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Radioactive Defined

Giving off, or capable of giving off, radiant energy in the form of particles (alpha or beta radiation) or rays (gamma radiation) by the spontaneous disintegration of the nuclei of atoms. Radioisotopes of elements lose particles and energy through the process of radioactive decay. Elements may decay into different atoms or a different state of the same atom.

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SPIN CYCLE Pollution problems on the run

Published November 21, 2008, 1:19 pm, Elmira Independent

Every now and again I question the validity, and my wife says the sanity, of getting up before the sun rises for a morning run. And as fall gives way to winter, leaving the warmth of the duvet gets increasingly harder, especially when the furnace is cranked down for the night.

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Coalition Challenges Proposed 3rd Reactor

Published November 21, 2008, 12:31 pm, Washington Post

A coalition of environmental organizations filed legal challenges this week against the proposed third nuclear reactor at Calvert Cliffs.

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Fact or Fiction?: Cell Phones Can Cause Brain Cancer

Published November 21, 2008, 11:46 am, Scientific American

This summer, Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, sent a memo to staffers warning them to limit their cell phone use and to use hands-free sets in the wake of "growing evidence that we should reduce exposure" to cell phone radiation. Among the possible consequences: an increased risk of brain cancer. [More]

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Humankind"™s push-pull approach to nuclear power controversy adds weight to proliferation menace

Published November 21, 2008, 9:28 am, Bellona Foundation

KALININGRAD/ST. PETERSBURG - Having put the frightening years of the Cold War behind it, the world has all but forgotten about the threat of nuclear proliferation – only to find itself staring right in the face of this ever escalating problem. While many politicians at least have the awareness to confront the issue and are finally advocating total nuclear disarmament, their noble goal may just ...

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Companies eyeing Kentucky for nuclear power plants

Published November 21, 2008, 7:29 am, Williamson Daily News

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Decades after closing the door to nuclear power, political leaders in Kentucky have begun a dialogue that could lift a legal ban on such generating plants.

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Beach radioactivity 'higher than estimated'

Published November 21, 2008, 3:48 am, John O'Groat Journal

Signs at Sandside, pictured in early 2005, warn that radioactive particles are being found on the beach. John Baikie, 07789 557586 MORE radioactive particles are coming ashore at Sandside Beach than previously estimated, according to an independent expert group.

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News & Star

Published November 21, 2008, 3:46 am, The News and Star

THE employer of a man from west Cumbria who died after plunging 350ft down a radioactive Sellafield chimney has been fined £100,000 for breaching health and safety practices which led to his death.

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Board approves plan to drill more uranium test holes

Published November 21, 2008, 12:00 am, Rapid City Journal

PIERRE -- Despite opposition from Native Americans and environmental groups, a state board on Wednesday granted Powertech Uranium Corp. a permit to drill more test holes in the southwestern South Dakota area where it wants to mine for uranium.

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Goal: more jobs, less gas

Published November 20, 2008, 11:46 pm, Lexington Herald-Leader

Gov. Steve Beshear unveiled what he called Kentucky's first-ever comprehensive energy plan Tuesday, setting a goal of significantly reducing greenhouse gases while increasing jobs over the next couple of decades. Beshear said his plan will protect the environment while positioning Kentucky as an energy leader. By 2025, he said, greenhouse gas emissions could be 20 percent lower than they ...

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Companies eyeing Kentucky for nuclear power plants

Published November 20, 2008, 11:43 pm, Lexington Herald-Leader

Decades after closing the door to nuclear power, political leaders in Kentucky have begun a dialogue that could lift a legal ban on such generating plants. Gov. Steve Beshear opened the discussion Thursday by publicly releasing a 144-page plan that calls for the state to decide whether nuclear power will be part of a broad range of initiatives aimed at meeting Kentucky's energy needs. Coal ...

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