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`No radiation fears` in Fukushima for Louvre works

`No radiation fears` in Fukushima for Louvre works


A Fukushima museum official played down concerns in France about the possible contamination of artw...
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Brazil`s former president undergoes radiation

Brazil`s former president undergoes radiation


Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to undergo daily outpatient radiation sessions Monday through ...
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‘Police vans to have radiation detection devices’


Police vans across 80 cities will be equipped with radiation monitors to detect presence of any ra...
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Enviro chips to avoid radiation from mobiles, PCs

Enviro chips to avoid radiation from mobiles, PCs


The consequence of consistent exposure to harmful radiation has different effects on a person.
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Japan nuke radiation higher than estimated

Japan nuke radiation higher than estimated


The Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much of a radioactive substance into the atmosphere...
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`No radiation from Andhra truck accident`


The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) on Tuesday said there has been no radioactive leakage from a c...
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`Radiation hotspot near Tokyo linked to Fukushima’

`Radiation hotspot near Tokyo linked to Fukushima’


Variable winds, weather and topography result in an uneven spread of contamination from the nuclear ...
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Tokyo radiation hotspot linked to old bottles

Tokyo radiation hotspot linked to old bottles


Police are investigating whether the bottles violated laws regulating possession of radioactive mate...
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Radiation hotspot detected in Tokyo: Reports

Radiation hotspot detected in Tokyo: Reports


Researchers are carrying out stringent tests to map how far contamination has spread from Fukushima ...
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Japan develops radiation monitoring smartphone

Japan develops radiation monitoring smartphone


A smartphone cover that monitors levels of radiation has been unveiled at Ceatec, Japan`s biggest co...
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Need to maintain balance of nature: Sheila

Need to maintain balance of nature: Sheila


On the occasion of International Ozone Day Friday, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has urged peo...
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Star attacks planet with radiation

Star attacks planet with radiation


A nearby star is bombarding its companion planet with a barrage of X-rays, hundred thousand times mo...
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Sunflowers melt Fukushima`s nuclear `snow`

Sunflowers melt Fukushima`s nuclear `snow`


In Fukushima thousands of sunflowers have been planted to help fight the omnipresent radiation.
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Now, a CT scanner that reduces cancer risk

Now, a CT scanner that reduces cancer risk


A low radiation CT scanner that reduces the risk of cancer through its controlled radiation was laun...
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Gujarat N-plant under AERB scanner for radiation


Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Tapi district of Gujarat has come under the scanner of reg...
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Record high radiation at crippled Japan nuke plant

Record high radiation at crippled Japan nuke plant


Three workers were exposed to a dosage of four millisieverts while they were monitoring radiation.
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Fukushima plant affected by radiation: China

Fukushima plant affected by radiation: China


The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan was crippled by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and e...
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`Lung cancer scans can be unreliable`

`Lung cancer scans can be unreliable`


CT scans can be unreliable, potentially leading patients and doctors to believe cancer is growing wh...
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Venezuelan Prez expects chemo or radiation

Venezuelan Prez expects chemo or radiation


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez anticipates a long road to recovery from cancer.
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Japan radiation refugees to get more compensation

Japan radiation refugees to get more compensation


Japanese families had to flee their homes because of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Mobile phones `do not cause cancer`

Mobile phones `do not cause cancer`


A new study has sought to settle the confusion, saying that it was unlikely that mobile phones could...
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Strong mobile phone radiation disturbs learning

Strong mobile phone radiation disturbs learning


They proved that extremely high-powered electromagnetic fields (EMFs) indeed influence learning proc...
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Fukushima children to receive radiation meters

Fukushima children to receive radiation meters


Radiation meters will be distributed to about 34,000 children to monitor their exposure levels.
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Radiation found in Fukushima residents’ urine

Radiation found in Fukushima residents’ urine


Over 3 millisieverts of radiation has been measured in the urine of 15 residents.
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Japan radiation drone makes emergency landing

Japan radiation drone makes emergency landing


Tokyo Electric Power Co said the T-Hawk caused no obvious damage to the facility.
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Eye lens is more vulnerable to radiation

Eye lens is more vulnerable to radiation


Eye lens is crystal-clear. If it receives high enough radiation doses, it may become partly cloudy o...
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Six more workers may cross Japan`s radiation limit

Six more workers may cross Japan`s radiation limit


Six more workers at Japan`s tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant may have exceeded the radiation ex...
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Japan`s green tea contaminated with radiation

Japan`s green tea contaminated with radiation


It was the first detection of radiation above the legal limit in tea grown in Shizuoka prefecture.
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Japan doubles plant radiation leak estimate

Japan doubles plant radiation leak estimate


Japan has more than doubled its initial estimate of radiation released from the crippled Fukushima n...
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Irradiation underused to fight E coli in foods

Irradiation underused to fight E coli in foods


Microwaving salad fixings with just a bit of radiation can kill dangerous E coli and other bacteria.
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Two Fukushima workers may have exceeded radiation limit

Two Fukushima workers may have exceeded radiation limit


Japan`s nuclear regulator has pressed Tokyo Electric for more information.
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Exposure to nuke radiation leads to more male births

Exposure to nuke radiation leads to more male births


Ionizing radiation cause men to father more sons than daughters.
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New tests of US airport scanners find radiation OK

New tests of US airport scanners find radiation OK


New tests of full-body scanners deployed at airports found that the radiation they emit was within a...
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Japanese protest revised school radiation limit

Japanese protest revised school radiation limit


Around 400 protesters flocked to the education and science ministry.
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Japan may close nuclear plant, tiny radiation leak at another

Japan may close nuclear plant, tiny radiation leak at another


Japan Atomic Power said it was investigating the cause of the leak.
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Radiation level drops in Japan`s troubled N-reactor

Radiation level drops in Japan`s troubled N-reactor


TEPCO said the drop was due to a ventilator installed in the building.
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Red wine, grapes and nuts can fight radiation sickness

Red wine, grapes and nuts can fight radiation sickness


Scientists have found that an antioxidant found in red wine could protect against radiation sickness...
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Second woman exposed to radiation at Japan plant

Second woman exposed to radiation at Japan plant


The woman had been exposed to 7.49 millisieverts of radiation over 3 months.
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High radiation levels found at Ohio nuclear plant

High radiation levels found at Ohio nuclear plant


The nuclear reactor is about 35 miles northeast of Cleveland.
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HC notice to govt for safety steps in radiation-hit Mayapuri


The Delhi High Court sought a response from the Centre and the state government on a PIL seeking a d...
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Radiation near Japan reactors too high for workers

Radiation near Japan reactors too high for workers


Radiation levels in N-plant were far too high for repair crews to go inside.
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Robot in Japanese reactors detects high radiation

Robot in Japanese reactors detects high radiation


A robot entered 2 crippled buildings at Japan`s tsunami-flooded nuke plant.
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Robots to gauge radiation in Japan`s quake-hit plant

Robots to gauge radiation in Japan`s quake-hit plant


Two remote-controlled robots will gauge radiation and temperature levels in N-plant.
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Japan’s TEPCO plans `shutdown` in 6-9 months

Japan’s TEPCO plans `shutdown` in 6-9 months


Tokyo Electric Power Co has come up with a phased road map for ending crisis.
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No increase in radiation level in India: AERB


The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board said there was no increase in radiation in the country `over an...
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`Nuclear radiation from Japan reaches Pakistan`

`Nuclear radiation from Japan reaches Pakistan`


Very small traces of airborne radioactive iodine had been detected in Pak.
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Japan races to find tsunami dead despite radiation

Japan races to find tsunami dead despite radiation


A tsunami-pummelled coast has been largely off-limits due to a nuclear plant.
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Trace of radiation in spinach in Beijing

Trace of radiation in spinach in Beijing


Radiation is spreading from Japan N-plant through atmospheric diffusion.
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Japan nuke plant spews more radiation into sea

Japan nuke plant spews more radiation into sea


Radiation in seawater at the shoreline off Japan`s tsunami-ravaged nuclear power plant has measured ...
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Greenpeace says Chernobyl food radiation persists

Greenpeace says Chernobyl food radiation persists


Greenpeace said Ukrainians are still eating food contaminated by radiation from Chernobyl disaster.
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