Radioactive materials are found naturally in the Earth ... for nuclear fuel reprocessing and decommissioning. The plant still releases contaminated waste into the Irish Sea. However, according to the ...

Many monitoring networks also plot the location of nuclear power plants and other relevant sites on their maps. The United States has its own network of radiation monitors. It operates under the ...

A recent study published in Nature Food predicts that nuclear war would not only cause widespread death through radiation, heat, and blast effects but would also severely disrupt food supplies.

Radioactivity is a part of our earth - it ... is called cosmic radiation or cosmic rays. We also receive exposure from man-made radiation, such as X-rays, radiation used to diagnose diseases and for ...