Sentences with phrase «long nuclear radiation»

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«It was nowhere near as complex of a release as Chernobyl, which was everything from the core of the reactor,» says Peter Caracappa, a radiation safety officer and clinical assistant professor of nuclear engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. «This was a slow release,» he adds, and it was limited to a few radioactive materials, including iodine 131, which has a half - life of just eight days and therefore does not lead to long - term contamination.

Explode nuclear weapons in Earth's magnetosphere to create a long - lived radiation belt that would degrade the missiles.

A new map from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shows the long - term radiation risks to people living near Japan's ailing Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

«Carbon nanotubes improve metal's longevity under radiation: Aluminum used in nuclear reactors and other harsh environments may last longer with new treatment..»

Despite the public focus on radiation risks, cost has long been the main obstacle to a substantial expansion of nuclear power generation, and will be even more as a result of Japan's still - unfolding effort to secure the wave - ravaged Fukushima Daiichi complex.

Once the IAEA starts increasing the allowable radiation limits for the public this should be the trigger to start the process that leads to reducing the cost of nuclear energy; and the catalyst to keep reducing costs over the long term as the radiation limits are reviewed and increased periodically.

Nuclear fuel emits radiation long after it's done powering a reactor.

But then after a decade or longer the Nuclear summer kicks in — which would thwart the capabilities of natural ecosystems to cope when exposed to high levels of UV - C radiation.

The longer - term threat to nuclear power in the United States is the high cost of construction and the public's irrational fear of radiation.