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US government orders £260m of radiation sickness drugs as Russian nuclear threat grows

The investment in nuclear resilience comes amid what President Biden has described as the highest nuclear risk since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

Daily Mirror · Oct 9, 2022

Radiation ‘hotspots’: legacy of British nuclear tests lingers on idyllic islands in Western Australia

Tourists warned not spend more than an hour at the Montebello Islands sites – as a new study examines the effect of radioactive sands on marine life

The Guardian - AU · Oct 8, 2022

Indian Astronomical Observatory | Where the stars must not twinkle

Clean skies, high altitude and complete darkness are vital for India’s cutting-edge astronomical observatory in Ladakh’s Hanle village. Jacob Koshy reports on the challenges in having it declared an International Dark Sky Reserve, and the efforts to make residents stakeholders in the process

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2022

The AP Interview: Ukraine aims to restart occupied reactors

The head of the company operating Europe’s largest nuclear plant, which is occupied by Russian troops, says Ukraine is considering restarting the facility to ensure its safety — just weeks after fears of a radiation disaster prompted its shutdown

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Truss caves to Mirror’s demands to mark ‘Plutonium Jubilee’ with cash for nuclear test vets

The heroes of Britain’s Cold War radiation experiments and their families welcomed the news, but said it did not go far enough to address the tests’ legacy of cancers, early death and birth defects

Daily Mirror · Oct 3, 2022

Even if geoengineering worked, over half the world could keep heating up

New research predicts that, even if solar geoengineering is successful, temperatures could continue to increase in the following few years.

Inverse · Oct 2, 2022

Studying yeast DNA in space may help protect astronauts from cosmic radiation

Nuclear fusion reactions in the sun are the source of heat and light we receive on Earth. These reactions release a massive amount of cosmic radiation — including x-rays and gamma rays — and charged particles that can be harmful for any living organisms.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2022

Family of brave teen battling cancer 'so grateful' to public as they find accommodation in Dublin

The teenager is starting radiation therapy in St Luke's Hospital on Monday

Dublin Live · Oct 1, 2022

Family of teenager battling cancer have days left to find Dublin accommodation

The teenager is starting radiation therapy in St Luke's Hospital on Monday

Dublin Live · Sep 30, 2022

Fears Putin could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine to create 'radiation dead zone'

The US embassy in Moscow has urged all of its citizens to leave Russia immediately as Western leaders brace themselves for a massive escalation in Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Sep 28, 2022