Scientists have been looking at extremely small pieces of debris, known as micro-particles, which were released into the environment during the initial Fukushima Daiichi disaster in 2011. The researchers discovered uranium from [Read more]
There’s now a new medical countermeasure (MCM) available in the United States in the event of radiological or nuclear emergency. The FDA announced on 29 March it has approved use of Leukine [Read more]
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) released details this week of its portion of the President’s FY 2019 Budget Request. The President’s $15 billion FY 2019 Budget Request [Read more]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have announced actions to ensure a stable and secure supply of a critical radioactive imaging product used to detect potentially [Read more]
More than 70 local, state, and federal responders in Hawaii recently participated in comprehensive training conducted by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Radiological Assistance Program (RAP). The radiological threat workshop gave [Read more]
The detonation of carbon-rich high explosives yields solid carbon as a major constituent of the product mixture, as well as a variety of carbon allotropes and morphologies may form and evolve. Now [Read more]
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has received a significant delivery order for FLIR identiFINDER® R300 spectroscopic personal radiation detectors (SPRDs). The delivery order is under a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite [Read more]
The U.S. State Department’s Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance (AVC), has published updated aggregate numbers from the biannual exchange of data required by [Read more]
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., developer of placenta-based cell therapy products, has announced that a pilot study of the company’s PLX-R18 cell therapy will be initiated by the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Armed [Read more]
Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) has been awarded a contract for continuation of a strategic partnership with the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC). The center’s mission is to ensure safe, [Read more]
Successful prosecution of nuclear smuggling often hinges on technical nuclear forensic evidence and the ability of expert witnesses to convey the credibility of the scientific evidence in court. The Department of Homeland [Read more]
A new Explosives Handler Training program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), conducted in partnership with Texas A&M Engineering Extension (TEEX), honored their inaugural class of graduates this month. LLNL has conducted training of [Read more]
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