Researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered that an iron oxide mineral, hematite, reacts with radioactive neptunium to ‘lock it up’ within its structure. This could have profound ...

Radionuclides of natural origin contained in or released from process materials may pose a risk to workers, public or the environment. These radioactive elements in minerals and ores originally found ...

It comes to us from [Science Shack] and uses radioactive decay to generate truly ... They obtained a sample of autunite, a weird-looking phosphate mineral that contains a decent amount of uranium ...

The Radium is one of the most radioactive chemical elements (symbol Ra and atomic number 88), 1000 times more radioactive than Uranium. Its most stable isotope, Ra-226, has a half-life of 1602 ...

Some minerals in rocks and organic matter (e.g., wood, bones, and shells) can contain radioactive isotopes. The abundances of parent and daughter isotopes in a sample can be measured and used to ...

Radioactive seeds are an effective and very exciting therapy for men who are not candidates for surgery or don't want surgery. What that involves is taking tiny little rice-sized pellets, making ...

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Eyes High doses can cause cataracts. Thyroid Radioactive iodine can build up and cause cancer, particularly during growth. Lungs Breathing in radioisotopes can damage DNA. Stomach Radioactive ...

However as the number of protons increases, more neutrons are needed to keep the nucleus stable. For example lead, lead-206 has 82 protons and has 124 neutrons.

United Nations (AFP) – UN experts have called for the creation of a global system to trace the extraction and production of critical minerals that are needed in the transition away from fossil ...

Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to add 23 storage tanks with a total capacity of about 30,000 tons for the processed radioactive water accumulating at its crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant.