Plutonium cycle in the atmosphere. Credit: : J.A. Corcho Alvarado Levels of radioactive plutonium in Earth's stratosphere from nuclear tests and accidents is higher than previously thought, but probably not dangerous to humans, ...
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In 2002, Secretary of state Donald Rumsfeld made a statement regarding weapons of mass destruction that today is still well known. He famously parsed the evidence (or lack thereof) into "known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns." ...
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Hawk-Eye is a device used to reconstruct the track of the ball for LBW decisions in cricket and for line calls in tennis. It will be much in evidence during the remaining Ashes tests and is now being used for goal-line decisions in Premier ...
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The ban on U.S. pork and beef exports to Russia over ractopamine is costly for American producers, but not as much as was recently reported by the U.S. Ambassador. U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul told a Moscow business newspaper ...
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Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, organised a Security and Vigilance week from November 26 - December 2, 2013, for all its stakeholders, especially employees at the Jojobera plant. The event was inaugurated by ...
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Springs are elastic usually made from steel and used to store mechanical energy and have been used since long time in human history. In those days springs were used in string that acted as a spring using elasticity which was used in ...
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that it recovered high-activity radioactive materials from an oncology clinic in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. NNSA's Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) and the Mexican ...
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I keep hearing, even among some in the alternative media, that the overpopulation of humans on our planet is a myth because "all the people in the world could fit in the state of Texas." Sure they can, but then where would they pee? ...
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U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced the final shipment of low enriched uranium (LEU) derived from Russian weapons-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) under the 1993 U.S.-Russia HEU Purchase Agreement, commonly known as the ...
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) new National Security Campus (NSC) has officially achieved LEED® Gold Certification, an esteemed third-party verification process showing the building is sustainable and ...
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) last week conducted an International Consequence Management (I-CM) training course in Hanoi, Vietnam, as part of Vietnam’s preparation for building a nuclear power plant. In ...
Argentum Medical, a manufacturer of metallic silver based antimicrobial wound dressings, has secured a contract from Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). As per the contract, the company will perform studies for ...
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Cyber attacks on container ships and port infrastructure will get more sophisticated as time goes on and companies should be doing more to protect their supply chain security. Maritime and IT security companies have raised their concerns ...
US-based biopharmaceutical firm Anacor Pharmaceuticals has received a $13.5m research contract from the US Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to design and discover new classes of systemic antibiotics. Research ...
When humans first discovered metals, they did not immediately recognize their achievement but slowly when they realized that the metals could be forged and put into desired shapes and forms, the history of mankind got a boost in speed. ...
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