Nuclear breast imaging method safe, Dilon Diagnostics says
Radiation in any form brings risk. Medical radiation as a screening, diagnostic or treatment tool is designed with safeguards in mind to minimize the risk and maximize the benefit of the test or treatment. For instance, if a patient presents with a breast lump that can be felt but not viewed with mammography or ultrasound, medical professionals must employ the most appropriate diagnostic tools …
Nuclear plant has towering ambitions
GLEN ROSE — Four miles north of the small Somervell County seat, the twin reactor domes of the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant tower over the countryside.
China seeks fresh nuclear talks with North Korea
China is lobbying neighbors to sign up to a road map for renewed nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea, whose leader Kim Jong-il is visiting China amid conciliatory words and threats of “holy war.”
North Korea threatens nuclear “holy war” if attacked
North Korea would answer any attack on it with a nuclear “holy war,” the country’s ambassador to Cuba said, according to official Chinese media, while the North’s leader Kim Jong-il appeared to be visiting China.
Nuclear monitoring group calls for permanent test ban
The head of the CTBTO (Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization) highlighted on Friday the need to halt nuclear testing for good to prevent nuclear weapons from falling into wrong hands.
Nuclear breast imaging method associated with higher cancer risks
Some nuclear-based breast imaging exams may increase a woman s risk of developing radiation-induced cancer, according to a special report appearing online and in the October issue of Radiology. However, the radiation dose and risk from mammography are very low.
Nuclear agency to discuss crack at Crystal River nuclear plant
Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 CRYSTAL RIVER Nuke plant repair to be discussed Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials will update residents and answer questions about its inspection of the reactor building crack at Progress Energy’s nuclear plant at 10 a.m. Thursday. The plant has been shut down since fall, when workers found that a large area of the building’s wall had …
China seeks fresh nuclear talks as Kim eludes cameras
China is lobbying neighbours to sign up to a road map for renewed nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea, whose leader Kim Jong-il is visiting China amid conciliatory words and threats of atomic “holy war”.
UK’s nuclear reactor programme falls behind as designs await safety approval
Regulator and builders blame each other for construction hold-up as designs await approval The schedule for the UK’s nuclear reactor building programme has slipped behind already, the safety regulator has admitted, reinforcing concerns that the first reactor will not be built on time. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said it would probably have to issue an “interim” decision on the safety …
Nuclear test ban treaty should be enforced by 2012
ASTANA, Thursday 26 August 2010 (Bernama) — The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty should be enforced by 2012, UN Secretary General Ban Ki- Moon said in his address to an international conference held in Astana on Thursday, Russia’s Itar-Tass reported.
‘Iran seeks nuclear fuel self-sufficiency’
An Iranian political analyst says the inauguration of the country’s first nuclear power plant has been a step in the direction of becoming self-sufficient in the field of nuclear energy.
