radiation

Radiation Dosage Chart – Infographic

Radiation Dosage Chart – Infographic Risk of harm is dependent on both the dose and the dose rate (the time the body is exposed to that dose). So a dose [...]

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Radiation Levels in Japan

Radiation Levels in Japan We all know radiation has been a problem in Japan, but to what severity? This visualization shows the radiation levels in five Japanese cities over time, [...]

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Hazards of Storing Spent Fuel

Hazards of Storing Spent Fuel Dangerous conditions can occur if water drains from pools storing radioactive fuel rods. View the interactive graphic

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Status of the Nuclear Reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant

Status of the Nuclear Reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant None of the six reactors at the plant have operated since the earthquake. But explosions have damaged four of [...]

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Accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant

Accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant The worst nuclear accident since the Chernobyl explosion in 1986 is unfolding in northern Japan at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Three reactors have [...]

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The big questions about nuclear safety in Japan

The big questions about radiation and nuclear safety in Japan Pass the mouse over the questions or the 3D model to know the different parts of the main building of [...]

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The Crippled Japanese Nuclear Reactors

The Crippled Japanese Nuclear Reactors Japanese officials were scrambling to avoid meltdowns and radiation at two nuclear reactors damaged after Friday’s earthquakes. View the interactive step graphic

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Graphic: Japan radiation spread a reasonable fear

Infographic: Japan radiation spread a reasonable fear Radiation leaked from an earthquake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan on Saturday after a blast blew off the roof, and authorities prepared to distribute [...]

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Making a Complex Machine Even More Complex

Making a Complex Machine Even More Complex Linear accelerators create X-ray beams aimed at cancer or other problems. Some are retrofitted with a cylindrical assembly — called a cone — [...]

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