Thanks to stints as an X-ray technician in my early 20s followed by work in various biology labs into my early 40s, I’ve been classified as an “occupationally exposed worker” with regard to ionizing ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Measuring the level of radioactivity during the routine ...

What do the Curie couple, Henrie Becquerel, Louis Harold Gray, and Ralf Sievert have in common? These radiation pioneers defined the way we measure ionizing radiation. Pierre and Marie Curie created ...

For the first time since 1981, when China deployed the DF-5 intercontinental ballistic missile, a new state has gained the capability to target the United States with a nuclear weapon. On July 4 and ...

Cambridge, Mass. -- Materials exposed to a high-radiation environment such as the inside of a nuclear reactor vessel can gradually degrade and weaken. But to determine exactly how much damage these ...

A group of researchers at NIST working with engineers from Colorado-based Scientech has developed a new approach to measuring laser power using a mirror and a scale. This method, which measures the ...

As harrowing headlines continue to surface regarding Japan's leaking nuclear plants, there remains much conjecture as to the severity of the radiation threat. Yesterday, Matthew Herper assured us that ...

NASA wants to build a permanent base on the moon by the 2030s — a place astronauts could stay for extended visits at the lunar south pole. But a new study found that any astronauts who go there would ...

That low-flying helicopter you may have seen or heard in the skies above Seattle and Bellevue is gathering baseline data about radiation levels in the region. The state Department of Health ...

CHENNAI: What’s the use of building solar power parks if your place is in a site that doesn’t get enough solar radiation? It is to rectify this hole in available data that Chennai’s own National ...

PHOENIX - Ahead of the Super Bowl game, Federal officials flew a helicopter low to the ground for hours in the Phoenix area, and officials say it's all about public safety. The flight can be heard by ...