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Nuclear material from Ukraine could fall in 'wrong hands' to make 'dirty bomb'

Vladimir Putin's soldiers continue to launch artillery around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - which is the largest facility of its kind in Europe - and could infect the entire continent with radiation in the event of a disaster

Daily Mirror

Ireland has held 'special exercise' to test preparedness for nuclear disaster

Leo Varadkar told the Dail on Tuesday that the desktop exercise, held late last year, was carried out to gauge our preparedness for a nuclear or radiation emergency in Europe

Dublin Live

Study reveals how low-dose radiation associated with heart disease

In a recent study, an international team of researchers found that those who get low doses of ionising radiation had a slightly increased lifetime risk of acquiring heart disease. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Researchers find how new strategy to treat cancer

The University of Cincinnati's researchers have created a similar strategy for treating cancer, connecting cancer cells to potent radiation therapy with bacteria acting as the adaptor. The findings of the study were published in Advanced Healthcare Materials. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?

Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery.

Tribune News Service

Check out these documentaries of disaster

Following the disappearance of a caesium-137 tube, the discovery of radiated red dust in a metal foundry in Prachin Buri has sparked fear of contamination of radioactive substances in the environment. I've picked some documentaries and films that portray the man-made impact of radiation on communities.

Bangkok Post

How do you decontaminate objects exposed to radioactivity?

Can a person or object exposed to high radioactivity just take a shower with soap and water, or is more needed for decontamination?

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What's the biggest black hole in the universe?

What's the biggest black hole in the universe, and is there a limit to how big black holes can get?

LiveScience

Greens attack Albanese government’s ‘deeply unsettling’ secrecy on submarine nuclear waste plans

Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council also warned against cloak of national security to ‘mask inadequate radiation safety protection’

The Guardian - AU

Northern Lights could be visible this week as solar storm hits the Earth

A hole opened in the surface of the Sun on Monday and the magnetic radiation it unleashed will arrive on Friday

Wales Online

What are depleted uranium munitions the UK is sending to Ukraine?

Armour-piercing ammunition emits low levels of radiation after exploding but is not considered a nuclear weapon.

Al Jazeera

Radiation 'poses no threat' to local food produce

Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on on Wednesday assured that produce from Prachin Buri is 100% safe for consumption, following health fears sparked by a missing tube of caesium-137 in the province.

Bangkok Post

What is depleted uranium and is it radioactive? Putin warns UK over Ukraine war support

A 2022 UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report said depleted uranium was an environmental concern in Ukraine

Evening Standard

Blast of radiation mysteriously redirected towards Earth by another galaxy

Blazars are very high energy objects and are considered to be one of the most powerful phenomena in the Universe

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The Independent UK

Martina Navratilova says doctors told her she is cancer-free

Martina Navratilova says she has been told by doctors that she is “cancer-free” and that she should be “good to go” after some additional radiation treatment

TechRadar

Scientists develop meta-devices for secure 6G communications

Scientists built a revolutionary meta-device capable of controlling the radiation direction and area of tunable terahertz beams.

Space

Europa Clipper: A complete guide to NASA's astrobiology mission

The Europa Clipper is NASA's mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa. Explore the mission in more detail with our ultimate guide.

Space

Women's History Month: Retired NASA astronaut Janet Kavandi brings inclusion to Sierra Space missions

Spacewalks and radiation limits were limiting career opportunities for NASA women astronauts. Janet Kavandi pushed back those barriers but says more work is needed.

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The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Chicago Tribune

Northwestern unveils program to perform more double lung transplants for terminal cancer patients, after successful surgeries

CHICAGO -- When traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation fail, lung cancer can be a death sentence for many patients.

Chicago Tribune

Northwestern University unveils program to perform more double lung transplants for terminal cancer patients, after successful surgeries

When traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation fail, lung cancer can be a death sentence for many patients.

The Conversation

Australia hasn't figured out low-level nuclear waste storage yet – let alone high-level waste from submarines

Within ten years, Australia could be in possession of three American-made Virginia-class nuclear submarines under the AUKUS agreement with the United States and United Kingdom. The following decade, we plan to build five next-generation nuclear submarines.

Chicago Sun-Times

Prostate cancer treatment can wait for most men, Oxford study finds

Death from prostate cancer occurred in 3.1% of the active-monitoring group, 2.2% in the surgery group and 2.9% in the radiation group — differences considered statistically insignificant.

Inverse

A Second Big Bang May Have Flooded the Universe With Dark Matter

Scientists are looking into the Dark Big Bang, a second event that sent dark matter particles out into the universe., and we may be able to find evidence of it.

The Independent UK

Prostate cancer treatment can wait for most men, study finds

A study finds long-term evidence that actively monitoring localized prostate cancer can be a safe alternative to immediate surgery or radiation

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