Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Dushanbe, Tajikistan The U.S. nuclear security agency recently concluded workshops aimed at blunting nuclear terror and radiation dangers at a Tennessee hospital and on the steppes of Asia. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said on Sept. 26 it completed a workshop…
NNSA conducts medical training courses for radiation emergencies in South Africa
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Cape Town, South Africa Representatives from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) traveled to South Africa to conduct two International Medical Management of Radiation Injuries (I-MED) courses, the agency said on Aug. 30. The first course, held the week of Aug. 20,…
‘Hacker’ Group Safecast Crowdsources Radiation Data in Japan
By: Jenny Marder We officially launch a new feature today we’re calling “Science Thursday.” Each week, we’ll feature an online-exclusive multimedia piece on a topic in the world of science and technology. Here’s what’s up first. On Thursday’s NewsHour, science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on a grassroots group called Safecast…