He received a massive overdose. He was hospitalized for radiation sickness, and died 5 months later. On April 11th, 1986, a second accident occurred in Tyler, Texas. This time the patient was ...

Radiation monitoring is an important undertaking ... IRSN helped develop crucial atmospheric dispersion models for use in nuclear accidents. Pictured is the spread of the radioactive plume ...

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

The number of early acute health effects and deaths owing to radiation accidents in medicine exceeds the number from accidents in any other peaceful use of radiation including nuclear power. A large ...

Accident dosimetry is a critical field that focuses on measuring and assessing radiation exposure in the event of accidents, particularly those involving nuclear facilities or natural disasters.

the Earth naturally produces radiation, exposing us to radioactive materials every day. However, the effects of nuclear ...

Paris-based filmmaker Kenichi Watanabe completed a documentary on nuclear radiation in time for the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear plant accident in March. The film, titled “Notre ami ...