Radiation/Nuclear environment, alternative energy and green news, statistics and reports updated hourly http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:08:26 +0100 http://http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/images/rss.gif http://http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com The feed is managed/created by GreenEnvironmentNews.com (http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com). http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/ANS+dedicates+Nuclear+Historic+Landmark+Award+to+PNNL News Release November 28, 2017 ... Tue, 28 Nov 2017 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/PNNL%27s+Jesse+Lang+in+it+for+the+long+run Technician balances nuclear waste research with ultra-long runs News Brief July 24, 2017 ... Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/PNNL+grid+expert+contributes+to+National+Academies+report+on+grid+resiliency Recommendations for transmission and distribution system offered News Release July 20, 2017 ... Thu, 20 Jul 2017 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/Featured+Photo%3A+Trapped+for+thousands+of+years News Brief July 14, 2017 ... Fri, 14 Jul 2017 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/PNNL+engineer+named+NSPE+fellow News Brief July 12, 2017 ... Wed, 12 Jul 2017 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/Steel+structure+shelters+sarcophagus+at+Chernobyl Engineering wonder slid into place in excess of 3 decades later News Brief April 26, 2017 ... Wed, 26 Apr 2017 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/New+Work+Starts+at+West+Lake+Landfill+Superfund+Location+Week+of+May+11%3A+Efforts+Will+Further+Characterize+and+Define+Extent+of+Radiologically+Impacted+Material (Lenexa, Kan., May 7, 2015) - E.P.A. Region seven has approved the work project necessary to launch a new round of scientific sampling aimed at further characterizing and defining the extent of radiologically impacted material (RIM) at the West Lake Landfill Superfund Location in Bridgeton, Mo. The new round of sampling at West Lake, which will involve Gamma Cone Penetration Testing (GCPT) and core sampling, will begin Monday, May 11. This effort is a continuation of the inves... Thu, 07 May 2015 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/Branton+named+PNNL+General+Counsel October 28, 2014 ... Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/Final+Report+on+Bridgeton+Municipal+Athletic+Complex+Shows+Facility+is+Suitable+for+Public+Use%3B+No+Further+Action+Needed (Lenexa, Kan., July 31, 2014) - A final comprehensive report of scientific surface gamma radiation screening and soil sampling of the Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex (BMAC) in Bridgeton, Mo., shows the facility is suitable for public use and requires no further environmental response, E.P.A. Region seven announced today. "Local residents and visitors can be assured that a thorough scientific survey and review process has confirmed that the public can continue to gather an... Thu, 31 Jul 2014 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/E.P.A.+Completes+Radiation+Screening+at+Bridgeton+Municipal+Athletic+Complex+in+Bridgeton%2C+Mo. (Lenexa, Kan., May 23, 2014) - Radiation screening experts from E.P.A. Region seven and Region five have completed the radiation screening of the Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex (BMAC) in Bridgeton, Mo. The screening began on Monday, May 19. The E.P.A. screening of the 70-acre park collected data from 60,000 points along 45 miles of transecting lines. 3 field survey teams worked in concert transecting the entire complex. Using global positioning systems and detection inst... Fri, 23 May 2014 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/Core+Sampling+Phase+of+Engineering+Survey+to+Begin+Week+of+Jan.+13+at+West+Lake+Landfill+Superfund+Location+in+Bridgeton%2C+Mo. (Lenexa, Kan., Jan. 8, 2014) - Contractors working under the oversight of E.P.A. Region seven will begin a new core sampling phase of an engineering survey during the week of January 13 at the West Lake Landfill Superfund Location in Bridgeton, Mo. The survey will examine the area between Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill and West Lake Landfill to locate radiologically-impacted material that may be present and identify the location for future construction of an isolation barrier tha... Wed, 08 Jan 2014 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/PNNL+teams+win+D.O.E.+Secretary%26%23226%3B%26%23128%3B%26%23153%3Bs+Honor+Award October 27, 2011 ... Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/Battelle+licenses+body+measurement+technology+for+apparel%2C+fitness+applications June 27, 2011 ... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/Administrator+Lisa+P.+Jackson%2C+Testimony+Before+the+U.S.+Senate+Committee+on+Environment+and+Public+Works+and+Subcommittee+on+Clean+Air+and+Nuclear+Safety As prepared for delivery. Good morning, Madam Chairman, Chairman Carper and Members of the Committee. I am pleased to be here today to discuss EPA's role in monitoring for radiation associated with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant emergency in Japan and the possible implications for the United States. Let me begin by expressing my sympathy for those who have lost loved ones from the earthquake and tsunami and my support to those who are working to control the radiatio... Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/JOINT+EPA%2FFDA+STATEMENT%3A+Update+on+Ongoing+Monitoring WASHINGTON - In response to the ongoing situation in Japan, the E.P.A. (EPA) has taken steps to increase the level of nationwide monitoring of milk, precipitation, drinking water, and other potential exposure routes. E.P.A. conducts radiological monitoring of milk under its RADNET program, while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has jurisdiction over the safety, labeling and identity of milk and milk products in interstate commerce. States have jurisdiction over tho... Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/U.S.+E.P.A.+settlements+require+investigation+of+uranium SAN FRANCISCO - This week the E.P.A. entered into 2 enforcement actions, both of which will contribute towards cleaning up uranium contamination at the Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation. In one settlement, Rio Algom Mining LLC, a subsidiary of Canadian corporation BHP Billiton, has agreed to control delivers of radium (a decay product of uranium) from the Quivira Mine Site, near Gallup, N.M. In addition, the company is to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the le... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/Nuke+detection+protection+runs+coast+to+coast February 24, 2010 ... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/EPA%27s+New+Green+Parking+Lot+Allows+Scientists+to+Study++Permeable+Surfaces+That+May+Help+the+Environment (New York, N.Y.) Paved parking lots and driveways make our lives easier, but they often create an easy pathway for pollutants to reach underground water sources and alter the natural flow of water back into the ground. The E.P.A. today announced a study that will investigate ways to reduce pollution that can run off paved surfaces and enhance how water filters back into the ground. E.P.A. is testing a variety of different permeable pavement materials and rain gardens in the parking lot at ... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/High-tech+nuke+detectors+check+Puget+Sound+small+vessels+for+WMD September 24, 2009 Geoffrey Harvey, PNNL, (509) 372-6083 PNN... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Radiation%2FNuclear/Media+Availability+and+Demonstration+for+DHS-sponsored+Puget+Sound++Radiological%2FNuclear+Detection+Exercise September 22, 2009 Geoffrey Harvey, PNNL, (509) 372-6083 Maritim... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100