Nuclear Accidents Kill Brightly Colored Birds Most
The brighter the bird, the less likely it is to survive the devastating effects of radiation exposure, according to a new study that examined avian populations around the 1986 nuclear disaster site at Chernobyl, Ukraine. The same chemicals that ... [... more]
Live Science |
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in the Middle East
 Book Description: "A comprehensive and integrated discussion of the nuclear weapons proliferation risks in the Middle East, in an up-to-the minute analysis drawing on decades of history."--George H. Quester, author of Nuclear Monopoly " [... more]
$39.95
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Cardiac Nuclear Medicine
In some centers, nuclear medicine images can be superimposed with computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to produce special views, a practice known as image fusion or co-registration. These views allow the information from ... [... more]
Radiology Info |
Kidney nuclear medicine scan
A kidney nuclear medicine scan, or study, is a simple outpatient test that involves administering small amounts of radioactive substances, called tracers, into the body and then imaging the kidneys and bladder with a special camera. The images ... [... more]
Health A-Z |
Earthquake Ignites Fire at Nuclear Power Plant
An earthquake in northwestern Japan rattled the world's largest nuclear power plant today, causing a fire at one of the plant's transformers. The reactors automatically shut down for safety, but officials said they did not detect any radiation leaks. [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
Nuclear Threat
Place "Pets Inside" stickers on your doors or windows, including information on the number and types of pets in your home to alert rescue workers. A nuclear blast is an explosion with intense light and heat, a damaging pressure wave and ... [... more]
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How Does a Nuclear Medicine Technologist Spend a Workday?
How Does a Nuclear Medicine Technologist Spend a Workday? Click to enlarge A nuclear medicine technologist plays a vital role in the healthcare industry. A nuclear medicine technologist is responsible for the storage, dispensing and monitoring of ... [... more]
eHow |
How to Discern Nuclear Decision Making Variables
My article discusses variables that affect nuclear decision making. This article will help readers to understand how proliferation, deterrents and various war fighting variables affect the nuclear decision making process. While any nation with a ... [... more]
eHow |
Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
Concise analysis of the situation: This book is a very concise, short analysis of the book's title - Iran's nuclear ambitions. However, it's main flaw is that Chubin doesn't analyze the historical context, which I believe is essential to understanding [... more]
$12.95
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Nuclear Weapons
Concise... not neccesarily a compliment: In this book, the first 70 pages are devoted to the actual book chapters. When you take into account the pictures (which are not really mind-blowing) and the large font, there is really not much meat to the book. [... more]
$14.95
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Insurmountable Risks: The Dangers of Using Nuclear Power ...
What holds nuclear power back? As documented in this book:: 1. It is more expensive today than renewables when decommissioning costs and waste disposal are included. 2. In the intermediate time frame, it is more expensive than LNG or (projected) coal [... more]
$19.95
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Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
Highly Recommended!!!: With the success of his book The Making of the Atomic Bomb, which won a Pulitzer Prize, Richard Rhodes established his reputation as an authority on the nuclear-weapons history of the United States. Arsenals of Folly will [... more]
$28.95
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