Sentences with phrase «radiological release»
Aug. 23, 2017 - In the event of an accidental radiological release from a nuclear power plant reactor or industrial facility, tracing the aerial plume of radiation to its source in a timely manner could be a crucial factor for emergency responders, risk assessors and investigators.
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«In far too many instances, the NRC has used flawed analysis to justify inaction, leaving millions of Americans at risk of a radiological release that could contaminate their homes and destroy their livelihoods,» said Lyman.
And if we can plug a general timeframe for the release into the model, it also works for reconstructing a radiological release.»
«Future leaks to groundwater or airborne radiological releases have the potential to affect the drinking water supply in the nearby New Croton Reservoir, affecting millions of people.»
«Air data can be used to reconstruct radiological releases.»
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Closely tracking the commissioner's post, the Center for Devices & Radiological Health released an action plan about its Digital Health Program and posted a notice for comment for a Software Pre-Certification Pilot Program.
Speakers will discuss the contributions of the environmental and health communities to mitigating the effects of the release of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, recognizing that the role of these disciplines varies based on the agent and release method.
The Japanese government's most controversial misstep in response to the Fukushima nuclear power plant crisis may have been the release of guidelines on allowable radiological contamination in schoolyards.
Last week, the National Radiological Protection Board released graphic data showing levels of UV reaching ground level in southern England and Scotland during the first week of the Wimbledon tennis tournament (see diagram).
But today's mass spectrometers, which determine the molecular makeup of a sample by exactly measuring the mass of its components, are roughly 1,000 times as sensitive as those used in 1995, when sarin was released in a Tokyo subway, says Maarten Nieuwenhuizen, a senior chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protection consultant at TNO laboratories in the Netherlands.
«If such a fire did occur and was not quickly suppressed,» the report authors noted, «there could be a risk that hazardous or radiological material could be released.»
And within a century after that, melting could begin to release waste stored at the camp, including sewage, diesel fuel, persistent organic pollutants like PCBs, and radiological waste from the camp's nuclear generator, which was removed during decommissioning.
Brookhaven Lab health physicist Stephen Musolino describes the multi-lab project to demonstrate how equipment designed to interdict radiological and nuclear material could be repurposed to protect first responders and the public in the early aftermath of an incident that released such material.
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Guided by the minuscule radiological matter release that can occur in the wake of the most severe disruptive event at an SMR - 160 site, the regulator is expected to demand a small buffer zone.