• The amount of radioactivity that we are storing in unsafe, vulnerable pools constitutes the largest concentrations of radioactivity on the planet. (greenleft.org.au)
  • The difference between Chernobyl and Fukushima is that the reactor itself exploded at Chernobyl, while at Fukushima though some radioactivity leaked from the reactor most of the radioactive material was contained within it. (idsa.in)
  • Unfortunately, the preserved recycled scrap metals would have 'trace amounts of radioactivity. (wise-uranium.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)
  • The requirements regarding the exposure of flight personnel to cosmic radiation are presented in Guide ST 12.4 , the requirements regarding the exposure of users of household water containing radioactive substances are presented in Guide ST 12.3 , and the requirements regarding the exposure caused by the radioactivity of building materials and ash are presented in Guide ST 12.2 . (stuklex.fi)
  • The radioactivity induced by neutron capture is the major source of radioactive waste that requires management at the power reactor site. (mirfali.com)
  • Radioactive waste was generated from use of radioactivity, in many but not all cases. (intechopen.com)
  • And after they find high levels [of radioactive contamination], they demand local authorities and the government look at those contaminated areas. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Of the 19 active sites in the program, four sites with complicated cleanup remedies or large amounts of contamination make up about three-quarters of this estimate. (wise-uranium.org)
  • Radioactive uranium contamination would become part of the 'dross' during the melting, leaving the majority of metals to be cast as ingots for future use. (wise-uranium.org)
  • 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 fission products and alpha-emitters contaminate all materials with which they come in contact and this contamination is passed along the contact chain. (mirfali.com)
  • Activation products - radionuclides that result from the absorption of neutrons by uranium, and other materials present in a nuclear reactor. (cdc.gov)
  • 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)
  • any practice producing waste containing substantial amounts of naturally occurring radioactive substances or causing significant releases of naturally occurring radionuclides into the environment. (stuklex.fi)
  • Radioactive waste is defined as the material that contains or is contaminated with radionuclides at concentrations or activities greater than clearance levels as established by regulatory authorities. (intechopen.com)
  • The higher the concentration of radionuclides above the established levels, the greater the hazard the waste possesses. (intechopen.com)
  • He added that the radioactive contaminants released from the plant amounted to 10 per cent of those released at Chernobyl. (idsa.in)
  • The radioactive contaminants of main concern are fission products resulting from nuclear fission in the fuel elements. (mirfali.com)
  • The potential impact of released radioactive contaminants into the environment has received growing attention due to nuclear accidents, which pose serious problems to biological systems. (intechopen.com)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • On March 23, experts were asked, on television and in the press, about the blue neutron beam, and stated that it might be due to the presence of uranium and plutonium radioactive isotopes, and an indication of spontaneous random re-criticality. (blogspot.com)
  • Honeywell's safety image was further tarnished just a few weeks ago, when the U.S. Justice Department and the EPA announced that the company had paid a criminal fine of $11.8 million to resolve a charge of illegally storing hazardous and radioactive materials in Metropolis. (dirtdiggersdigest.org)
  • The main focus of this study is on hazardous and radioactive wastes accompanying with their Different technologies developed for management. (intechopen.com)
  • Apart from the current LWR recycling experience, another closed fuel cycle practice is the recycle of nuclear materials in fast reactors in which, reprocessed uranium and plutonium are used for production of Fast Reactor (FR) fuel. (mirfali.com)
  • In most cases, the energy released from a nuclear weapon detonated within the lower atmosphere can be approximately divided into four basic categories: the blast and shockwave: 50% of total energy thermal radiation: 35% of total energy ionizing radiation: 5% of total energy (more in a neutron bomb) residual radiation: 5-10% of total energy with the mass of the explosion. (wikipedia.org)
  • Energy from a nuclear explosion is initially released in several forms of penetrating radiation. (wikipedia.org)
  • When there is surrounding material such as air, rock, or water, this radiation interacts with and rapidly heats the material to an equilibrium temperature (i.e. so that the matter is at the same temperature as the fuel powering the explosion). (wikipedia.org)
  • In a high-altitude burst, where the density of the atmosphere is low, more energy is released as ionizing gamma radiation and X-rays than as an atmosphere-displacing shockwave. (wikipedia.org)
  • Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has now admitted for the first time that full nuclear meltdowns occurred at three of the plant's reactors, and more than doubled its estimate for the amount of radiation that leaked from the plant in the first week of the disaster in March. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Further health hazards result from the chemical toxicity of the uranium to the kidneys, and from the radiation of the uranium (an alpha emitter). (ratical.org)
  • The radiation released into the atmosphere peaked between March 15 and 16, and subsequently declined. (idsa.in)
  • Although there are emissions of radon and the presence of thorium in on-site air and off-site soils and the emission of radiation resulting from the presence of these materials is not currently considered a health hazard . (cdc.gov)
  • After a therapeutic administration of 131 I, the patient becomes a potential radiation hazard to other individuals. (snmjournals.org)
  • Worldwide, scientists are using publicly accessible meteorological tools to track how released radiation might be transported through the atmosphere. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • The responsible party shall investigate the radiation exposure caused by natural radiation if it is discovered or there is reason to suspect that practices or circumstances are such that the exposure of human beings to natural radiation causes or may cause a health hazard. (stuklex.fi)
  • March 14 o http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11040901-e.html o Extreme pressure at #3 per TEPCO chronology dated April 9th 2011 * o Two new explosions at Fukushima and high radiation. (blogspot.com)
  • Until 1971, Hanford's radioactive reactor effluent was discharged straight into the Columbia River, which has long been a vital waterway to the nearby towns of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick, referred to today as the Tri-Cities. (uchicago.edu)
  • TEPCO officials are worried that highly radioactive water believed to be leaking from deep inside the troubled reactors has flooded the basements of the turbine building, particularly the basement floor of reactor two. (idsa.in)
  • True disclosure of that information only came out in the TEPCO press release on April 9th and through the Japanese Educational website about the disaster and reactor status (April 8th). (blogspot.com)
  • March 13 o Second explosion at Fukushima o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7crIPPhmVI * o http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/77451.html o The plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., commonly known as TEPCO, began injecting fresh water into the No. 3 reactor on Sunday after coolant water levels fell, while letting out radioactive steam to relieve pressure that had built up inside. (blogspot.com)
  • Nuclear fuel is defined as the fissionable nuclear material in the form of fabricated elements for loading into the reactor core of a nuclear power plant and the nuclear fuel cycle is referred to the various activities associated with the production of electricity from nuclear reactors. (mirfali.com)
  • In addition, small quantities of radioactive fission products occur in the reactor coolant and fuel storage basin water as a result of an occasional fuel cladding failure. (mirfali.com)
  • The nuclear fuel cycle includes several nuclear fuel cycles may be considered, depending on the type of reactor and the fuel used and whether or not the irradiated fuel is reprocessed and the nuclear material is recycled. (mirfali.com)
  • The open fuel cycle is the mode of operation in which the nuclear material passes through the reactor just once. (mirfali.com)
  • If the whole contents of a cylinder is released during a fire, lethal air concentrations of toxic substances can occur within distances of 500 to 1,000 meters. (ratical.org)
  • According to him, the level of radioactive substances released from the damaged Fukushima plant is nowhere near the Chernobyl levels. (idsa.in)
  • An average or expected amount of a substance or radioactive material in a specific environment, or typical amounts of substances that occur naturally in an environment. (cdc.gov)
  • Measuring hazardous substances in biologic materials (such as blood, hair, urine, or breath) to determine whether exposure has occurred. (cdc.gov)
  • The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry considers the St. Louis Airport site to be an indeterminate public health hazard . (cdc.gov)
  • Exposure to radioactive substances increases one's risk of developing cancer. (ibilabs.com)
  • Chemical-release incidents were calculated for the nine states reporting to the Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) database between 1999 and 2008. (medscape.com)
  • The extent to which such contaminated materials can be suitably decontaminated for some purpose only results in additional radioactive waste arising from the decontamination process. (mirfali.com)
  • What you're reading took numerous hours of research over many days to discover the theoretical timeline of Plutonium radioactive isotope leakage at the Fukushima Daiichi facility. (blogspot.com)
  • 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 Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Office of Environmental Management (EM) completed the first shipment of downblended surplus plutonium transuranic (TRU) material from K-Area at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico in December. (wise-uranium.org)
  • This shipment marks a milestone as the first shipment to include defense TRU material from NNSA's Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program. (wise-uranium.org)
  • After plutonium is downblended at SRS, it becomes TRU material by definition and can be permanently disposed at WIPP. (wise-uranium.org)
  • Experts like Michio Kaku mentioned that Plutonium could be released from the MOX fuel, and then when the explosions began occurring so often (beginning on March 12), many nuclear experts stated that plutonium is a byproduct of the nuclear fission process. (blogspot.com)
  • Plutonium was detected on 3/25 and 3/28, but the only reason we know this is from a minor footnote from a JAIF document which was only recently released on April 8th. (blogspot.com)
  • On March 30th, the IAEA and a US dept of Energy official both documented possible Plutonium release in their statements. (blogspot.com)
  • The materials handling and fabrication involving liquid and solid forms of fission products and transuranics, especially for plutonium in the fabrication of plutonium and uranium plutonium oxide fuels, results in contaminated equipment and ventilation systems, all to be dealt with. (mirfali.com)
  • This suggests that plutonium release from sediments during stratification is not the dominant mechanism driving plutonium cycling in the pond. (bvsalud.org)
  • This is a risky process that involves highly toxic materials. (dirtdiggersdigest.org)
  • Plugging the leaks and removing the toxic materials are top priorities, if the arduous but unpredictable task has to be completed sooner or later. (idsa.in)
  • Radioactive decay happens in nature too, but concentrated and speeded up, it becomes an atom bomb. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • 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)
  • Electricity is transmitted by a high-voltage system because it allows the same amount of energy to be carried at lower current, which reduces electrical loss through leakage and heating. (medscape.com)
  • Provided , That for facilities designed for producing substantial amounts of electricity and having a rated capacity of 100,000 electrical kilowatts or more, the amount of primary financial protection required shall be the maximum amount available at reasonable cost and on reasonable terms from private sources (excluding the amount of private liability insurance available under the industry retrospective rating plan required in this subsection). (house.gov)
  • in July 2021, a new state report found that a shocking 57 percent of Hanford workers have reported exposure to hazardous materials. (uchicago.edu)
  • We have recently determined US troops were near a release of chemical agents at Khamisiyah, and DOD is assessing potential exposure. (health.mil)
  • 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)
  • How would you describe the situation of a corporation involved in union-busting, mishandling of radioactive waste, production of nuclear weapons and the effort to lower corporate tax rates while cutting Social Security and Medicare? (dirtdiggersdigest.org)
  • In the example shown, the depleted uranium waste stream is seven times larger than the enriched uranium product stream. (ratical.org)
  • The cycle also includes the processes for dealing with spent nuclear fuel which is classified as radioactive waste. (mirfali.com)
  • Hence, the formation of radioactive waste from what otherwise would be normal industrial waste. (mirfali.com)
  • Scientific society has approached the management of radioactive waste differently from the management of other waste types. (intechopen.com)
  • Grout materials are commonly used to immobilize low-level radioactive waste. (bvsalud.org)
  • In order to gather the most thorough evidence to date, we poured through countless news stories from Japan and the World, as well as official press releases from TEPCO, NRC documents, Areva status documents, and a JAIF report in order to determine the truth at Fukushima. (blogspot.com)
  • My report dealt with the vulnerabilities and hazards of stored spent fuel at US reactors in the US. (greenleft.org.au)
  • It pumped 10,400 tonnes of low-level radioactive water into the ocean to free storage capacity for the highly contaminated water from the reactors. (idsa.in)
  • A former defense minister noted after the disaster (on page 124): "It is important to maintain our commercial reactors because it will allow us to produce a nuclear warhead in a short amount of time. (thebulletin.org)
  • Spent fuel pool safety was enhanced at U.S. reactors when licensees implemented new NRC requirements to develop strategies for spent fuel pool cooling following losses of large areas of the plant due to fires, explosions, or extreme natural events. (atomicinsights.com)
  • Plumes of strontium-90 and heavy metals leaked into the groundwater, and trace amounts of tritium have been found in local milk and wine. (uchicago.edu)
  • Climate change makes droughts more likely and such fires more frequent and larger in scale. (llnl.gov)
  • The longest lived materials, and thus the most likely to have a large-scale impact, are particles between 0.1 and 1.0 micrometers (10-7 and 10-6 meter) in diameter. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • It's fine to have autonomy for a program that needs a certain amount of secrecy," says Mark Henry, the section manager for radiological emergency preparedness at the Washington State Department of Health. (uchicago.edu)
  • From World War II to the 1970s, the Oregon Public Health Division called the Columbia the most radioactive river in the world. (uchicago.edu)
  • Taking notice of the growing military use of DU, we must consider not only the increased threats of radioactive battlefields but also the whole dirty cycle in the uranium industry connected with the DU technology and its impact on health and the environment in the surroundings of test areas and in the uranium industry itself. (ratical.org)
  • According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, a level 7 incident entails "a major release of radioactive material with widespread health and environmental effects requiring implementation of planned and extended countermeasueres. (idsa.in)
  • Below are some environmental health and safety tips and resources that will help you identify and correct potential laundry room hazards that could affect your family's health. (home-air-purifier-expert.com)
  • In addition to individualized state health departments, the following 5 national sources provide information regarding death and injuries caused by chemical releases: National Response Center (NRC), Department of Transportation (DOT), Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS), Acute Hazardous Events (AHE) Database, and American Poison Control Centers Association. (medscape.com)
  • The uranium 'dross' would be sent to low level radioactive disposal cells in the West. (wise-uranium.org)
  • The nuclear fuel cycle starts with uranium exploration and ends with disposal of the materials used and generated during the cycle. (mirfali.com)
  • And provided further , That the amount which may be charged a licensee following any nuclear incident shall not exceed the licensee's pro rata share of the aggregate public liability claims and costs (excluding legal costs subject to subsection (o)(1)(D), payment of which has not been authorized under such subsection) arising out of the nuclear incident. (house.gov)
  • According to the deputy director general of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), Hidehiko Nishiyama, the rating was scaled up from 5 (applied to "an accident with wider consequences) to 7 (a "major accident" as per the International Atomic Energy Agency) because of the amount of radioactive material released from the plant. (idsa.in)
  • Actinides - radioactive elements with atomic numbers equal to or greater than that of actinium (i.e., 88). (cdc.gov)
  • Transuranic elements are a subset of the actinide elements and include those with atomic numbers larger than uranium. (cdc.gov)
  • If the atomic structure of the material is such that the force of attraction between its nucleus and outer electrons is small, little force is required to cause electron loss. (medscape.com)
  • The final book by Union of Concerned Scientists members David Lochbaum, Edwin Lyman, and Susan Stranahan (hereafter, the UCS review) has the most dramatic and intensive coverage of the accident, as well as superb material on the response to it of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (thebulletin.org)
  • If cylinders are involved in long-lasting fires, large amounts of UF 6 can be released within a short time. (ratical.org)
  • I have also receive many questions about hazards related to washing machines and gas clothes dryers - regarding toxic black mold, fire potential, and carbon monoxide gas dangers. (home-air-purifier-expert.com)
  • Now let's discover other potential laundry room hazards you may not have been aware of. (home-air-purifier-expert.com)
  • It is this unique feature of nuclear explosions that is exploited when verifying that an atmospheric nuclear explosion has occurred and not simply a large conventional explosion, with radiometer instruments known as Bhangmeters capable of determining the nature of explosions. (wikipedia.org)
  • In September, a loud explosion was heard at the plant but there were no reports of toxic releases. (dirtdiggersdigest.org)
  • These wastes could be corrosive, inflammable, explosive, or react when exposed to other materials. (intechopen.com)
  • Alternatively, using fractionated treatment regimens, outpatient treatment schedules have been proposed for large multinodular goiters that commonly require the administration of high doses of 131 I ( 7 ). (snmjournals.org)
  • The 3/26 NRC document details neutron sources being thrown up to 1 mile and bulldozing of very high dose rate material being bulldozed between units 3 and 4. (blogspot.com)
  • Rapid trend of industry and high‐technological progress are the main sources of the accumulation of hazardous materials. (intechopen.com)
  • At higher levels, winds tend to move on a fast track that can transport material longer distances. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water. (guam.gov)
  • The larger problem of NRC regulatory capture will be dealt with, however, only when pressure from the concerned public outweighs that from the nuclear industry. (atomicinsights.com)
  • The physical blast effect is created by the coupling of immense amounts of energy, spanning the electromagnetic spectrum, with the surroundings. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although an immense amount has been written about Carson and her work, the fact that she was objectively a "woman of the left" has often been downplayed. (monthlyreview.org)
  • Air filters are least efficient for particle sizes of about 0.3 microns and collect smaller and larger particles more efficiently. (cdc.gov)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Though these are simplified models of atmospheric transport, the Maryland scientists say they provide reasonable pictures of the long-range movement of potentially hazardous materials, and also provide guidance on which variables need to be monitored. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • Therapeutic doses of 131 I commonly range from 100 to 7400 MBq, with the larger activities used to ablate thyroid remnants or to treat metastatic disease in patients with thyroid cancer. (snmjournals.org)
  • A recent assessment based on a comprehensive review of all intelligence information and a May 1996 UNSCOM inspection concludes nerve agent was released as a result of inadvertent US postwar demolition of chemical rockets at a bunker and probably at a pit area at the Khamisiyah Ammunition Storage Area in Iraq. (health.mil)
  • The resistance to the flow of electricity by any material is directly proportional to the material's length and inversely proportional to its cross-sectional area. (medscape.com)
  • Another major setback was that one of the objectives to phase out coal and stop financing new coal-fired power plants was revised to "phase down" because Australia, China, India, and the United States, some of the largest coal producers, were not present for the proposals. (uab.edu)
  • These resources are neither unlimited in quantity nor evenly spread throughout the various political entities on Earth, so one would not expect them to be voluntarily relinquished in large amounts by those who exist in their surroundings. (blogspot.com)
  • Analytical method - a laboratory test used to detect the amount of a contaminant . (cdc.gov)
  • For example, if the analyte is mercury, the laboratory test will determine the amount of mercury in the sample. (cdc.gov)
  • Today the rapidly accelerating planetary ecological crisis, which she more than anyone else alerted us to, calls for an exploration of the full critical nature of her thought and its relation to the larger revolt within science with which she was associated. (monthlyreview.org)
  • Insightful thoughts from the likes of Henry Ford, Robert Oppenheimer or Bill Gates cannot miraculously manifest themselves into new inventions without the net energy and material resources required for the production process. (blogspot.com)
  • The JAIF report wasn't released until April 8th. (blogspot.com)
  • One ampere is roughly equivalent to the amount of current flowing through a lighted 100-watt light bulb. (medscape.com)
  • Given such hazards, the members of Steelworkers Local 7-669 have long focused on safety issues, both for themselves and for the surrounding community. (dirtdiggersdigest.org)
  • However, there is only so much liquidity to go around, and the funding requirements of national/local governments are only getting exponentially larger. (blogspot.com)
  • 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)
  • This maintenance work requires moving of the cylinders, causing further hazards from breaching of corroded cylinders, and from handling errors. (ratical.org)
  • Actinide elements are all radioactive. (cdc.gov)
  • The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) contains extensive provisions for emergency planning and the rights of communities to be informed of toxic chemical releases. (medscape.com)
  • Approximately 58,000 chemical-release incidents occurred in these states during that period, including about 55,000 in which only one chemical was released. (medscape.com)
  • According to the nine-state evaluation, about one third of all incidents in which injuries resulted from unintended chemical releases were associated with the following five industries: truck transportation, educational services, chemical manufacturing, utilities, and food manufacturing. (medscape.com)
  • A larger voltage exerts a greater force, which moves more electrons through the wire at a given rate of time. (medscape.com)
  • Genetic modification is essentially horizontal gene transfer and recombination, speeded up enormously, and totally unlimited in the source of genetic material recombined to make the GMDNA that's inserted into the genomes plants, animals and livestock to create genetically modified organisms (GMOs). (i-sis.org.uk)
  • These dangers were highlighted in December 2003, when an accidental release of toxic gas forced the evacuation of nearby residents and the shutdown of the plant for four months. (dirtdiggersdigest.org)
  • These fission products are released at the fuel reprocessing plant, where the fuel cladding is either chemically or mechanically breached and the fuel is dissolved. (mirfali.com)
  • Gaseous fission products also are released to the plant off-gas systems during the breaching and dissolving operations. (mirfali.com)
  • The $11 million is the latest addition to the more than $650 million in fines and damages Honeywell has paid since 1995 in connection with 32 instances of misconduct collected by the Project On Government Oversight in its Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (the company ranks 17th in amount paid out). (dirtdiggersdigest.org)
  • In addition, this document has previously been provided to EPA and the affected states in an initial release, as required by CERCLA section 104 (i)(6)(H) for their information and review. (cdc.gov)
  • But radioactive material getting into the general public does not need autonomy. (uchicago.edu)
  • Classified documents later released by the DOE show that biologists considered that it "may be necessary to close public fishing" at certain parts of the river, but public-relations and security concerns prevented them from speaking out. (uchicago.edu)
  • The revised document was released for a 30-day public comment period. (cdc.gov)