 countries. (ccnr.org)
  • As underscored by the IAEA, the threat of detonation of a dirty bomb is global because the necessary radioactive material and conventional explosives can be found in many countries. (nationalacademies.org)
  • MANAGEMENT OF CESIUM-137 EXPOSURE IN 2023: Cesium-137 enters the body through ingestion or inhalation. (bvsalud.org)
  • Certain elements are naturally radioactive in all of their isotopes. (nukejobs.com)
  • 1 As pointed out by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Box 1-1 , the necessary radioactive material is readily available internationally and in many cases is poorly secured. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Much of this is due to the fact that Caesium-137 has a long half-life of 30 years. (ifsecglobal.com)
  • Unlike I-131 therefore which loses most of its potential for harm in a few months, cesium remains hazardous in the environment for several hundred years. (apjjf.org)
  • The part that was not understood until about 100 years ago is that certain elements have isotopes that are radioactive. (nukejobs.com)
  • Over the next two years some 50,000 workers built an industrial site occupying half the area of Rhode Island, costing more than $230 million-equivalent to $3.1 billion today. (rachelcarsoncouncil.org)
  • Thousands of tons of radioactive materials from the waste products of nuclear weapons and power plant manufacture will have to be stored for at least 100,000 years to prevent danger to human life and society. (bvsalud.org)
  • Even the air we breathe contains small concentrations of the radioactive gas, radon-222, which seeps from the Earth's crust. (troxlerlabs.com)
  • Actinides - radioactive elements with atomic numbers equal to or greater than that of actinium (i.e., 88). (cdc.gov)
  • However, in the intervening half a century, atomic energy has failed to live up to its promise, and the idea that it is linked to progress and economic success is now both cliched and historically inaccurate. (indiatogether.org)
  • In 2005, the Kyrgyz Republic reported that, with assistance from the United States and in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it had secured or disposed of 1,000 items containing radioactive material believed to be vulnerable to theft. (nti.org)
  • The evaluation of biological activity of different marine algae is important because of their practical significance in preventing absorption of radioactive products of atomic fission as well as in their use as possible natural decontaminators. (radiationdangers.com)
  • The Atomic Energy Commission recommends for maximum protection against radioactive poisoning for humans, taking a minimum of 2 to 3 ounces of sea vegetables a week or 10 grams (two tablespoons) a day of sodium alginate supplements. (radiationdangers.com)
  • or if they frankly speak in public about their fears and, in fact, measurements of how bad radioactive illnesses really are. (opednews.com)
  • Social scientist and energy policy expert, Benjamin K. Sovacool has reported that worldwide there have been 99 accidents at nuclear power plants from 1952 to 2009 (defined as incidents that either resulted in the loss of human life or more than US$50,000 of property damage, the amount the US federal government uses to define major energy accidents that must be reported), totaling US$20.5 billion in property damages. (wikipedia.org)
  • Radioactive releases are measured by the amount of (radio)activity in the material, and quoted in Becquerels. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Their premise is that the public will be better protected if the NRC requires nuclear plant operators to reduce the density of their spent fuel pools and limit the amount of material that could potentially be released. (atomicinsights.com)
  • If we'd stopped producing in 1945, we'd have a minuscule amount [of radioactive waste] compared to what's out there in those tanks now," Franklin says. (uchicago.edu)
  • it is established that a significant amount of radioactive waste remains throughout Kyrgyz territory, although the contents (including possible mining equipment) are not wholly accounted for. (nti.org)
  • Children need approximately half that amount. (living-intentionally.com)
  • [ 1 ] The main challenge was adapting the existing models, whose primary focus was containing a hazardous material release, to one that reflected the chaos of a large-scale disaster involving a large number of affected individuals. (medscape.com)
  • n the day to day running of a Nuclear Power Station, radioisotopes are released into the air and the river or sea water used for cooling. (nuclearsevernside.co.uk)
  • They become radioactive due to neutron bombardment as they circulate through the reactor with the primary circuit cooling water. (medialternatives.com)
  • We evaluate hazards along the food chain to assess the associated outgoing risk to humans, animals and plants. (ages.at)
  • On one hand, the government is stating that there is no risk to humans and that only steam was released in the explosion at the plant. (living-intentionally.com)
  • Public health officials and governments must build systems to keep humans safe and physically isolated from these radioactive materials for as long as possible. (bvsalud.org)
  • The security risks include the possible terrorist theft of radioactive materials. (nti.org)
  • More than 2000 people are victims of hazardous materials releases in these states each year. (medscape.com)
  • If there is a loss of water or a failure of replenishment, the spent fuel will overheat and catch fire, releasing its radiotoxic contents. (apjjf.org)
  • In general, the higher the radioactive plume, the farther and faster it will travel," explains Jeff Stehr. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • This is only a hazard for those on the plant site, and the level diminishes with distance from the radioactive source. (world-nuclear.org)
  • An ulcer in subacute stage and 5 ulcers following self-healing with depigmentation caused by being unawarely exposed 4-8 months earlier to the same164 GBq (4.4 Ci) cesium-137 source (placed in a pocket of a trench coat used as a blanket). (medscape.com)
  • Following the act he soon fell ill and was diagnosed with acute leukemia, providing audiences a living testimony to the ruthless nature of radioactive pollution. (brandeisinternational.com)
  • The treaty also prohibits the dumping of radioactive waste originating from outside the continent within the region. (nti.org)
  • The example of the Kyrgyz Republic presents an integral case study of radioactive waste dangers and could help to address similar issues in other territories. (nti.org)
  • If our thyroid's iodine receptors are not fully bound with healthful iodine, any radioactive iodine isotopes we ingest or inhale can bind in our thyroid and cause long-term DNA damage. (living-intentionally.com)
  • Nuclear power accidents can involve loss of life and large monetary costs for remediation work. (wikipedia.org)
  • Anisokinetic sampling - a sampling condition that involves a mismatch between the air or \fluid velocity in the sampling probe and that in the stack releasing airborne effluents. (cdc.gov)
  • The men took the capsule and sold it for scrap, and within days the city would be contaminated with highly radioactive material. (bvsalud.org)
  • Caesium is soluble and can be taken into the body, but does not concentrate in any particular organs, and has a biological half-life of about 70 days. (world-nuclear.org)
  • These are released in air by nuclear explosions during war, these are harmful and may kill tissues of living organisms. (cyberpointsolution.com)
  • Is it just plausible that kicking up a lot of radioactive dust is deliberately meant to instil fear or anxiety? (ifsecglobal.com)
  • Given that the teletherapy unit was abandoned in an urban environment, there were no administrative or engineering controls in place to prevent human beings from becoming exposed to radioactive material. (bvsalud.org)