Food Irradiation Can Save Thousands of Lives Each Year
By Lenka Kollar The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 6 people get food poisoning each year in the United States and that 3000 die Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Irradiation
The MTR—Gone now, but not forgotten
by Will Davis Recently, Dr. Nicole Stricker of the Idaho National Laboratory sent a link for the following video to members of the ANS Social Media list. INL Waste Video Continue Reading →
A Fukushima investigative scorecard
by Leslie Corrice Since the Fukushima accident last March, several Japanese investigative groups have been created to try to establish what actually happened. As the number of groups has grown, Continue Reading →
ANS to hold teacher workshop in Phoenix, AZ
The American Nuclear Society’s Center for Nuclear Science and Technology Information and the ANS Outreach Department will be sponsoring a one-day teacher workshop on Sunday, February 26, in Phoenix, Ariz. Continue Reading →
ANS to hold teacher workshop in Washington, DC
The American Nuclear Society’s Public Education Program will be sponsoring a one-day teacher workshop on Saturday, October 29, in Washington, DC. The workshop—Detecting Radiation in Our Radioactive World—is intended for Continue Reading →
Fear of Invisible Forces
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. ~Marie Curie By Suzy Hobbs Baker Perhaps it is instinctual to be afraid of that which we Continue Reading →
Up, Up, and Away: Victor Hess and the Cosmic Ray
By Paul Bowersox Victor Francis Hess was awarded a Nobel Prize in physics for discovering “cosmic rays.” Hess did some of his research in a very bold manner—here’s some of his story. A Continue Reading →