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Researchers have detected higher than normal levels of iodine-129 in the West Philippine Sea. This radioactive isotope, ...

The standard should be, if Cesium-137 or other isotopes of concern are detectable in food items, they ought to be pulled off ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.

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Radioactive waste sealed in large stainless steel canisters is stored under five feet of concrete in a storage building at the Savannah River Site, near Aiken, S.C., Nov. 20, 2013. Stephen B. Morton / ...