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# radioactivity - Tuesday 26 April, 2016
30 years on: The impact of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
Three decades on from the disaster, we take a look at the effect it had on Ireland – and how we’re facing a much greater threat to our health already.
# radioactivity - Sunday 23 November, 2014
These world-changing discoveries were made by accident
That includes LSD…
# radioactivity - Wednesday 19 February, 2014
Here's how a radioactive injection could be avoided when assessing cancer in children
Initial trials of the MRI scanning technique has shown similar results to PET/CT, without using a radioactive injection.
# radioactivity - Friday 31 January, 2014
Calm down: Higher radiation levels at Sellafield were just 'background radon'
All non-essential staff at the site were asked not to report to work this morning because of the elevated radiation levels detected overnight.
# radioactivity - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Accident at Sellafield would have "no health effects in Ireland"
Department of the Environment releases report from independent experts on risk to Ireland of a radioactive leak at the Cumbrian nuclear site as it is being decommissioned.
# radioactivity - Sunday 7 October, 2012
10 scientific discoveries that were complete accidents
We can all thank clumsiness, unhygienic lab practices, and sheer luck for some of the greatest discoveries of our civilisation.
# radioactivity - Wednesday 2 November, 2011
Japan restarts Fukushima reactor - radioactive particles detected
The detection of radioactive xenon will have no major impact on workers’ efforts to keep the reactor cool and stable, official said.
# radioactivity - Monday 8 August, 2011
MMA's very own Radioactive Man heads to Fukushima
Enson Inoue likes armbarring people into submission, kneeing large men in the face until they lose consciousness, and dogs. In fact he’s willing to brave life-threatening radiation to feed them.
# radioactivity - Tuesday 21 June, 2011
Three-quarters of US nuclear plants have radioactive leaks - report
Tritium has leaked from three-quarters of commercial nuclear power plants in the United States, AP reports.
# radioactivity - Thursday 16 June, 2011
Dangerous quantities of carcinogenic gas detected in Kerry home
The house in Castleisland contains radon levels 185 times greater than the safe limit – one of the highest concentrations ever found in Europe.
# radioactivity - Friday 1 April, 2011
Fukushima radiation still present in Irish air samples
The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland says continual tests show Fukushima’s radioactive leak over our heads.
# radioactivity - Monday 14 March, 2011
The 9 at 9: Monday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: A second explosion occurs at the Fukushima nuclear plant, Irish seen as the ‘bad boys’ of Europe, and Burger King boss upsets his British customers.
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Poll: Have you started your Christmas shopping?
WE ARE 18 days away from Christmas – that’s 17 shopping days. That’s 408 hours (sorry).
It always seems as though there are those who get the shopping out of the way in March where some like that last minute panic on Christmas Eve.
So, this morning we want to know: Have you started your Christmas shopping?
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Saoirse McHugh: Carbon tax is a red herring, the real climate culprit is the global tax system
By Saoirse McHugh
It’s time for governments to fix the global tax system, for the sake of the planet.
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The 26-year-old is adjusting after moving out of her family home
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