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- Threat seen in thyroid cancer patients' radiation (The Argus Leader)
Mar 22, 2010 - A Nuclear Regulatory Commission rule allowing hospitals to discharge radioactive thyroid cancer patients to their homes and hotels poses a public health threat, says a congressional report out Thursday. The report, released by Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, which oversees the commission, also found that insurers routinely use the ... - Threat seen in thyroid cancer patients' radiation (The Argus Leader)
Mar 22, 2010 - A Nuclear Regulatory Commission rule allowing hospitals to discharge radioactive thyroid cancer patients to their homes and hotels poses a public health threat, says a congressional report out Thursday. The report, released by Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, which oversees the commission, also found that insurers routinely use the ... - US trains nuclear detectives to trace 'loose' nukes (The Christian Science Monitor)
Mar 20, 2010 - As nuclear safety concerns rise, the US government is building a stable of nuclear detectives – offering summer internships to those interested in radiochemistry nuclear forensics. - Report: Thyroid cancer radiation a public threat (USA Today)
Mar 19, 2010 - A regulation letting hospitals discharge thyroid cancer patients emitting radiation poses a public health threat, says a congressional report. - Idaho Falls Emergency Training (KPVI 6 Pocatello)
Mar 18, 2010 - Local emergency crews joined other agencies Thursday in a daylong training session. There were exercises to prepare them for an emergency crisis in the Idaho Falls area. - Radiological Assistance Program Training Session Held Thursday (KIFI Idaho Falls)
Mar 18, 2010 - What looked like a crime scene at Melaleuca Field Thursday was nothing more than a unique training opportunity for local law enforcement agencies and emergency response teams. - Windsor firefighters bound for G8 and G20 summits (Windsor Star)
Mar 18, 2010 - WINDSOR, Ont. — Hazmat-trained Windsor firefighters will be among those ready to respond to terrorist threats when some of the world's most powerful leaders gather this summer in Ontario's cottage country. - Law Enforcement Warns Residents about Training Exercise Thursday (KIFI Idaho Falls)
Mar 17, 2010 - Residents living around Melaleuca Field need NOT worry Thursday when they see emergency vehicles gathering in the area. Local agencies are just performing a rigorous training exercise. - Is Nuclear Energy Safe? (Discovery Channel)
Mar 17, 2010 - With a financial push from the Obama administration (and even Bill Gates), nuclear energy is out in front as an alternative to generating electricity with fossil fuels. Nuclear power plants –- and there are 104 operating in the United States ... - Best possible regime: Government (The Hindu)
Mar 15, 2010 - NEW DELHI: The Government on Monday maintained that the proposed Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010 was the “best possible regime” for putting in place for the first time a legal framework to provide compensation in the event of an accident involving a nuclear installation.