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Blog / Radioactive Atoms: Superhero Origin Story or New and Effective Cancer Treatment?

August 8, 2023August 30, 2023 / Tiffany Peters /

Many people are under the impression that radioactivity causes cancer. Can we use radioactivity to cure it?

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Blog / Fusion: The Holy Grail of Science

July 26, 2023 / Syed Masood /

Looking behind the scenes of the recent breakthrough in nuclear fusion.

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Blog / Help, My Bananas are Radioactive!

July 26, 2021 / Corban Murphey /

People are often concerned about radiation harming them, so much that any mention of it will send them running. But the humble banana can help ease fears.

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Blog / Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Meltdown

October 7, 2019October 14, 2019 / Syed Masood /

The impact of the Fukushima nuclear meltdown tested national radiation safety again after Chernobyl.

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Blog / 30 Years Post Nuclear Meltdown

July 18, 2019July 25, 2019 / Syed Masood /

Pressure increasing, emergency sirens ringing, water in the cooling tanks superheating. 9:27:40 AM UTC April 26, 1986: a planned safety test was conducted to assess the cooling circulation system in…

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