Sentences with phrase «radiation from nuclear weapons»
At the moment, concentrations of plutonium in waters off Fukushima are so low that background radiation from nuclear weapons testing more than 50 years ago makes the signal undetectable with our instruments.
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When it comes to radiation, the nuclear weapons testing conducted from the 1940s to the 1980s contributed orders of magnitude more radioactivity to the oceans than Fukushima (even when combined with Chernobyl, a much larger nuclear catastrophe).
It has expertise in areas related to nuclear weapons — uranium enrichment, laser and radiation technology — and world - class research on making oil from coal.
Radiation damage has been shown to happen in cancer patients who receive radiation therapy as a form of treatment, though it may also happen if the person is exposed to nuclear power, nuclear fallout from nuclear weapons, and x-ray imaging.