Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new and faster method for detecting and measuring the radioactivity of minuscule amounts of radioactive ...

The National Nuclear Security Administration is flying helicopters at low altitudes over the District this week and next in preparation for next month’s inauguration. But the flights are not part of a ...

Fluorescent Nuclear Track Detectors (FNTDs) represent a significant leap forward in solid-state dosimetry, utilising novel luminescent materials such as aluminium oxide crystals doped with carbon and ...

Fifteen years after the Fukushima disaster, innkeeper Tomoko Kobayashi leads radiation monitoring efforts in Odaka, Japan, as ...

Washington State University (WSU) is marking 65 years since its nuclear reactor went active as the institution launches a ...

Fifteen years after the 2011 nuclear disaster, color-coded radiation maps hang on the wall of Futabaya Ryokan, the family-run inn Tomoko Kobayashi operates in her near-deserted ...

Rethinking nuclear radiation and its dangers is critical if the world is to turn away from hydrocarbon sources of energy. Many of us are seeing unwelcome spikes in our electric bills. This is due in ...