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MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightbridge Corporation (NASDAQ: LTBR ), a leading innovator of next generation nuclear fuel designs and provider of nuclear energy consulting services to commercial and governmental organizations, today announced that it has established a Nuclear Utility Fuel Advisory Board that will initially consist of senior nuclear fuel managers from Exelon, Duke Energy and Dominion. The objective and purpose of this Board will be to further strengthen...
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightbridge Corporation (NASDAQ: LTBR), a leading innovator of next generation nuclear fuel designs and provider of nuclear energy consulting services to commercial and governmental organizations, today announced that it has established a Nuclear Utility Fuel Advisory Board that will initially consist of senior nuclear fuel managers from Exelon, Duke Energy and Dominion. The objective and purpose of this Board will be to further strengthen...
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- International Isotopes Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: INIS), a leading manufacturer of nuclear medicine products, is pleased to announce it has completed an agreement in principle with Idaho State University to jointly develop processes for the production of Copper-67. Copper-67 has shown exceptional potential in the treatment of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma as well as bladder, colorectal, and ovarian cancers. However, it is a difficult isotope to...
Multiple radioactive "hot spots" in and around Tokyo -- some 125 miles from a nuclear facility damaged by a March earthquake -- have been detected by citizens using radiation-detection gear, various media outlets reported late last week. According to Chico Harlan of the Washington Post, residents reported on Thursday that they had discovered two areas with elevated radiation levels, some of which were higher than those within the 12-mile evacuation zone. One of those two readings could...
After the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant was severely compromised and radioactive material was found in the water in many of the surrounding areas, but the extent of this contamination remained unknown. In a study published today in the online journal PLoS ONE, researchers report that the reactor accident fallout extended as far as the San Francisco Bay area, resulting in elevated levels of radioactive material...
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists today published Japanese translations of articles from its new special issue on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station disaster. The online Japanese edition features influential writers examining the current and future impact of Fukushima, what might have been done to lessen the scale of the accident, and the steps we need to take both in Japan and worldwide to prevent another nuclear tragedy. Editorial and translation services for the Fukushima...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists publish special issue on Fukushima When the Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on March 11, 2011, the world witnessed the largest nuclear incident since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. In a special Fukushima issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published today by SAGE, experts examine the current and future impact of Fukushima, what might have been done to lessen the scale of the accident, and...
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- International Isotopes Inc (OTC Bulletin Board: INIS) announces a conference call to give an update of the Company's general business status, particularly, the year to date performance of its core business segments as well as to discuss progress of its ongoing plans for the depleted uranium de-conversion project. What: International Isotopes Inc General Business Update. When: Wednesday, September 14 - 3:00PM Central Time How: Live via...
HOBBS, N.M., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- International Isotopes Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: INIS), a leading manufacturer of nuclear medicine products, is pleased to announce that it has completed the process for the receipt of property transferred from the State of New Mexico and Lea County to the Company. The Company now holds title to the property consisting of 640 acres located about ten miles west of Hobbs, NM. and about 25 miles from the URENCO USA enrichment facility in Eunice, NM....
A small spike in radioactive sulfur from Japan's crippled nuclear plant was detected in southern California between March 22 and April 1, according to the first quantitative measurement of the amount of radiation leaked from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant.However, scientists say the amount of radiation, while higher than normal background levels, was too small to pose health threats."The levels we recorded aren't a concern for human health. In fact, it took sensitive instruments,...
