The giant confinement building encapsulating the Chornobyl nuclear reactor that exploded nearly 40 years ago is smooth and curved—built with scientific precision. Installed in 2016, the structure was ...

The city of Tukwila wants everyone to know the state will be measuring background radiation levels by helicopter Monday: Lessons from the nuclear incidents in Fukushima, Japan show the value of a ...

This article is a summary of several articles I wrote on the adverse health effects, if any, in areas of high levels of natural radiation in Kerala. I based them on scientific papers in peer reviewed ...

"According to the findings of daily monitoring of environmental background radiation in the city of Energodar, the Zaporozhye Region, no exceedances of natural background values have been recorded," ...

Background radiation is the invisible radiation that is always present in our environment. It comes from a variety of sources, both natural and man-made. Natural sources include cosmic rays from space ...