Rethinking nuclear radiation and its dangers is critical if the world is to turn away from hydrocarbon sources of energy. Many of us are seeing unwelcome spikes in our electric bills. This is due in a ...

Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board has influenced policy and decision making on a wide range of nuclear and radiation issues, including: furthering the understanding of beneficial medical, industrial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nuclear emergency workers in Japan exposed to 10 mSv to 49 mSv of radiation had an increased risk for developing ...

Vladimir Putin's recent threats of nuclear weapon use are deeply concerning. A nuclear war would have catastrophic consequences, both short and long-term, including radiation-induced cancers. However, ...

For researchers, the mid- and long-term health consequences from such exposure has been challenging to understand, in part because the damage manifests differently among female and male survivors, ...

Unreasonably strict radiation exposure limits are holding back nuclear power development, according to a July report from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers. The report challenges the current ...

Radiation can wreak havoc on the human body when it's exposed to high doses or for prolonged periods of time. The world understood this in horrifying detail after the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi ...

On August 1, more than 100 medical journals simultaneously published an editorial, cowritten by 16 journal editors, urging health professionals to alert the public and world leaders to the major ...

The Georgetown University Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases (BHTA) program hosted its 12th annual Nuclear Security Summit on Dec. 4 and 5, calling for interdisciplinary ...

VA benefits apply to those involved in testing like the Manhattan Project or cleanups in the Marshall Islands. Civilians who contracted cancer or other diseases due to nuclear testing also receive ...

Sherrie Hanna is looking for justice, and the clock is ticking. The problem she's taking on is a big one - so large, in fact, that there's no definitive answer on the number of people impacted.