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FORT MYERS, Fla., April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Radiation Therapy Services Holdings, Inc. ("Radiation Therapy Services") today announced that it will report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011 after the close of the U.S. capital markets on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. In addition, the Company will host a conference call on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. EDT, during which management will discuss the financial results in further detail. The conference call...
Key insight may help nuclear industry advance clean fusion powerA new discovery about the dynamic impact of individual energetic particles into a solid surface improves our ability to predict surface stability or instability of materials under irradiation over time.The finding may lead to the design of improved structural materials for nuclear fission and fusion power plants, which must withstand constant irradiation over decades. It may also accelerate the advent of fusion power, which does...
WAYNE, Pa. and WEST CHESTER, Pa., April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VitaminSpice (OTCBB: VTMS) (German WKN: AOYE4L) (www.vitaminspice.net) and Clean Age Minerals, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Daleco Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: DLOV) (www.DalecoResources.com) have executed a definitive agreement to work together to produce products based on Clinoptilolite, a naturally occurring mineral in the Zeolite family with unique abilities to remove toxins including heavy metals and radiation from solids,...
Astronauts anticipate more trips to the moon and manned missions to Mars. But exposure to cosmic radiation outside the Earth's magnetic field could be detrimental to their arteries, according to a study by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers published April 6, 2011, online in the journal Radiation Research.Using an animal model, researchers assessed the affect of iron ion radiation commonly found in outer space to see if exposures promoted the development of atherosclerosis, as...
Japan is setting a new standard for the amount of radiation allowed in fish for the first time. The country's decision comes after over 7.5 million times the legal limit for radiation in seawater was found just off a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the government will apply the maximum allowable radiation limit for vegetables to fish. The decision comes after the health ministry reported that fish caught off Ibaraki prefecture contained levels of...
There are many good reasons to own a high-performance air purification system. Protection in North America against radioactive fallout from the nuclear accident in Japan is not one of them, says Glory Dolphin, CEO of IQAir North America. Santa Fe Springs, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) April 01, 2011 There are many good reasons to own a high-performance air purification system. Protection in North America against radioactive fallout from the nuclear accident in Japan is not one of them, says Glory...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is increasing nationwide monitoring of radiation as very low levels of radiation in milk were reported from leaks at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which was damaged by the huge tsunami and 9.0 quake on March 11.On Wednesday, the EPA released a statement that is would increase monitoring of radiation in milk, precipitation, drinking water, and other outlets. Tracking radiation in those potential exposure routes by the EPA is already an...
CHICAGO, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A 9.0 Earthquake and hundreds of aftershocks. A 30-foot tsunami. A volcano erupts in southern Japan. A $35 billion hit to the economy. Thousands dead, injured, displaced, and missing. And now fears of a nuclear meltdown. This confluence of events in Japan has created a horrific event of biblical proportions. Japan is the third largest nuclear power user in the world and, as of 2008, had 55 active nuclear reactors operating around the island nation,...
Record-high measurements of contaminated seawater were discovered Tuesday near Japan's stricken Dai-Ichi nuclear facility, according to Japan's nuclear safety agency.Radioactive iodine 131 in seawater near the nuclear plant rose to 3,355 times the legal limit Tuesday afternoon, from 2,572 times earlier in the day, said Hidehiko Nishiyama, a spokesman for Japan's nuclear safety agency, in a briefing with reporters.Scientists say the problem will likely remain localized, but warn that such high...
Posing no risk of radiation harm to travelers, airport use of backscatter x-ray machines by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been declared safe for those being scanned at airports throughout the US, AFP reports.University of California researchers have released a study highlighting that fliers would have to undergo 50 airport body scans to equal the amount of radiation received from a single dental x-ray. One would also need to undergo 4,000 scans to match the radiation...
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Nuclear fallout, or just simply fallout, known also as Black Rain, is the residual radioactive material that is propelled into the upper atmosphere after a nuclear black or a nuclear reaction that is conducted in an unshielded facility. It is so called because it "fall out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed. It most commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash that is created when a nuclear weapon explodes, but such dust can also come from a damaged nuclear...
Solar Radiation -- Solar radiation is radiant energy emitted by the sun due to nuclear fusion reactions. Fusion is the process whereby stars produce huge quantities of energy from the fusion of hydrogen or helium, in one of the most efficient processes of energy generation. The radiation referred to is usually electromagnetic energy, particularly infrared radiation, visible light, and ultraviolet. Some stars are known to emit radiation of other wavelengths. Solar neutrinos are a...
