Jun 3rd, 2008 · The long-awaited application, more than 7,000 pages, is so big it had to be delivered by truck. In order for licenses to be granted, the documents need to show that the proposed Yucca Mountain repository won't leak dangerous amounts of radioactive material.
May 27th, 2008 · Congolese warriors used to smear a mineral all over their bodies before going into battle. It made them glow and frightened their enemies at night. Unfortunately, the mineral was radioactive. Congo's uranium deposits later became crucial to the Manhattan Project. Nowadays, the mining site is closed. But there are concerns that informal mining might be taking place for cobalt in the same radioactive soil.
Jan 31st, 2008 · Officials are investigating why a train en route to Iran from Kyrgyzstan was carrying radioactive cargo. The amount of cesium-137 was not enough to make a weapon. But experts are asking how the train crossed two borders equipped with radiation detectors.
Aug 15th, 2007 · The world's first permanent storage site for highly radioactive nuclear waste is set to open in Finland in 2020. Some worry that keeping dangerous waste will have an effect on the community's health and economy. Scientists are concerned with whether it can take geological changes.
Aug 13th, 2007 · Closing arguments begin in the trial of Jose Padilla, who is charged with plotting to set off a radioactive dirty bomb in the U.S. But after the three-month trial, prosecutors have unfolded a case in which Padilla plays a marginal role.
Jul 19th, 2007 · After Monday's powerful earthquake in Japan, radioactive material leaked from a nuclear plant, undetected for days -- even as the utility company assured the public that there was no danger.
Jul 19th, 2007 · Regulators in Japan discover a fresh leak of radioactive material from Tokyo Electric Power after an earthquake in northwestern Japan this week. The plant has been closed indefinitely. How safe are the world's nuclear plants?
Jul 12th, 2007 · Congressional investigators set up a bogus company with only a postal box and within a month obtained a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that allowed them to buy enough radioactive material for a small "dirty bomb."