Hillary Clinton backs steelworkers during speech

April 8, 2016

During her speech to Pennsylvania union leaders, Democrat Hillary Clinton backs steelworkers, referencing an obscure incident involving radiation exposure among workers at Bethlehem Steel. In the 1940s and 1950s, workers at Bethlehem Steel were exposed to radiation rolling uranium rods for nuclear reactors. When these workers later developed cancer, Congress passed a law in 2000 entitling them to compensation if they could show the radiation exposure was the cause of their cancer. Clinton testified before the Presidential Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health in 2006, advocating for workers at the plant to automatically qualify for radiation exposure benefits.   Full
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Revisiting Radiation Safety: Debunking Common Myths

March 18, 2016

Let’s take another look at radiation safety and challenge some common misconceptions related to nuclear accidents. Gerry Thomas, head of the Chernobyl Tissue Bank at Imperial College London, has provided valuable insights that show radiation doses from such accidents are much lower than previously believed. This article will explore her findings, focusing on the overestimation of risks to residents in Fukushima-affected areas. By incorporating the expertise of Gerry Thomas and the cutting-edge technology of X-Z Lab radiation detectors, we aim to shed light on accurate radiation safety information for better preparedness and protection. Understanding Radiation Doses from Nuclear Accidents: Gerry
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Greenpeace: Governments Reducing Radiation Protection In Areas Contaminated By Fukushima And Chernobyl

March 11, 2016

Due to economic struggles, Ukraine no longer has enough money to fund the programs keeping people safe from the radiation after the mishap of the Chernobyl power plant. Meanwhile, according to the environmental group, the Japanese government has not done enough to decontaminate the areas surrounding Fukushima, leading to the possibility of recontamination in areas that have been decontaminated.   Full Article
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Lab reduces false radiation alarms at ports

January 25, 2016

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a way to more efficiently calibrate the detectors to ignore low-level and nature radiation bought by international cargo when they pass the US ports.  Because of the false alarm, the agents from Customs and Border Protection need to reinspect the cargo.   However, the new system has reduced the alarm rates dramatically by an average of 78 percent at seaports and an average of 44 percent at land border crossings.   Moreover, the new system also reduced 50% alarm rates on mobile monitors.  The reductions on false alarm saves Customs and Border Protection more than 57,000
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Congress faces pressure to help rejected nuclear workers

January 20, 2016

Even with $12 billion federal program in helping sick nuclear-weapons workers, there are still tens of thousands sick nuclear workers were not able to have the compensation from the U.S. government leading an investigation. Because of the bureaucratic hurdles, many of the sick workers had to fight for their illness and the government in their final years. The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program was launched in 2001. Under this program, 53,000 sickened or dead workers got compensated but the money went to surviving relatives in many cases. On the other hand, 7,762 workers did not get any compensation even
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Advances improve radiation therapy

January 14, 2016

Every year, there are more than 1 million cancer patients receiving radiation therapy for their treatment. Therefore, the advanced treatment technology is needed in order to reduce the amount of radiation exposure to patience’s critical organs as well as the side-effects. With the Active Breath Control (ABC) technology, women would have less likelihood to suffer from harmful exposure of the heart to radiation during the treatment. The external-beam radiation therapy technology has been improved by boosting the speed and precision of treatment leading a shorter treatment times. Similarly, brachytherapy in the external-beam radiation therapy has been dramatically improved allowing higher
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