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Experts from FSL teams at Kuchaikote Police Station in Gopalganj, Bihar. (Photo Credit: Govind Kumar/Express)

The Californium that wasn’t — how ‘radioactive’ substance kept Bihar’s Gopalganj police on edge

August 16, 2024 7:55 pm

On August 9, Bihar’s Gopalganj police seized what they suspected was Californium, a highly radioactive synthetic metal that’s prohibitively expensive. The seizure shook the entire district police set up, prompting scientists from the Department of Atomic Energy to get involved

Regulators begin final safety inspection before treated Fukushima wastewater is released into sea

June 28, 2023 5:54 pm

The inspection began a day after plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings installed the last piece of equipment needed for the release — the outlet of the undersea tunnel dug to discharge the wastewater 1 kilometre (a thousand yards) offshore.

Are bananas really ‘radioactive'? An expert clears up common misunderstandings about radiation

November 04, 2022 5:51 pm

Radiation is energy that travels from one point to another, either as waves or particles. We are exposed to radiation from various natural and artificial sources every day

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UN agency: Source of radioactivity in Nordics still unclear

June 30, 2020 4:40 pm

The International Atomic Energy Agency's director general, Rafael Grossi, said in a statement late Monday that "the levels reported to the IAEA are very low and pose no risk to human health and the environment."

Radioactive material reported missing in Malaysia

August 20, 2018 3:37 pm

Authorities fear the device, which contains an unknown amount of radioactive iridium, could cause radiation exposure or be used as a weapon by militants.

Now nuclear material can be traced even after they are moved

July 07, 2017 3:36 pm

Scientists have developed a new technique to detect traces of nuclear material even after it has been removed from a location. The technique takes advantage of the fact that radioactive material changes the arrangement of valence electrons - or outer electrons - in insulator materials.